AI Job Market Report —
Auto-generated from live job posting data
Key Highlights
- AI job postings across tracked categories are down 10% month-over-month, with 850 listings in the latest month.
- NLP is the fastest growing category, up 900% from March 2026.
- Data Engineer saw the largest decline, down 22% month-over-month.
- Data Analyst median salary rose 25% this month.
In April 2026, the AI job market contracted by 10% compared to March 2026. Across the 8 major categories we track — including AI Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Science, and Generative AI — there were 850 job listings in the latest month, compared to 942 the month before. This data is drawn from real job postings aggregated across hundreds of companies hiring for AI and machine learning roles.
The most in-demand AI roles by volume this month are Data Scientist (294 listings), ML Engineer (258 listings), Data Engineer (107 listings). NLP leads in growth with a 900% increase in postings. On the other hand, Data Engineer saw a 22% decrease.
Looking at salary trends, Research Scientist remains the highest-paid tracked role with a median annual salary of $240,000. Notable salary movements this month include Data Analyst (up 25%) and Research Scientist (up 13%). These figures are based on median salaries from job postings with published compensation data, converted to annual USD equivalents.
Among the keywords we track, the top movers this month are "data science" (557 listings, -9%), "LLM" (679 listings, -11%), "AI engineer" (127 listings, -14%). These trends reflect shifting employer demand and can signal which skills are gaining traction in the AI job market. Use the interactive keyword search above to explore trends for any skill or technology.
This report is automatically generated from live job posting data and updated every few hours. For the most current view, explore the interactive charts below or browse the latest AI job listings directly.