AI Job Market Report —
Auto-generated from live job posting data
Key Highlights
AI job postings across tracked categories are up 1% month-over-month, with 198 listings in the latest month. ML Engineer is the fastest growing category, up 39% from July 2026. Generative AI saw the largest decline, down 100% month-over-month. Data Analyst median salary rose 54% this month. "AI engineer" is trending upward in job listings, with 13% more mentions than last month.
In August 2026, the AI job market remained relatively stable compared to July 2026. Across the 8 major categories we track — including AI Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Science, and Generative AI — there were 198 job listings in the latest month, compared to 197 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 ML Engineer (79 listings), AI Engineer (42 listings), Data Scientist (39 listings). ML Engineer leads in growth with a 39% increase in postings. On the other hand, Generative AI saw a 100% decrease.
Looking at salary trends, Research Scientist remains the highest-paid tracked role with a median annual salary of $310,000. Notable salary movements this month include Data Analyst (up 54%) and Data Scientist (down 7%). 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 "AI engineer" (53 listings, +13%), "data science" (76 listings, -15%), "LLM" (97 listings, -16%). 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.