Skill Spotlight

Machine Learning: Market Demand & Career Impact (2026)

Live data on Machine Learning demand across 6 categories, salary ranges and which companies are hiring.

Updated Apr 24, 20262 min read

2,347

Active Listings

5

Companies Hiring

6

Categories

Demand by Category

Number of active listings mentioning this skill

Top Roles Hiring

Roles most commonly requiring this skill

ML Engineer265
Full Stack Developer201
Data Scientist126
AI Engineer40
Product Manager37

Top Companies Hiring

Companies with the most active listings for this skill

Commonly Paired With

Skills most frequently appearing alongside this one

Seniority Distribution

Experience levels most in demand for this skill

Salary Signal

Approximate salary range for roles requiring this skill

$112k25th
$168kMedian
$211k75th
$112k$211k

Updated April 24, 2026 · Based on 2,347 job listings · Primary category signal: AI & Machine Learning (39.5%)

Demand by Role Category

CategoryDemand %Trend (30d)Listings
AI & Machine Learning39.5%↑ 2.7pp885
Data & Analytics8.5%↓ 14.4pp467
Product & Design7.6%↓ 7.3pp125
Software Engineering5.4%↓ 7.2pp451
DevOps & Infrastructure2.3%↓ 3.1pp74
Security1.6%↓ 7.9pp21

Who's Asking for Machine Learning?

Top roles: ML Engineer (265), Full Stack Developer (201), Data Scientist (126), AI Engineer (40), Product Manager (37)

Top companies: Capital One (82), Recruiting From Scratch (44), coinbase (44), databricks (34), anthropic (32)

Seniority breakdown: senior: 58.7% · mid: 39.8% · entry: 1.5%

Commonly Paired With

Skills that appear alongside Machine Learning most frequently:

Salary Signal

For roles requiring Machine Learning, published pay clusters around a $168,251 median, spanning $112,005 (25th percentile) to $211,200 (75th percentile), with top-end listings reaching $400,000.

Based on 429 listings with published compensation.

Trend

Market demand is increasing for Machine Learning, now at 39.5% with a +2.7 percentage points monthly move driven by AI & Machine Learning listings.

Frequently Asked Questions

How in demand is Machine Learning right now?

Machine Learning appears in 2,347 active listings. In AI & Machine Learning, demand is 39.5% with a 30-day move of +2.7 percentage points. The direction is positive, indicating expanding market pull.

What salary can I expect if I know Machine Learning?

Our current compensation sample (429 listings) places Machine Learning at a $168,251 median and an interquartile band from $112,005 to $211,200.

What skills pair well with Machine Learning?

The most common companions to Machine Learning are AWS, Stakeholder Mgmt and Python. Hiring teams frequently bundle these skills in the same role scope, so learning them together usually improves interview fit.


Data sourced from 2,347 active job listings via Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby. Updated weekly. About our data & methodology.

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About this data

Demand and salary figures are sourced from job listings indexed via the Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby APIs. Aggregates are refreshed weekly and represent directional market signals, not a full census of all open roles.

2,347 indexed listingsLast updated April 24, 2026

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