AI Job Market Report —
Auto-generated from live job posting data
Key Highlights
- AI job postings across tracked categories are down 53% month-over-month, with 195 listings in the latest month.
- Research Scientist is the fastest growing category, up 24% from June 2026.
- NLP saw the largest decline, down 100% month-over-month.
- Data Scientist median salary rose 29% this month.
In July 2026, the AI job market contracted by 53% compared to June 2026. Across the 8 major categories we track — including AI Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Science, and Generative AI — there were 195 job listings in the latest month, compared to 415 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 (56 listings), Data Scientist (42 listings), AI Engineer (35 listings). Research Scientist leads in growth with a 24% increase in postings. On the other hand, NLP 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 Scientist (up 29%) and Data Analyst (down 22%). 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" (46 listings, -39%), "LLM" (115 listings, -56%), "data science" (89 listings, -57%). 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.