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Week of Feb 24, 2026 · 3,708 active roles · 71.6% salary disclosure

Python appears in 51.0% of 3,708 AI job postings.

Active AI Roles
3,708
▲ +340 vs last week
Median Salary
$219K
▲ +$2K vs last week
71.6%
Disclose Salary
13%
Remote
8+
Skills Tracked
Skills in Demand
SkillMentions% of Jobs
Python RISING 1,890 51.0%
AWS RISING 1,103 29.7%
Azure 877 23.7%
RAG 855 23.1%
GCP 631 17.0%
Salary by Role
RoleMedianSample
AI/ML Engineer $218K 3,817 roles
Data Scientist $192K 463 roles
Product Manager $216K 270 roles
AI Software Engineer $219K 424 roles
Research Scientist $222K 197 roles
The Bottom Line
  • Python leads with 1,890 mentions (51.0% of jobs)
  • AI/ML Engineer: $218K median (3,817 roles)
  • 71.6% of AI job postings disclose salary ranges

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