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What skills job postings ask for — and AI's footprint

From the posting text we extract the skills employers name, the seniority mix, and how often AI/LLM tooling is mentioned.

Key figures

Measure
Junior / mid / senior10.1 / 78.1 / 11.9%from the title
Mention AI / LLM tooling2.1%
Postings not in English24.4%heuristic
EEO / pay-transparency wording1.7% / 2.5%

Frequently asked

What is the top requested skill?

Communication (444,817 postings) tops the list, ahead of leadership and customer service — soft skills outrank technical ones.

How many postings mention AI?

2.1% mention AI/LLM terms; the leaders are machine learning and ‘ai-powered’.

Is the market top-heavy with seniors?

No — it is flat: 10.1% junior, 78.1% mid, 11.9% senior.

Sources & citation. Measured across 6,564,432 job postings (no sampling) and 23,080 probed links. License CC BY 4.0. Data: JSON · CSV · data health · methodology.
Cite as: DeUnemployment, “Skills demand and AI mentions in job postings — 2026-09-14”, https://deunemployment.com/data/skills-and-ai (2026-09-14).

More data

“Still listed” is a listing-age measure from the source publish date, not a verification that a role is open; link liveness is measured separately. Figures are regenerated monthly. Generated 2026-09-14.