AI evaluation jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, AI evaluation appears in 342 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning AI evaluation.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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+Is AI evaluation in demand in 2026?
Yes. AI evaluation appears in 342 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning AI evaluation (7.0% of all postings mentioning AI evaluation).
+What jobs require AI evaluation?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning AI evaluation are AI Data Annotator (50.0% of that role’s postings mention AI evaluation), AI Evaluation Expert (47.2% of that role’s postings mention AI evaluation), Generative AI Analyst (14.3% of that role’s postings mention AI evaluation).
+What skills are commonly paired with AI evaluation?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), AI evaluation most often appears alongside Python, observability, data annotation, prompt engineering, LLMs.
+Where is AI evaluation most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring AI evaluation are San Francisco, Toronto, Bengaluru, London, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new AI evaluation content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after AI evaluation?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring AI evaluation — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around AI evaluation
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Roles most likely to require AI evaluation
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| AI Data Annotator | 11 | 50.0% |
| AI Evaluation Expert | 17 | 47.2% |
| Generative AI Analyst | 3 | 14.3% |
| AI Evaluator | 3 | 11.1% |
| AI Response Evaluator | 3 | 11.1% |
| AI Quality Analyst | 2 | 8.3% |
| AI Engineering Intern | 2 | 7.7% |
| Software Development Test Engineer | 2 | 6.7% |
| Clinical Research Scientist | 1 | 5.0% |
| AI Training Expert | 3 | 4.6% |
Roles with the most AI evaluation postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 24 | 7.0% |
| AI Evaluation Expert | 17 | 5.0% |
| Solutions Architect | 16 | 4.7% |
| Software Engineer | 15 | 4.4% |
| AI Data Annotator | 11 | 3.2% |
| AI Engineer | 11 | 3.2% |
| AI Software Engineer | 10 | 2.9% |
| Engineering Manager | 7 | 2.0% |
| AI Product Manager | 4 | 1.2% |
| Research Engineer | 4 | 1.2% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring AI evaluation
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| OpenBrain | 99 |
| Welo Data | 24 |
| Databricks | 17 |
| Perplexity | 11 |
| Weloglobal | 4 |
| CaptivateIQ | 4 |
| CLERA | 4 |
| Wk | 4 |
| Cisco | 4 |
| Gusto | 3 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for AI evaluation
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 19 | 5.6% |
| Toronto | 11 | 3.2% |
| Bengaluru | 8 | 2.3% |
| London | 6 | 1.8% |
| New York City | 6 | 1.8% |
| Hyderabad | 4 | 1.2% |
| Paris | 4 | 1.2% |
| Santa Clara | 4 | 1.2% |
| São Paulo | 4 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with AI evaluation
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning AI evaluation by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s AI evaluation postings by all AI evaluation postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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