automation workflows jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, automation workflows appears in 301 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Applied AI Engineer has the most postings mentioning automation workflows, with demand share down 2.0% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
301
Demand vs prior month
down 2.0% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 14.0% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about automation workflows

+Is automation workflows in demand in 2026?

Yes. automation workflows appears in 301 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Applied AI Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning automation workflows (14.0% of all postings mentioning automation workflows).

+What jobs require automation workflows?

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 automation workflows are Detection Engineer (14.3% of that role’s postings mention automation workflows), Applied AI Engineer (8.6% of that role’s postings mention automation workflows), Developer Relations Engineer (6.2% of that role’s postings mention automation workflows).

+What skills are commonly paired with automation workflows?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), automation workflows most often appears alongside Python, AI agents, JavaScript, LLMs, CRM.

+Where is automation workflows most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring automation workflows are San Francisco, New York City, Singapore, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new automation workflows content and jobs?

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+Which skills come before and after automation workflows?

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 automation workflows — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around automation workflows

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before automation workflows

Before automation workflowspython → automation workflows: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairemail → automation workflows: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairNode.js → automation workflows: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairJenkins → automation workflows: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairmulti-threading → automation workflows: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairpayment processing → automation workflows: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairmessage templates → automation workflows: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenTelemetry → automation workflows: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairautomationworkflowspython: 3 movespython3 movesemail: 2 movesemail2 movesNode.js: 2 movesNode.js2 movesJenkins: 2 movesJenkins2 movesmulti-threading: 2 movesmulti-threading2 movespayment processing: 1 movespayment processing1 movesmessage templates: 1 movesmessage templates1 movesOpenTelemetry: 1 movesOpenTelemetry1 moves

Skills after automation workflows

After automation workflowsautomation workflows → dashboards: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairautomation workflows → AWS: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairautomation workflows → test cases: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairautomation workflows → retrospectives: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairautomation workflows → python: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairautomation workflows → Performance Max: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairautomation workflows → CargoWise: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairautomation workflows → marketing: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairautomationworkflowsdashboards: 2 movesdashboards2 movesAWS: 2 movesAWS2 movestest cases: 1 movestest cases1 movesretrospectives: 1 movesretrospectives1 movespython: 1 movespython1 movesPerformance Max: 1 movesPerformance Max1 movesCargoWise: 1 movesCargoWise1 movesmarketing: 1 movesmarketing1 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: python3
Before: email2
Before: Node.js2
Before: Jenkins2
Before: multi-threading2
Before: payment processing1
Before: message templates1
Before: OpenTelemetry1
After: dashboards2
After: AWS2
After: test cases1
After: retrospectives1
After: python1
After: Performance Max1
After: CargoWise1
After: marketing1

Roles most likely to require automation workflows

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Detection Engineer414.3%
Applied AI Engineer428.6%
Developer Relations Engineer26.2%
Creative Technologist14.8%
Growth Engineer24.5%
Marketing Operations Manager14.0%
Analytics Specialist13.8%
Data Security Engineer13.8%
Technology Consultant13.4%
Marketing Analytics Manager23.1%

Roles with the most automation workflows postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Applied AI Engineer4214.0%
Software Engineer289.3%
Product Manager113.7%
AI Engineer93.0%
Automation Engineer93.0%
Data Scientist82.7%
Security Engineer72.3%
Detection Engineer41.3%
DevOps Engineer41.3%
Data Engineer31.0%

Top companies posting jobs requiring automation workflows

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring automation workflows
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Bjakcareer41
CLERA6
ServiceNow5
eBay4
Gitlab4
Instacart4
Cisco4
Gusto3
Bloomreach3
Wonderschool3

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 automation workflows

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco175.6%
New York City124.0%
Singapore62.0%
Bengaluru51.7%
Hyderabad51.7%
Boston41.3%
Chennai31.0%
Ho Chi Minh City31.0%
Mountain View31.0%

Skills commonly paired with automation workflows

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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 automation workflows by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s automation workflows postings by all automation workflows 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). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
85852476209a8d68
data_as_of
2026-09-30
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index