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

As of 2026-09-30, RPA appears in 380 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Business Analyst has the most postings mentioning RPA, with demand share up 2.4% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
380
Demand vs prior month
up 2.4% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 8.2% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Hyderabad

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Frequently asked questions about RPA

+Is RPA in demand in 2026?

Yes. RPA appears in 380 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Business Analyst accounts for the most postings mentioning RPA (8.2% of all postings mentioning RPA).

+What jobs require RPA?

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 RPA are Applied Value Engineer (37.5% of that role’s postings mention RPA), IT Consultant (10.0% of that role’s postings mention RPA), AI Transformation Director (9.4% of that role’s postings mention RPA).

+What skills are commonly paired with RPA?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), RPA most often appears alongside Python, SQL, UiPath, Power BI, Power Automate.

+Where is RPA most in demand?

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

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+Which skills come before and after RPA?

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 RPA — last 90 days

Career paths around RPA

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before RPA

Before RPAsql → RPA: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → RPA: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairExcel → RPA: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairTableau → RPA: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairAWS → RPA: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairJira → RPA: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairScrum → RPA: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairC# → RPA: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairRPAsql: 6 movessql6 movespython: 4 movespython4 movesExcel: 4 movesExcel4 movesTableau: 4 movesTableau4 movesAWS: 3 movesAWS3 movesJira: 3 movesJira3 movesScrum: 3 movesScrum3 movesC#: 2 movesC#2 moves

Skills after RPA

After RPARPA → Excel: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairRPA → React: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairRPA → Tableau: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairRPA → UAT: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairRPA → sql: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairRPA → python: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairRPA → Jira: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairRPA → Power BI: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairRPAExcel: 4 movesExcel4 movesReact: 4 movesReact4 movesTableau: 3 movesTableau3 movesUAT: 3 movesUAT3 movessql: 3 movessql3 movespython: 3 movespython3 movesJira: 3 movesJira3 movesPower BI: 2 movesPower BI2 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: sql6
Before: python4
Before: Excel4
Before: Tableau4
Before: AWS3
Before: Jira3
Before: Scrum3
Before: C#2
After: Excel4
After: React4
After: Tableau3
After: UAT3
After: sql3
After: python3
After: Jira3
After: Power BI2

Roles most likely to require RPA

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Applied Value Engineer1537.5%
IT Consultant210.0%
AI Transformation Director39.4%
Data Analytics Specialist39.4%
AI/ML Scientist28.7%
AI Automation Engineer67.6%
Finance Analyst26.2%
Engagement Manager35.9%
Principal Consultant15.0%
Agent Product Manager24.7%

Roles with the most RPA postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Business Analyst318.2%
Automation Engineer205.3%
Product Manager174.5%
Applied Value Engineer153.9%
Software Engineer112.9%
Forward Deployed Engineer92.4%
Solution Architect92.4%
Intelligent Automation Engineer82.1%
AI Automation Engineer61.6%
Media Finance Analyst61.6%

Top companies posting jobs requiring RPA

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring RPA
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Roboyo38
Celonis20
Truelogic11
UiPath10
CLERA9
Allianz6
Bosch6
Gusto4
Intel Carriers4
Ssctech4

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 RPA

NamePostingsShare
Hyderabad307.9%
Bengaluru133.4%
New York City112.9%
San Francisco92.4%
Toronto82.1%
London71.8%
Mexico City61.6%
São Paulo61.6%
Bucharest51.3%

Skills commonly paired with RPA

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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 RPA by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s RPA postings by all RPA 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: 0.2% to 0.2%. 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
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index