Most requested AI skills in finance jobs
Key facts
- #1 AI tools in daily work, Using AI in your work: 4.3%
- #2 AI workflow automation, Using AI in your work: 1.2%
- #3 Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude), Using AI in your work: 0.88%
- 15 skills ranked across finance jobs
- Data as of November 2026
- 1AI tools in daily work Using AI in your work4.3%
- 2AI workflow automation Using AI in your work1.2%
- 3Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude) Using AI in your work0.88%
- 4LLM application engineering Building AI systems0.52%
- 5AI adoption and change management Leading AI0.51%
- 6AI governance and risk Leading AI0.46%
- 7AI strategy and use cases Leading AI0.43%
- 8Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate) Using AI in your work0.40%
- 9AI-enabled analytics Using AI in your work0.33%
- 10Responsible AI Leading AI0.28%
What stands out
- The lead is wide: AI tools in daily work (4.3%) is well clear of Responsible AI at #10 (0.28%).
- AI tools in daily work is the largest market in the top ten, with 1,374 openings behind its figure.
- Skills with fewer than 30 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.
The top 25
- 1
AI tools in daily work Using AI in your work
4.3%
- Openings naming it
- 1,374
- Median posted pay with it
- $166k
- Pay against all finance openings
- +33%
Based on 1,374 openings.
- 2
AI workflow automation Using AI in your work
1.2%
- Openings naming it
- 394
- Median posted pay with it
- $181k
- Pay against all finance openings
- +45%
Based on 394 openings.
- 3
Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude) Using AI in your work
0.88%
- Openings naming it
- 280
- Median posted pay with it
- $165k
- Pay against all finance openings
- +32%
Based on 280 openings.
- 4
LLM application engineering Building AI systems
0.52%
- Openings naming it
- 164
- Median posted pay with it
- $195k
- Pay against all finance openings
- +56%
Based on 164 openings.
- 5
AI adoption and change management Leading AI
0.51%
- Openings naming it
- 161
- Median posted pay with it
- $210k
- Pay against all finance openings
- +68%
Based on 161 openings.
- 6
AI governance and risk Leading AI
0.46%
- Openings naming it
- 147
- Median posted pay with it
- $169k
- Pay against all finance openings
- +35%
Based on 147 openings.
- 7
AI strategy and use cases Leading AI
0.43%
- Openings naming it
- 137
- Median posted pay with it
- $214k
- Pay against all finance openings
- +71%
Based on 137 openings.
- 8
Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate) Using AI in your work
0.40%
- Openings naming it
- 128
- Median posted pay with it
- $162k
- Pay against all finance openings
- +30%
Based on 128 openings.
- 9
AI-enabled analytics Using AI in your work
0.33%
- Openings naming it
- 103
- Median posted pay with it
- $135k
- Pay against all finance openings
- +8%
Based on 103 openings.
- 10
Responsible AI Leading AI
0.28%
- Openings naming it
- 90
- Median posted pay with it
- Not enough pay data
- Share of openings
- 0.28%
Based on 90 openings.
- 11
AI coding assistants Using AI in your work
0.25%
- Openings naming it
- 80
- Median posted pay with it
- $182k
- Pay against all finance openings
- +45%
Based on 80 openings.
- 12
MLOps Building AI systems
0.17%
- Openings naming it
- 53
- Median posted pay with it
- $216k
- Pay against all finance openings
- +73%
Based on 53 openings.
- 13
Machine learning engineering Building AI systems
0.14%
- Openings naming it
- 45
- Median posted pay with it
- Not enough pay data
- Share of openings
- 0.14%
Based on 45 openings.
- 14
Model training and deep learning Building AI systems
0.14%
- Openings naming it
- 45
- Median posted pay with it
- Not enough pay data
- Share of openings
- 0.14%
Based on 45 openings.
- 15
Gen-AI content tools Using AI in your work
0.12%
- Openings naming it
- 38
- Median posted pay with it
- $150k
- Pay against all finance openings
- +20%
Based on 38 openings.
Full ranking
All 15 skills that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.
| Rank | Skill | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI tools in daily work Using AI in your work | 4.3% | 1,374 |
| 2 | AI workflow automation Using AI in your work | 1.2% | 394 |
| 3 | Gen-AI assistants (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude) Using AI in your work | 0.88% | 280 |
| 4 | LLM application engineering Building AI systems | 0.52% | 164 |
| 5 | AI adoption and change management Leading AI | 0.51% | 161 |
| 6 | AI governance and risk Leading AI | 0.46% | 147 |
| 7 | AI strategy and use cases Leading AI | 0.43% | 137 |
| 8 | Automation platforms (Zapier, n8n, Power Automate) Using AI in your work | 0.40% | 128 |
| 9 | AI-enabled analytics Using AI in your work | 0.33% | 103 |
| 10 | Responsible AI Leading AI | 0.28% | 90 |
| 11 | AI coding assistants Using AI in your work | 0.25% | 80 |
| 12 | MLOps Building AI systems | 0.17% | 53 |
| 13 | Machine learning engineering Building AI systems | 0.14% | 45 |
| 14 | Model training and deep learning Building AI systems | 0.14% | 45 |
| 15 | Gen-AI content tools Using AI in your work | 0.12% | 38 |
How this ranking works
A AI skill's score is the share of finance open professional roles whose posting names it, read by our AI-skill tagger from the full posting text across 24 AI skills in three groups: using AI in your work, leading AI, and building AI systems.
Only skills named in at least 30 openings are ranked.
Sample bar: skills with fewer than 30 openings are not ranked.
Sources: NextChapter job data: open professional roles on employer career sites, verified in the last week. Data as of November 2026.
Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, so figures describe that market, not every job. Spot an error? Tell us.
Questions
- Which skill ranks first: most requested ai skills in finance jobs?
- AI tools in daily work is the most requested AI skill in finance jobs: it is named in 4.3% of openings.
- How many skills are ranked?
- 15 skills have at least 30 openings, so the list has 15 entries.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- A AI skill's score is the share of finance open professional roles whose posting names it, read by our AI-skill tagger from the full posting text across 24 AI skills in three groups: using AI in your work, leading AI, and building AI systems. Only skills named in at least 30 openings are ranked.
- How often is it updated?
- Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.
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Cite this ranking
NextChapter, “Most requested AI skills in finance jobs,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/ai-skills-most-requested-in-finance-jobs
Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/ai-skills-most-requested-in-finance-jobs">Most requested AI skills in finance jobs (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>
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