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AI tools named most often in engineering jobs

Claude is the most requested AI tool in engineering jobs: it is named in 1.7% of openings.November 2026 edition. Updated monthly, from open jobs we verified on employer career sites.

Key facts

  • #1 Claude, AI tool: 1.7%
  • #2 Databricks, AI tool: 0.92%
  • #3 OpenAI API/GPT, AI tool: 0.70%
  • 34 tools ranked across engineering jobs
  • Data as of November 2026
  1. 1Claude AI tool1.7%
  2. 2Databricks AI tool0.92%
  3. 3OpenAI API/GPT AI tool0.70%
  4. 4Cursor AI tool0.66%
  5. 5GitHub Copilot AI tool0.63%
  6. 6PyTorch AI tool0.63%
  7. 7Microsoft Copilot (M365) AI tool0.63%
  8. 8CUDA AI tool0.44%
  9. 9ChatGPT AI tool0.36%
  10. 10LangChain/LangGraph AI tool0.32%

What stands out

  • The lead is wide: Claude (1.7%) is well clear of LangChain/LangGraph at #10 (0.32%).
  • Claude is the largest market in the top ten, with 1,400 openings behind its figure.
  • Tools with fewer than 30 openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.

The top 25

  1. 1

    Claude AI tool

    1.7%

    Openings naming it
    1,400
    Median posted pay with it
    $220k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +31%

    Based on 1,400 openings.

  2. 2

    Databricks AI tool

    0.92%

    Openings naming it
    774
    Median posted pay with it
    $214k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +27%

    Based on 774 openings.

  3. 3

    OpenAI API/GPT AI tool

    0.70%

    Openings naming it
    591
    Median posted pay with it
    $290k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +73%

    Based on 591 openings.

  4. 4

    Cursor AI tool

    0.66%

    Openings naming it
    554
    Median posted pay with it
    $205k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +22%

    Based on 554 openings.

  5. 5

    GitHub Copilot AI tool

    0.63%

    Openings naming it
    528
    Median posted pay with it
    $177k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +5%

    Based on 528 openings.

  6. 6

    PyTorch AI tool

    0.63%

    Openings naming it
    528
    Median posted pay with it
    $241k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +43%

    Based on 528 openings.

  7. 7

    Microsoft Copilot (M365) AI tool

    0.63%

    Openings naming it
    527
    Median posted pay with it
    $164k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    −2%

    Based on 527 openings.

  8. 8

    CUDA AI tool

    0.44%

    Openings naming it
    373
    Median posted pay with it
    $245k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +46%

    Based on 373 openings.

  9. 9

    ChatGPT AI tool

    0.36%

    Openings naming it
    304
    Median posted pay with it
    $210k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +25%

    Based on 304 openings.

  10. 10

    LangChain/LangGraph AI tool

    0.32%

    Openings naming it
    273
    Median posted pay with it
    $179k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +6%

    Based on 273 openings.

  11. 11

    TensorFlow AI tool

    0.29%

    Openings naming it
    246
    Median posted pay with it
    $231k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +37%

    Based on 246 openings.

  12. 12

    AWS Bedrock AI tool

    0.24%

    Openings naming it
    199
    Median posted pay with it
    $204k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +22%

    Based on 199 openings.

  13. 13

    Power Automate AI tool

    0.19%

    Openings naming it
    160
    Median posted pay with it
    Not enough pay data
    Share of openings
    0.19%

    Based on 160 openings.

  14. 14

    Workato AI tool

    0.14%

    Openings naming it
    117
    Median posted pay with it
    $165k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    −2%

    Based on 117 openings.

  15. 15

    Agentforce AI tool

    0.13%

    Openings naming it
    113
    Median posted pay with it
    Not enough pay data
    Share of openings
    0.13%

    Based on 113 openings.

  16. 16

    SageMaker AI tool

    0.13%

    Openings naming it
    113
    Median posted pay with it
    Not enough pay data
    Share of openings
    0.13%

    Based on 113 openings.

  17. 17

    Gemini AI tool

    0.12%

    Openings naming it
    97
    Median posted pay with it
    $175k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +4%

    Based on 97 openings.

  18. 18

    MLflow AI tool

    0.11%

    Openings naming it
    92
    Median posted pay with it
    $214k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +27%

    Based on 92 openings.

  19. 19

    Vertex AI AI tool

    0.09%

    Openings naming it
    74
    Median posted pay with it
    $230k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +37%

    Based on 74 openings.

  20. 20

    n8n AI tool

    0.08%

    Openings naming it
    71
    Median posted pay with it
    $158k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    −6%

    Based on 71 openings.

  21. 21

    Zapier AI tool

    0.08%

    Openings naming it
    70
    Median posted pay with it
    $170k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +1%

    Based on 70 openings.

  22. 22

    Azure OpenAI AI tool

    0.08%

    Openings naming it
    69
    Median posted pay with it
    Not enough pay data
    Share of openings
    0.08%

    Based on 69 openings.

  23. 23

    scikit-learn AI tool

    0.08%

    Openings naming it
    69
    Median posted pay with it
    $213k
    Pay against all engineering openings
    +27%

    Based on 69 openings.

  24. 24

    Midjourney/DALL-E/Firefly AI tool

    0.08%

    Openings naming it
    67
    Median posted pay with it
    Not enough pay data
    Share of openings
    0.08%

    Based on 67 openings.

  25. 25

    Salesforce Einstein AI tool

    0.07%

    Openings naming it
    62
    Median posted pay with it
    Not enough pay data
    Share of openings
    0.07%

    Based on 62 openings.

Full ranking

All 34 tools that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.

RankToolScoreSample
1Claude AI tool1.7%1,400
2Databricks AI tool0.92%774
3OpenAI API/GPT AI tool0.70%591
4Cursor AI tool0.66%554
5GitHub Copilot AI tool0.63%528
6PyTorch AI tool0.63%528
7Microsoft Copilot (M365) AI tool0.63%527
8CUDA AI tool0.44%373
9ChatGPT AI tool0.36%304
10LangChain/LangGraph AI tool0.32%273
11TensorFlow AI tool0.29%246
12AWS Bedrock AI tool0.24%199
13Power Automate AI tool0.19%160
14Workato AI tool0.14%117
15Agentforce AI tool0.13%113
16SageMaker AI tool0.13%113
17Gemini AI tool0.12%97
18MLflow AI tool0.11%92
19Vertex AI AI tool0.09%74
20n8n AI tool0.08%71
21Zapier AI tool0.08%70
22Azure OpenAI AI tool0.08%69
23scikit-learn AI tool0.08%69
24Midjourney/DALL-E/Firefly AI tool0.08%67
25Salesforce Einstein AI tool0.07%62
26Copilot Studio AI tool0.07%61
27LlamaIndex AI tool0.07%58
28Vector DBs (Pinecone etc.) AI tool0.07%55
29Hugging Face AI tool0.06%54
30Gong AI tool0.06%53
31UiPath AI tool0.06%49
32Glean AI tool0.05%39
33ServiceNow Now Assist AI tool0.05%39
34Kubeflow AI tool0.04%32

How this ranking works

A AI tool's score is the share of engineering open professional roles whose posting names it, read by our AI-skill tagger from the full posting text.

Only tools named in at least 30 openings are ranked.

Sample bar: tools 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 tool ranks first: ai tools named most often in engineering jobs?
Claude is the most requested AI tool in engineering jobs: it is named in 1.7% of openings.
How many tools are ranked?
34 tools have at least 30 openings, so the list has 34 entries.
How is the ranking calculated?
A AI tool's score is the share of engineering open professional roles whose posting names it, read by our AI-skill tagger from the full posting text. Only tools 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, “AI tools named most often in engineering jobs,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/ai-tools-named-in-engineering-jobs

Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/ai-tools-named-in-engineering-jobs">AI tools named most often in engineering jobs (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>

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