Job families asking for AI skills most
Key facts
- #1 Data & Analytics, Job family: 45%
- #2 Product, Job family: 37%
- #3 Security, Job family: 24%
- 21 job families ranked across all job families
- Data as of November 2026
For comparison: 12% across all job families.
- 1Data & Analytics Job family45%
- 2Product Job family37%
- 3Security Job family24%
- 4Design Job family19%
- 5Strategy Job family16%
- 6Marketing Job family15%
- 7Research Job family15%
- 8Engineering Job family14%
- 9Customer Success Job family12%
- 10Investment Job family8%
What stands out
- The lead is wide: Data & Analytics (45%) is well clear of Investment at #10 (8%).
- Engineering is the largest market in the top ten, with 83,261 all openings behind its figure.
- Job families with fewer than 1,000 all openings are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.
Why this ranking matters
What it shows
AI skills have moved from a specialist requirement to a line in many postings, but unevenly. The share of openings that ask for them shows which kinds of work have changed most.
How to use it
Compare your own job family with the top of the list. A gap is a reason to add one AI skill to your résumé before you apply, not a reason to change careers.
The top 25
- 1
Data & Analytics Job family
45%
- AI-skill openings
- 9,251
- All openings
- 20,392
- Median posted pay
- $185k
Based on 20,392 openings.
- 2
Product Job family
37%
- AI-skill openings
- 2,607
- All openings
- 6,999
- Median posted pay
- $200k
Based on 6,999 openings.
- 3
Security Job family
24%
- AI-skill openings
- 1,459
- All openings
- 6,112
- Median posted pay
- $184k
Based on 6,112 openings.
- 4
Design Job family
19%
- AI-skill openings
- 1,003
- All openings
- 5,286
- Median posted pay
- $172k
Based on 5,286 openings.
- 5
Strategy Job family
16%
- AI-skill openings
- 508
- All openings
- 3,121
- Median posted pay
- $175k
Based on 3,121 openings.
- 6
Marketing Job family
15%
- AI-skill openings
- 2,009
- All openings
- 13,384
- Median posted pay
- $154k
Based on 13,384 openings.
- 7
Research Job family
15%
- AI-skill openings
- 646
- All openings
- 4,429
- Median posted pay
- $140k
Based on 4,429 openings.
- 8
Engineering Job family
14%
- AI-skill openings
- 11,339
- All openings
- 83,261
- Median posted pay
- $168k
Based on 83,261 openings.
- 9
Customer Success Job family
12%
- AI-skill openings
- 458
- All openings
- 3,912
- Median posted pay
- $123k
Based on 3,912 openings.
- 10
Investment Job family
8%
- AI-skill openings
- 362
- All openings
- 4,323
- Median posted pay
- $155k
Based on 4,323 openings.
- 11
Sales Job family
8%
- AI-skill openings
- 3,121
- All openings
- 40,038
- Median posted pay
- $130k
Based on 40,038 openings.
- 12
Human Resources Job family
8%
- AI-skill openings
- 1,027
- All openings
- 13,689
- Median posted pay
- $125k
Based on 13,689 openings.
- 13
Finance Job family
6%
- AI-skill openings
- 2,021
- All openings
- 31,304
- Median posted pay
- $125k
Based on 31,304 openings.
- 14
Legal Job family
6%
- AI-skill openings
- 754
- All openings
- 11,949
- Median posted pay
- $143k
Based on 11,949 openings.
- 15
Programs Job family
5%
- AI-skill openings
- 308
- All openings
- 6,133
- Median posted pay
- $130k
Based on 6,133 openings.
- 16
Administration Job family
4%
- AI-skill openings
- 200
- All openings
- 5,193
- Median posted pay
- $85k
Based on 5,193 openings.
- 17
Operations Job family
4%
- AI-skill openings
- 1,567
- All openings
- 43,925
- Median posted pay
- $130k
Based on 43,925 openings.
- 18
Executive Leadership Job family
3%
- AI-skill openings
- 56
- All openings
- 2,080
- Median posted pay
- $165k
Based on 2,080 openings.
- 19
Academic Job family
2%
- AI-skill openings
- 29
- All openings
- 1,327
- Median posted pay
- $120k
Based on 1,327 openings.
- 20
Clinical Job family
2%
- AI-skill openings
- 163
- All openings
- 9,461
- Median posted pay
- $157k
Based on 9,461 openings.
- 21
Fundraising & development Job family
2%
- AI-skill openings
- 26
- All openings
- 1,594
- Median posted pay
- $120k
Based on 1,594 openings.
Full ranking
All 21 job families that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.
| Rank | Job family | Score | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data & Analytics Job family | 45% | 20,392 |
| 2 | Product Job family | 37% | 6,999 |
| 3 | Security Job family | 24% | 6,112 |
| 4 | Design Job family | 19% | 5,286 |
| 5 | Strategy Job family | 16% | 3,121 |
| 6 | Marketing Job family | 15% | 13,384 |
| 7 | Research Job family | 15% | 4,429 |
| 8 | Engineering Job family | 14% | 83,261 |
| 9 | Customer Success Job family | 12% | 3,912 |
| 10 | Investment Job family | 8% | 4,323 |
| 11 | Sales Job family | 8% | 40,038 |
| 12 | Human Resources Job family | 8% | 13,689 |
| 13 | Finance Job family | 6% | 31,304 |
| 14 | Legal Job family | 6% | 11,949 |
| 15 | Programs Job family | 5% | 6,133 |
| 16 | Administration Job family | 4% | 5,193 |
| 17 | Operations Job family | 4% | 43,925 |
| 18 | Executive Leadership Job family | 3% | 2,080 |
| 19 | Academic Job family | 2% | 1,327 |
| 20 | Clinical Job family | 2% | 9,461 |
| 21 | Fundraising & development Job family | 2% | 1,594 |
How this ranking works
A job family's score is the share of its open professional roles whose posting names at least one AI skill or tool.
The job family is the one assigned from the posting title and text. Only job families with at least 1,000 all openings are ranked, and only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted.
Sample bar: job families with fewer than 1,000 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 job family ranks first: job families asking for ai skills most?
- Data & Analytics leads: 45% of its professional openings ask for AI skills, against 12% across all job families.
- How many job families are ranked?
- 21 job families have at least 1,000 all openings, so the list has 21 entries.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- A job family's score is the share of its open professional roles whose posting names at least one AI skill or tool. The job family is the one assigned from the posting title and text. Only job families with at least 1,000 all openings are ranked, and only roles verified on the employer's own career site in the last week are counted.
- 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, “Job families asking for AI skills most,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/functions-asking-for-ai-skills-most
Link to it: <a href="https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/functions-asking-for-ai-skills-most">Job families asking for AI skills most (NextChapter, November 2026)</a>
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