What employers are actually asking for

Pick a role and see what live job postings actually require: every requirement, how many employers ask for it, and what changed since last month. Pay comes from ranges employers published themselves, one vote per employer, so one company hiring in bulk cannot move the number.

AI Cloud Engineer

  • Python 49%
  • AWS 43%
  • Azure 33%
Median pay
$183K
300 postings, 51 employers

AI Engineer

  • Python 40%
  • AWS 25%
  • Java 19%
Median pay
$156K
300 postings, 48 employers

AI Research Engineer

  • Python 45%
  • Software Engineering 24%
  • LLM 20%
Median pay
$175K
300 postings, 123 employers

AI Security Engineer

  • Python 52%
  • AWS 38%
  • Software Engineering 34%
Median pay
$179K
300 postings, 103 employers

AI Software Engineer

  • Python 43%
  • AWS 34%
  • Kubernetes 27%
Median pay
$162K
300 postings, 90 employers

Cloud Engineer

  • Python 37%
  • AWS 22%
  • Azure 21%
Median pay
$166K
300 postings, 117 employers

Data Engineer

  • SQL 66%
  • Python 59%
  • AWS 36%
Median pay
$147K
300 postings, 148 employers

Forward Deployed Engineer

  • Python 41%
  • Software Engineering 26%
  • TypeScript 25%
Median pay
$185K
300 postings, 92 employers

Google Software Engineer

  • Python 50%
  • AWS 48%
  • Azure 44%
Median pay
$166K
300 postings, 114 employers

Machine Learning Engineer

  • Python 60%
  • SQL 31%
  • Software Engineering 31%
Median pay
$163K
300 postings, 129 employers

Microsoft AI Engineer

  • Python 35%
  • Azure 35%
  • SQL 22%
Median pay
$130K
300 postings, 176 employers

Project Engineer

  • Project Management 30%
  • Construction Management 25%
  • Civil Engineering 16%
Median pay
$111K
300 postings, 135 employers

Remote Security Engineer

  • Python 34%
  • AWS 23%
  • Azure 22%
Median pay
$131K
300 postings, 105 employers

Security Engineer

  • Certified Information Systems Security Professional 39%
  • Python 34%
  • AWS 29%
Median pay
$136K
300 postings, 70 employers

Senior Software Engineer

  • Python 29%
  • AWS 23%
  • Kubernetes 19%
Median pay
$153K
300 postings, 94 employers

Service Engineer

  • Electrical Engineering 16%
  • Civil Engineering 14%
  • Mechanical Engineering 13%
Median pay
$111K
300 postings, 138 employers