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

As of 2026-08-27, datasets appears in 10 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Developer Relations Engineer roles.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-27

Postings · last 90 days
10
Top job title · 30% require it
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about datasets

+Is datasets in demand in 2026?

Yes. datasets appears in 10 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27. It is most often required for Developer Relations Engineer roles (30% of Developer Relations Engineer postings list it).

+What jobs require datasets?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27, the job titles most likely to require datasets are Developer Relations Engineer (30% of postings list datasets), AI & ML Engineer (10% of postings list datasets), AI Product Manager (10% of postings list datasets).

+What skills are commonly paired with datasets?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-27), datasets most often appears alongside Metrics, benchmarks, LoRA, LLM observability, QLoRA.

+Where is datasets most in demand?

As of 2026-08-27, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring datasets are San Francisco, Dublin, London, New York City, Seattle, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new datasets content and jobs?

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Weekly job postings requiring datasets — last 90 days

Job titles most likely to require datasets

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Developer Relations Engineer330.0%
AI & ML Engineer110.0%
AI Product Manager110.0%
Backend Software Engineer110.0%
Builder Product Manager110.0%
Data Analyst110.0%
Research Engineer110.0%
Security Researcher110.0%

Top metros hiring for datasets

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco330.0%
Dublin110.0%
London110.0%
New York City110.0%
Seattle110.0%

Skills commonly paired with datasets

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
a110d3210049aea9
data_as_of
2026-08-27
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index