Agentic AI Jobs Index · Updated weekly · As of
Skills in demand for AI agent jobs
What skills do AI agent jobs ask for?
As of 26 October 2026, the Agentic AI Jobs Index counts 2,401 open agentic AI roles. The skills they ask for most are Python (49%), cloud platforms (33%), MCP (27%), RAG (24%) and Kubernetes (20%). LangChain (16%) and LangGraph (14%) are the most-named agent frameworks, and 15% ask for multi-agent experience.
The 16 most requested skills
| Skill | Roles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 1,184 | 49% |
| Cloud | 793 | 33% |
| MCP | 649 | 27% |
| RAG | 580 | 24% |
| Kubernetes | 469 | 20% |
| TypeScript | 440 | 18% |
| LangChain | 379 | 16% |
| Multi-agent | 371 | 15% |
| LangGraph | 337 | 14% |
| Vector DB | 289 | 12% |
| Prompt engineering | 285 | 12% |
| Tool use | 264 | 11% |
| Fine-tuning | 248 | 10% |
| Evals | 226 | 9% |
| CrewAI | 116 | 5% |
| LLM APIs | 113 | 5% |
Agent frameworks and protocols named
| Framework or protocol | Roles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| MCP | 649 | 27% |
| LangChain | 379 | 16% |
| LangGraph | 337 | 14% |
| CrewAI | 116 | 5% |
Top skills by type of role
| Role category | Roles | Top skills (share of that category) |
|---|---|---|
| Agent engineering | 2,321 | Python (49%), Cloud (33%), MCP (28%), RAG (24%), Kubernetes (20%) |
| AI product | 25 | Evals (20%), MCP (16%), Multi-agent (12%), Tool use (12%), Python (8%) |
Counted from open roles that pass the index's agentic gate, using the skills extracted from each full job description; one role can name several skills. Methodology on the data and methodology page; the dataset is free to download as JSON or CSV under CC BY 4.0.