Job market reports · Skill · August 2026
algorithms
213 live US technical postings name algorithms in August 2026. Here is which roles ask for it, what those roles pay, and where they are.
Which roles ask for it
Share of the 213 postings naming algorithms that belong to each role. This is the answer to "what would learning this qualify me for".
- 1Software Engineer81.2%
- 2Data Scientist4.7%
- 3Machine Learning Engineer4.7%
- 4DevOps / SRE / Platform Engineer2.3%
- 5Full-Stack Engineer2.3%
- 6Frontend Engineer1.9%
What postings asking for it pay
Across every role, for the postings that both name this skill and disclose a salary. A skill does not cause a salary — senior roles ask for more of everything — so read this as association, not as a raise.
Where those jobs are
Metro share of the postings naming this skill.
- 1Silicon Valley, CA14.1%
- 2New York, NY11.7%
- 3San Francisco, CA11.7%
- 4Chicago, IL8%
- 5Remote7.5%
- 6Seattle, WA7.5%
- 7Washington, DC3.8%
- 8Austin, TX3.3%
How we counted
457,191 live US postings read directly from 64,697 employers’ own careers pages in August 2026 — not from a jobs aggregator, so a role reposted across several sites is counted once. Full methodology, limitations and external checks.