Agent Research

Frequently asked questions

• What is Agent Research and how common is it in AI job postings?

  Agent Research is a skill in the "Agents & Autonomy" category. It currently appears in 525 active AI roles across 125 companies in our index.

• Which companies are hiring for Agent Research?

  The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Agent Research are: Amazon (44), Google (30), LangChain (25), Adobe (25), NVIDIA (23).

• Is demand for Agent Research growing?

  Over the last 12 weeks, 365 new AI postings mentioned Agent Research. Demand is rising — up 182% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

• At which stage of AI development is Agent Research used?

  Roles requiring Agent Research are concentrated in: agents (82%), application (5%), serving infrastructure (4%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

• What skills are commonly paired with Agent Research?

  Job postings that mention Agent Research most often also require: Agentic Systems, Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning, Python, Software Engineering.