Autonomous Agents

Frequently asked questions

• What is Autonomous Agents and how common is it in AI job postings?

  Autonomous Agents is a skill in the "Agents & Autonomy" category. It currently appears in 480 active AI roles across 93 companies in our index.

• Which companies are hiring for Autonomous Agents?

  The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Autonomous Agents are: Anduril (73), Amazon (73), Shield AI (28), Salesforce (26), NVIDIA (20).

• Is demand for Autonomous Agents growing?

  Over the last 12 weeks, 320 new AI postings mentioned Autonomous Agents. Demand is rising — up 251% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

• At which stage of AI development is Autonomous Agents used?

  Roles requiring Autonomous Agents are concentrated in: agents (71%), application (11%), post-training (6%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

• What skills are commonly paired with Autonomous Agents?

  Job postings that mention Autonomous Agents most often also require: Agentic Systems, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Content Generation, Robotics.