Prompt Engineering

Frequently asked questions

• What is Prompt Engineering and how common is it in AI job postings?

  Prompt Engineering is a skill in the "LLM & Foundation Models" category. It currently appears in 573 active AI roles across 116 companies in our index.

• Which companies are hiring for Prompt Engineering?

  The top employers with active AI roles mentioning Prompt Engineering are: Amazon (68), JPMorgan Chase (36), Deloitte (33), Apple (27), Adobe (21).

• Is demand for Prompt Engineering growing?

  Over the last 12 weeks, 432 new AI postings mentioned Prompt Engineering. Demand is rising — up 136% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

• At which stage of AI development is Prompt Engineering used?

  Roles requiring Prompt Engineering are concentrated in: agents (83%), application (6%), post-training (5%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

• What skills are commonly paired with Prompt Engineering?

  Job postings that mention Prompt Engineering most often also require: Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic Systems, Machine Learning, Python, LLM Evaluation & Grading.