What is SQL and how common is it in AI job postings?

SQL is a skill in the "Data Engineering" category. It currently appears in 500 active AI roles across 107 companies in our index.

Which companies are hiring for SQL?

The top employers with active AI roles mentioning SQL are: Amazon (45), Capital One (43), Apple (32), Google (31), Walmart (24).

Is demand for SQL growing?

Over the last 13 weeks, 367 new AI postings mentioned SQL. Demand is rising — up 315% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.

At which stage of AI development is SQL used?

Roles requiring SQL are concentrated in: agents (58%), application (14%), post-training (8%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.

What skills are commonly paired with SQL?

Job postings that mention SQL most often also require: Python, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Large Language Models (LLMs).

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500 active AI roles across 107 companies mention SQL. Category: Data Engineering.

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New AI postings mentioning SQL per week — 367 total over 13 weeks.

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44 AI roles requiring this skill.

Company	Title	Sector	AI score	Stage
Datadog	Senior Product Manager - Data Agent	Enterprise	7	L4
Instacart	Senior Data Scientist II - AI for Analytics	Consumer	7	L6
Instacart	Senior Data Scientist II - AI for Analytics	Consumer	7	L6
JPMorgan Chase	Senior Associate Product Delivery - Business Enablement	Banking	7	L5
SoFi	Senior Product Manager, Transactional Risk	Fintech	7	L4
Scale AI	Product Manager, Gen AI	Data AI	7	L0
Lyft	Staff Product Manager, Lyft AI Platform & Marketplace Applications	Consumer	7	L4
dbt Labs	Staff Product Manager- Developer Experience	Data AI	7	L4
Lyft	Data Science Manager, Rider App	Consumer	7	L6
Abridge	Senior Data Scientist	Vertical AI	7	L5
OpenAI	Data Scientist, Platform and B2B Products	AI Frontier	7	L6
Databricks	Sr. Product Manager, Databricks AI	Data AI	7	L4
Databricks	Sr. Product Manager, Databricks AI	Data AI	7	L4
Datadog	Senior Product Manager - Database AI Optimization	Enterprise	7	L6

Frequently asked questions

What is SQL and how common is it in AI job postings?
SQL is a skill in the "Data Engineering" category. It currently appears in 500 active AI roles across 107 companies in our index.
Which companies are hiring for SQL?
The top employers with active AI roles mentioning SQL are: Amazon (45), Capital One (43), Apple (32), Google (31), Walmart (24).
Is demand for SQL growing?
Over the last 13 weeks, 367 new AI postings mentioned SQL. Demand is rising — up 315% in the last four weeks compared to the earliest four weeks in the window.
At which stage of AI development is SQL used?
Roles requiring SQL are concentrated in: agents (58%), application (14%), post-training (8%). These stages follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle from data preparation through to shipped product.
What skills are commonly paired with SQL?
Job postings that mention SQL most often also require: Python, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Large Language Models (LLMs).

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