SQL
The query language of relational databases.
- 15.3%
- of core AI postings mention it
- 540
- postings
- 360
- companies
History starts on September 11, 2026. Movement needs a comparable later edition at least 30 days on.
Where it is mentioned most
Each row divides by that role's postings in this edition, highest share first.
Postings in 10 role families mention SQL in this edition.
In 2 of the 8 role families with a page of their own, at least one posting in five mentions SQL: Data Scientist 41.7%, Smart Manufacturing / AOI 20.0%.
SQL is more concentrated in Data Scientist postings (41.7%) than across all core AI postings (15.3%): at least twice the overall share.
How the readings are made: "more concentrated than overall" means that in a role family with a page of its own, at least 10 postings mention the skill and its share is at least 2 times its share of all core AI postings; "common" means at least 20% of a role's postings mention it. They describe the postings open in this edition, not a trend.
- Data Scientist41.7%63 of 151 postings · at least twice overall
- 45 of 225 postings
- AI Engineer17.8%309 of 1,741 postings
- LLM / NLP Engineer16.6%29 of 175 postings
- MLOps / Platform Engineer15.8%6 of 38 postings · Sample below the page threshold; not read
- 28 of 305 postings
- 15 of 321 postings
- 4 of 113 postings
- AI Researcher1.7%1 of 60 postings · Sample below the page threshold; not read
- 1 of 123 postings
Skills that appear with it
Each share divides by the postings that mention SQL: how many of them also mention each skill, grouped into three lenses.
Foundations and problem-solving
Categories: Languages, Machine learning, Data engineering, Databases, Methods and process
- Python79.1%Languages · 427 postings
- System Architecture48.0%Methods and process · 259 postings
- Data Analysis33.7%Data engineering · 182 postings
- Machine Learning33.1%Machine learning · 179 postings
- SQL Server30.9%Databases · 167 postings
- REST API29.4%Methods and process · 159 postings
Production and delivery
Categories: DevOps, Cloud, Tools
Framework, LLM and domain signals
Categories: Frameworks, LLM applications, Domain knowledge, Office software
- LLM45.6%LLM applications · 246 postings
- RAG33.3%LLM applications · 180 postings
- AI Agents30.4%LLM applications · 164 postings
- Generative AI29.1%LLM applications · 157 postings
Industries and places
Share of this skill's postings.
- Software & Internet16530.6%
- Electronics & Hardware10419.3%
- Finance & Insurance6411.8%
- Semiconductor468.5%
- Manufacturing356.5%
- Wholesale, Retail & E-commerce356.5%
- Telecom, Media & Digital Content244.4%
- Healthcare & Biotech244.4%
- Consulting & Marketing Services163.0%
- Professional Services91.7%
- Construction & Real Estate91.7%
- Hospitality & Consumer Services40.7%
- Taipei24946.1%
- New Taipei9016.7%
- Taichung478.7%
- Taoyuan417.6%
- Kaohsiung305.6%
- Hsinchu City295.4%
- Hsinchu County213.9%
- Tainan71.3%
- Miaoli61.1%
- Changhua50.9%
- Chiayi County30.6%
- Pingtung30.6%
Where this number is read from
Of the 540 postings, how many were found through the employer's own skill tags, the title, and the job description. A posting can carry more than one kind of evidence, so the three add up to more than the posting count.
- Employer's skill tags19
- Job title5
- Job description526