Weekly issue

Issue 29 · 2026-W29 · 5 min read
This week's read

What we noticed in 2390 postings.

Animation skills appear in nearly a third of postings this week, outpacing Unreal Engine by 7 points and C++ by 11 points. The USA accounts for roughly a quarter of the 2,390 total postings, while AI-related skills remain present in 4 percent of the market. Roblox leads studios with 149 postings.

Art Trends 1066 art postings

Animation skill leads art postings at 541 mentions, while Animator roles comprise 121 openings. Maya proficiency remains the most-requested tool across art positions this week.

Top art skills share of art postings see all skills
Animation 51%
Maya 38%
Top art roles share of art postings see all roles
Animator 11%
Modeler 6%
Top studios this week open art postings this week see all studios
2390postings
176studios
32countries
74sources

Roblox and DNEG led with 149 postings each. Animation topped the skill stack at 31%, ahead of Unreal Engine (24%) and C++ (21%). Japan carried 588 of 2390 postings, with USA (544) and Canada (379) trailing. 29 more countries shared the long tail across 74 sources.

Skills on the move
trend over the last few weeks
More from this issue

Art skills

Most in-demand creative tools this week.

Top art skills · 2026-W29
Animation
31%
Unreal Engine
24%
Maya
20%
Lighting
14%
Houdini
14%
Rendering
10%
Modeling
10%
Unity
10%
Nuke
9%
Photoshop
9%

Tech skills

Most in-demand programming & pipeline this week.

Top tech skills · 2026-W29
C++
21%
Python
21%
C#
8%
Blueprints (UE)
4%
Git
4%
Perforce
4%
JavaScript
3%
ShotGrid
3%
Arnold
3%
TypeScript
3%

Studios hiring

Studios with the most active postings this week.

Top studios · 2026-W29
Roblox
149
DNEG
112
Epic Games
108
Riot Games
107
2K Games
86

Where the jobs are

Top countries by posting count this week.

Top countries · 2026-W29
588
544
379
208
89
71
69

About this issue's data

Where the numbers in this issue come from.

Week 2026-W29 2390 open postings, collected this week from 74 public hiring sources - studios' own careers pages and the public job boards they post to. Only currently-listed, public roles - nothing behind a login.

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