Weekly issue

Issue 35 · 2026-W35 · 5 min read
This week's read

What we noticed in 2343 postings.

Animation remains the leading skill across postings at 32.9%, while Unreal Engine and Python follow at 24.9% and 21.3%. The USA accounts for nearly a quarter of market activity at 24.9%, with Roblox representing 159 individual postings. AI-related skills appear in 4.5% of current postings.

Art Trends 76 art postings

Lighting Artist roles lead art demand at 10 openings this week, while Animation and Lighting skills remain the most sought across all art positions.

Top art skills share of art postings see all skills
Animation 40%
Lighting 32%
Maya 30%
Top art roles share of art postings see all roles
Top studios this week open art postings this week see all studios
2343postings
183studios
32countries
47sources

Roblox and Epic Games led with 159 postings each. Animation topped the skill stack at 33%, ahead of Unreal Engine (25%) and Python (21%). Japan carried 554 of 2343 postings, with USA (538) and Canada (401) trailing. 29 more countries shared the long tail across 47 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-W35
Animation
33%
Unreal Engine
25%
Maya
20%
Lighting
13%
Houdini
12%
Modeling
11%
Rendering
10%
Unity
9%
Nuke
8%
Photoshop
8%

Tech skills

Most in-demand programming & pipeline this week.

Top tech skills · 2026-W35
Python
21%
C++
21%
C#
9%
Blueprints (UE)
5%
Git
5%
ShotGrid
4%
JavaScript
4%
Perforce
3%
TypeScript
3%
Arnold
3%

Studios hiring

Studios with the most active postings this week.

Top studios · 2026-W35
Roblox
159
Epic Games
128
Riot Games
108
DNEG
90
Scopely
86

Where the jobs are

Top countries by posting count this week.

Top countries · 2026-W35
554
538
401
216
96
66
59

About this issue's data

Where the numbers in this issue come from.

Week 2026-W35 2343 open postings, collected this week from 47 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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