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AI Engineering hiring demand in Utrecht
Use this page to judge whether Utrecht is active enough for your next move in ai engineering roles, and whether the market supports a stronger salary ask or a switch into contracting.
Cite this benchmark
Suggested citation: AI Engineering hiring demand in Utrecht. PayBench, updated 26 Jun 2026.
Route quality: 15 observations, 5 sources.
Trust and provenance
Visible route evidence
This page is based on 15 observations from 5 sources, captured for the current rollup on 26 Jun 2026.
Publishing state
This route currently passes the public publishing thresholds and remains indexable. The minimum route threshold is 3 supporting inputs within a freshness window of 1,080 hours.
Contributing source lineage
5 import batches currently back this route. Latest import: 26 Jun 2026. Latest captured observation: 26 Jun 2026.
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Active listings
863
Demand score
86.78
Median time to fill
32 days
Last refresh
26 Jun 2026
Vs Netherlands
-2 pts
City demand is below the national level.
City vs country
In line with the national market
Utrecht is broadly tracking the Netherlands demand score for ai engineering roles, so this city mostly confirms the national hiring picture.
What this means now
Read the market before you commit to it.
Market outlook
Strong market
Employers appear active enough that good candidates should expect faster movement and more leverage in compensation talks.
Hiring speed
Hiring speed looks moderate, so users should expect some competition but not a frozen market.
Compensation context
Published salary median: €94,940. Published freelance median: €780 per day.
Next best action
Do not stop at demand data alone.
This page is most useful when it sends the user into the next validating step: live jobs, salary expectations, or freelance pricing.
Apply into live demand
There are 863 visible openings represented in this rollup, so the fastest validation is still the live market.
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Check compensation range
Published salary median: €94,940.
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Compare contracting upside
Published freelance median: €780 per day.
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Market snapshot
| Signal | Value | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 863 | Visible role demand currently represented in the normalized rollup. |
| Demand score | 86.78 | Relative market momentum signal for this role and location. |
| Median time to fill | 32 days | Rough hiring speed based on the current observation set. |
Compensation context
Salary benchmark: €94,940.
Freelance benchmark: €780 per day.
Publishing status: indexable.
FAQ
How should I read the ai engineering job market data for Utrecht?
Use active listings to gauge visible demand, demand score to compare market momentum, and median time to fill to understand how quickly roles are being closed in the current rollup.
Does this page reflect live job board volatility?
No. The page reads from normalized rollups, so visible demand signals stay stable across refreshes and are not tied directly to a live scrape request.
How do salary and freelance pages connect to this demand data?
Use the linked salary and freelance routes to compare compensation benchmarks with current hiring demand for the same role and market.
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Demand score is higher here even if listing depth is not, which can still signal better timing for a move.
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