Most In-Demand Software Engineering Skills
The most in-demand skills for Software Engineering roles right now are cloud, ai, api — ranked across 1011011 open postings.
Updated October 17, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cloud | 60,212 | -535 |
| 2 | ai | 55,569 | +1,226 |
| 3 | api | 53,323 | -1,047 |
| 4 | python | 51,243 | +2,329 |
| 5 | java | 49,495 | -2,340 |
| 6 | ci-cd | 42,128 | +858 |
| 7 | agile | 39,633 | +1,364 |
| 8 | automation | 36,601 | +3,646 |
| 9 | sql | 35,906 | +780 |
| 10 | aws | 34,812 | -323 |
| 11 | kubernetes | 25,941 | +111 |
| 12 | azure | 25,616 | +530 |
| 13 | git | 24,856 | +309 |
| 14 | javascript | 24,745 | +765 |
| 15 | cpp | 23,466 | +2,057 |
| 16 | docker | 23,274 | -629 |
| 17 | typescript | 22,809 | -119 |
| 18 | rest | 22,452 | +607 |
| 19 | react | 22,313 | +448 |
| 20 | devops | 22,282 | +649 |
| 21 | linux | 20,877 | +770 |
| 22 | csharp | 20,510 | +1,262 |
| 23 | microservices | 20,191 | -576 |
| 24 | spring | 20,093 | -3,059 |
| 25 | distributed-systems | 18,292 | +534 |
| 26 | observability | 17,731 | +1,444 |
| 27 | machine-learning | 17,500 | +1,231 |
| 28 | postgresql | 16,101 | -1,975 |
| 29 | dotnet | 15,583 | +192 |
| 30 | networking | 14,734 | +1,839 |
| 31 | test-automation | 14,455 | +2,088 |
| 32 | gcp | 14,218 | -970 |
| 33 | github | 13,930 | -73 |
| 34 | analytics | 13,541 | -370 |
| 35 | agentic-ai | 13,392 | +513 |
| 36 | scrum | 13,006 | -19 |
| 37 | cloud-native | 12,936 | +2 |
| 38 | kafka | 12,897 | -1,857 |
| 39 | llm | 12,334 | -310 |
| 40 | angular | 12,014 | -276 |