What Principal Architecture Jobs Ask For
Across 2,827 open Principal Architecture postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, ai, api.
Updated November 3, 2026
2,947 open Principal Architecture postings. The percentages below are measured over the 2,827 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 68% |
| ai | 63% |
| api | 35% |
| automation | 34% |
| aws | 34% |
| azure | 33% |
| machine-learning | 27% |
| agentic-ai | 25% |
| analytics | 23% |
| cloud-native | 22% |
| ci-cd | 21% |
| gcp | 21% |
| python | 20% |
| observability | 19% |
| networking | 17% |
| llm | 17% |
| kubernetes | 17% |
| event-driven-architecture | 16% |
| generative-ai | 15% |
| microservices | 15% |
| devops | 14% |
| distributed-systems | 13% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 13% |
| solution-design | 13% |
| stakeholder-management | 13% |
| pre-sales | 13% |
| agile | 12% |
| cybersecurity | 12% |
| java | 11% |
| sql | 11% |
| togaf | 10% |
| saas | 10% |
| data-governance | 10% |
| data-engineering | 9% |
| iam | 9% |
| erp | 9% |
| terraform | 9% |
| design-patterns | 8% |
| databricks | 8% |
| data-pipelines | 8% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
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Across all Architecture levels
Most Architecture postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 26,190
- ai 18,457
- azure 14,054
- api 13,639
- aws 12,167
- automation 9,982
- ci-cd 8,840
- analytics 8,464
- python 7,851
- devops 7,804
- agile 7,523
- sql 7,319