Most In-Demand Architecture Skills
The most in-demand skills for Architecture roles right now are cloud, ai, azure — ranked across 217381 open postings.
Updated October 5, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cloud | 21,193 | -2,553 |
| 2 | ai | 16,175 | -2,089 |
| 3 | azure | 11,067 | -1,088 |
| 4 | api | 10,677 | -371 |
| 5 | aws | 9,875 | -1,565 |
| 6 | automation | 8,383 | -741 |
| 7 | analytics | 7,024 | -841 |
| 8 | ci-cd | 6,482 | -470 |
| 9 | python | 6,167 | -1,056 |
| 10 | agile | 6,063 | -528 |
| 11 | devops | 5,951 | -418 |
| 12 | solution-design | 5,779 | -290 |
| 13 | machine-learning | 5,666 | -959 |
| 14 | sql | 5,609 | -274 |
| 15 | gcp | 5,566 | -818 |
| 16 | pre-sales | 4,972 | -281 |
| 17 | networking | 4,629 | -608 |
| 18 | agentic-ai | 4,590 | -452 |
| 19 | cloud-native | 4,580 | -646 |
| 20 | java | 4,301 | -366 |
| 21 | stakeholder-management | 4,094 | -5 |
| 22 | kubernetes | 4,055 | -691 |
| 23 | microservices | 3,688 | -415 |
| 24 | observability | 3,607 | -249 |
| 25 | generative-ai | 3,385 | -512 |
| 26 | event-driven-architecture | 3,364 | -22 |
| 27 | llm | 3,310 | -566 |
| 28 | data-modeling | 3,282 | -47 |
| 29 | data-governance | 3,216 | -273 |
| 30 | infrastructure-as-code | 3,188 | -327 |
| 31 | erp | 3,049 | -19 |
| 32 | crm | 2,996 | +42 |
| 33 | sap | 2,961 | -35 |
| 34 | oracle | 2,867 | -834 |
| 35 | saas | 2,765 | -142 |
| 36 | salesforce | 2,720 | -253 |
| 37 | terraform | 2,592 | -389 |
| 38 | cybersecurity | 2,576 | -131 |
| 39 | data-engineering | 2,465 | -386 |
| 40 | javascript | 2,452 | +201 |