Most In-Demand Software Engineering Skills
The most in-demand skills for Software Engineering roles right now are cloud, api, ai — ranked across 1128937 open postings.
Updated November 3, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cloud | 65,764 | -8,759 |
| 2 | api | 61,124 | -4,495 |
| 3 | ai | 60,081 | -7,215 |
| 4 | python | 56,467 | -4,240 |
| 5 | java | 54,799 | -7,297 |
| 6 | ci-cd | 46,892 | -5,521 |
| 7 | agile | 43,066 | -6,569 |
| 8 | sql | 42,899 | -3,462 |
| 9 | automation | 39,995 | -3,983 |
| 10 | aws | 39,356 | -4,537 |
| 11 | git | 29,183 | -1,525 |
| 12 | javascript | 29,115 | -3,719 |
| 13 | azure | 28,490 | -3,510 |
| 14 | rest | 27,353 | -1,326 |
| 15 | kubernetes | 27,204 | -3,132 |
| 16 | docker | 25,342 | -2,225 |
| 17 | cpp | 25,251 | -3,003 |
| 18 | typescript | 24,742 | -2,961 |
| 19 | react | 24,408 | -3,112 |
| 20 | linux | 24,384 | -1,315 |
| 21 | csharp | 24,309 | -2,988 |
| 22 | devops | 24,077 | -3,354 |
| 23 | microservices | 23,109 | -2,563 |
| 24 | spring | 22,126 | -2,819 |
| 25 | observability | 20,245 | -1,420 |
| 26 | distributed-systems | 19,638 | -2,697 |
| 27 | dotnet | 18,902 | -2,427 |
| 28 | machine-learning | 18,467 | -2,169 |
| 29 | postgresql | 18,186 | -1,510 |
| 30 | test-automation | 16,980 | -381 |
| 31 | gcp | 16,411 | -1,609 |
| 32 | networking | 15,207 | -1,512 |
| 33 | github | 15,091 | -1,866 |
| 34 | scrum | 14,826 | -1,702 |
| 35 | oracle | 14,630 | -407 |
| 36 | html | 14,519 | -1,189 |
| 37 | agentic-ai | 14,391 | -1,930 |
| 38 | analytics | 14,073 | -2,404 |
| 39 | llm | 13,929 | -1,777 |
| 40 | cloud-native | 13,906 | -2,767 |