Most In-Demand Software Engineering Skills
The most in-demand skills for Software Engineering roles right now are ai, cloud, python — ranked across 112052 open postings.
Updated September 23, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 9,532 | +9,532 |
| 2 | cloud | 6,795 | +6,795 |
| 3 | python | 6,634 | +6,634 |
| 4 | api | 5,791 | +5,791 |
| 5 | aws | 4,481 | +4,481 |
| 6 | typescript | 3,913 | +3,913 |
| 7 | ci-cd | 3,735 | +3,735 |
| 8 | automation | 3,719 | +3,719 |
| 9 | kubernetes | 3,708 | +3,708 |
| 10 | distributed-systems | 3,644 | +3,644 |
| 11 | observability | 3,373 | +3,373 |
| 12 | java | 3,328 | +3,328 |
| 13 | cpp | 3,214 | +3,214 |
| 14 | react | 2,967 | +2,967 |
| 15 | machine-learning | 2,930 | +2,930 |
| 16 | agentic-ai | 2,922 | +2,922 |
| 17 | docker | 2,561 | +2,561 |
| 18 | gcp | 2,273 | +2,273 |
| 19 | postgresql | 2,245 | +2,245 |
| 20 | networking | 2,218 | +2,218 |
| 21 | linux | 2,203 | +2,203 |
| 22 | llm | 2,192 | +2,192 |
| 23 | sql | 2,172 | +2,172 |
| 24 | azure | 2,145 | +2,145 |
| 25 | analytics | 2,095 | +2,095 |
| 26 | agile | 2,083 | +2,083 |
| 27 | javascript | 1,969 | +1,969 |
| 28 | github | 1,500 | +1,500 |
| 29 | microservices | 1,471 | +1,471 |
| 30 | rust | 1,448 | +1,448 |
| 31 | terraform | 1,410 | +1,410 |
| 32 | git | 1,401 | +1,401 |
| 33 | devops | 1,345 | +1,345 |
| 34 | kafka | 1,335 | +1,335 |
| 35 | data-pipelines | 1,305 | +1,305 |
| 36 | rest | 1,263 | +1,263 |
| 37 | cloud-native | 1,221 | +1,221 |
| 38 | infrastructure-as-code | 1,210 | +1,210 |
| 39 | saas | 1,157 | +1,157 |
| 40 | csharp | 1,144 | +1,144 |