Most In-Demand Backend Skills
The most in-demand skills for Backend roles right now are ai, api, cloud — ranked across 961 open postings.
Updated October 18, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 64 | +64 |
| 2 | api | 59 | +59 |
| 3 | cloud | 50 | +50 |
| 4 | python | 49 | +49 |
| 5 | aws | 43 | +43 |
| 6 | kubernetes | 42 | +42 |
| 7 | postgresql | 38 | +38 |
| 8 | java | 34 | +34 |
| 9 | ci-cd | 31 | +31 |
| 10 | docker | 31 | +31 |
| 11 | observability | 30 | +30 |
| 12 | sql | 26 | +26 |
| 13 | devops | 25 | +25 |
| 14 | kafka | 25 | +25 |
| 15 | typescript | 24 | +24 |
| 16 | distributed-systems | 24 | +24 |
| 17 | gcp | 19 | +19 |
| 18 | agile | 19 | +19 |
| 19 | machine-learning | 18 | +18 |
| 20 | event-driven-architecture | 18 | +18 |
| 21 | elasticsearch | 18 | +18 |
| 22 | nodejs | 18 | +18 |
| 23 | microservices | 18 | +18 |
| 24 | redis | 17 | +17 |
| 25 | react | 17 | +17 |
| 26 | go | 16 | +16 |
| 27 | azure | 16 | +16 |
| 28 | automation | 15 | +15 |
| 29 | mysql | 15 | +15 |
| 30 | nosql | 14 | +14 |
| 31 | rust | 14 | +14 |
| 32 | rest | 14 | +14 |
| 33 | spring | 14 | +14 |
| 34 | ruby | 14 | +14 |
| 35 | agentic-ai | 13 | +13 |
| 36 | terraform | 12 | +12 |
| 37 | csharp | 12 | +12 |
| 38 | dotnet | 12 | +12 |
| 39 | cpp | 12 | +12 |
| 40 | scala | 11 | +11 |