Most In-Demand Software Engineering Skills
The most in-demand skills for Software Engineering roles right now are ai, cloud, api — ranked across 2825 open postings.
Updated October 18, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 267 | +267 |
| 2 | cloud | 169 | +169 |
| 3 | api | 158 | +158 |
| 4 | python | 151 | +151 |
| 5 | ci-cd | 104 | +104 |
| 6 | cpp | 102 | +102 |
| 7 | observability | 90 | +90 |
| 8 | react | 89 | +89 |
| 9 | aws | 89 | +89 |
| 10 | postgresql | 87 | +87 |
| 11 | machine-learning | 85 | +85 |
| 12 | agentic-ai | 84 | +84 |
| 13 | java | 80 | +80 |
| 14 | typescript | 79 | +79 |
| 15 | distributed-systems | 78 | +78 |
| 16 | kubernetes | 75 | +75 |
| 17 | docker | 69 | +69 |
| 18 | automation | 67 | +67 |
| 19 | agile | 61 | +61 |
| 20 | llm | 57 | +57 |
| 21 | networking | 56 | +56 |
| 22 | linux | 55 | +55 |
| 23 | javascript | 54 | +54 |
| 24 | git | 54 | +54 |
| 25 | rust | 52 | +52 |
| 26 | sql | 48 | +48 |
| 27 | github | 46 | +46 |
| 28 | azure | 45 | +45 |
| 29 | gcp | 40 | +40 |
| 30 | devops | 39 | +39 |
| 31 | spring | 34 | +34 |
| 32 | data-pipelines | 31 | +31 |
| 33 | kafka | 31 | +31 |
| 34 | saas | 30 | +30 |
| 35 | dotnet | 29 | +29 |
| 36 | csharp | 29 | +29 |
| 37 | microservices | 28 | +28 |
| 38 | terraform | 28 | +28 |
| 39 | analytics | 28 | +28 |
| 40 | angular | 27 | +27 |