CTO jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-08, Skillenai has indexed 78 job postings with the title “CTO” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is software architecture, with demand down 49% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-08
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Frequently asked questions about CTO jobs
+How many CTO jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 78 job postings with the title “CTO” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-08, with demand down 49% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do CTO jobs require?
Across CTO postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-08, the skills mentioned most often are software architecture, machine learning, product delivery, Python, cloud infrastructure.
+Which cities are hiring the most CTO?
As of 2026-08-08, CTO postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in London, Uk, Berlin, Denmark, Helsinki.
+Is CTO a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 78 CTO postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-08, with demand down 49% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in CTO postings is software architecture, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly CTO postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for CTO
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| software architecture | 10 | 12.8% |
| machine learning | 7 | 9.0% |
| product delivery | 7 | 9.0% |
| Python | 5 | 6.4% |
| cloud infrastructure | 5 | 6.4% |
| software engineering | 4 | 5.1% |
| computer vision | 4 | 5.1% |
| development frameworks | 4 | 5.1% |
| Engineering systems | 4 | 5.1% |
| security | 4 | 5.1% |
| Product development | 3 | 3.8% |
| Engineering organization | 3 | 3.8% |
| SaaS | 3 | 3.8% |
| Claude | 3 | 3.8% |
| Engineering leadership | 3 | 3.8% |
Top metros hiring CTO
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 3 | 3.8% |
| Uk | 3 | 3.8% |
| Berlin | 2 | 2.6% |
| Denmark | 2 | 2.6% |
| Helsinki | 2 | 2.6% |
| Madrid | 2 | 2.6% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 2.6% |
| Barcelona | 1 | 1.3% |
| Copenhagen | 1 | 1.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-08, matching postings whose canonical role is “CTO”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- CTO
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-08-08
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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