Java Software Engineer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-30, Skillenai has indexed 55 job postings with the title “Java Software Engineer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Java, with demand up 155% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-30
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+How many Java Software Engineer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 55 job postings with the title “Java Software Engineer” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-30, with demand up 155% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Java Software Engineer jobs require?
Across Java Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-30, the skills mentioned most often are Java, CI/CD, AWS, SQL, Kubernetes.
+Which cities are hiring the most Java Software Engineer?
As of 2026-08-30, Java Software Engineer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Galway, London, Warsaw, Burlington, Concord.
+Is Java Software Engineer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 55 Java Software Engineer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-30, with demand up 155% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Java Software Engineer postings is Java, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Java Software Engineer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Java Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Java | 52 | 94.5% |
| CI/CD | 22 | 40.0% |
| AWS | 22 | 40.0% |
| SQL | 20 | 36.4% |
| Kubernetes | 20 | 36.4% |
| microservices | 17 | 30.9% |
| Spring Boot | 16 | 29.1% |
| Git | 15 | 27.3% |
| Python | 12 | 21.8% |
| Agile | 12 | 21.8% |
| Docker | 10 | 18.2% |
| GCP | 10 | 18.2% |
| DevOps | 8 | 14.5% |
| Azure | 8 | 14.5% |
| Jenkins | 8 | 14.5% |
Top metros hiring Java Software Engineer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Galway | 4 | 7.3% |
| London | 4 | 7.3% |
| Warsaw | 3 | 5.5% |
| Burlington | 2 | 3.6% |
| Concord | 2 | 3.6% |
| Eindhoven | 2 | 3.6% |
| Herndon | 2 | 3.6% |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 2 | 3.6% |
| Prague | 2 | 3.6% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Java Software Engineer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Java Software Engineer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-08-30
- window_days
- 90
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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