Software Architect jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 317 job postings with the title “Software Architect” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Java, with demand down 25% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Software Architect jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 317 job postings with the title “Software Architect” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 25% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Software Architect jobs require?
Across Software Architect postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are Java, AWS, software architecture, Python, Distributed systems.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Architect?
As of 2026-05-17, Software Architect postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Bengaluru, Pune, London, San Jose, Amsterdam.
+Is Software Architect a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 317 Software Architect postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 25% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Software Architect postings is Java, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Software Architect postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Software Architect
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Java | 74 | 9.7% |
| AWS | 72 | 9.5% |
| software architecture | 64 | 8.4% |
| Python | 61 | 8.0% |
| Distributed systems | 55 | 7.2% |
| Kubernetes | 53 | 7.0% |
| microservices | 53 | 7.0% |
| CI/CD | 46 | 6.1% |
| Azure | 46 | 6.1% |
| Angular | 41 | 5.4% |
| Node.js | 40 | 5.3% |
| .NET | 40 | 5.3% |
| React | 40 | 5.3% |
| observability | 38 | 5.0% |
| SQL | 37 | 4.9% |
Top metros hiring Software Architect
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 17 | 24.6% |
| Pune | 11 | 15.9% |
| London | 8 | 11.6% |
| San Jose | 7 | 10.1% |
| Amsterdam | 6 | 8.7% |
| Mexico City | 6 | 8.7% |
| Austin | 5 | 7.2% |
| San Francisco | 5 | 7.2% |
| Bogotá | 4 | 5.8% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Architect”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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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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