Software Architect jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-07-23, Skillenai has indexed 418 job postings with the title “Software Architect” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is AWS, with demand up 2% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-23
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+How many Software Architect jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 418 job postings with the title “Software Architect” over the 90 days ending 2026-07-23, with demand up 2% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Software Architect jobs require?
Across Software Architect postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-23, the skills mentioned most often are AWS, Java, microservices, software architecture, Kubernetes.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Architect?
As of 2026-07-23, Software Architect postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Pune, Bengaluru, San Jose, Hyderabad, New York City.
+Is Software Architect a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 418 Software Architect postings over the 90 days ending 2026-07-23, with demand up 2% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Software Architect postings is AWS, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | 103 | 24.6% |
| Java | 99 | 23.7% |
| microservices | 83 | 19.9% |
| software architecture | 72 | 17.2% |
| Kubernetes | 68 | 16.3% |
| CI/CD | 67 | 16.0% |
| Python | 63 | 15.1% |
| Azure | 62 | 14.8% |
| Distributed systems | 54 | 12.9% |
| .NET | 52 | 12.4% |
| Docker | 50 | 12.0% |
| C# | 47 | 11.2% |
| Angular | 42 | 10.0% |
| NoSQL | 39 | 9.3% |
| React | 39 | 9.3% |
Top metros hiring Software Architect
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pune | 15 | 3.6% |
| Bengaluru | 14 | 3.3% |
| San Jose | 7 | 1.7% |
| Hyderabad | 6 | 1.4% |
| New York City | 6 | 1.4% |
| Amsterdam | 5 | 1.2% |
| Austin | 5 | 1.2% |
| Harrisburg | 5 | 1.2% |
| Berlin | 3 | 0.7% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-23, 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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- 2026-07-23
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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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