Software Developer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-23, Skillenai has indexed 645 job postings with the title “Software Developer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Python, with demand down 34% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-23
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+How many Software Developer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 645 job postings with the title “Software Developer” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 34% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Software Developer jobs require?
Across Software Developer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, the skills mentioned most often are Python, Java, JavaScript, React, C++.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Developer?
As of 2026-05-23, Software Developer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Toronto, Chantilly, Vancouver, Herndon, Bengaluru.
+Is Software Developer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 645 Software Developer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 34% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Software Developer postings is Python, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Software Developer postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Software Developer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 168 | 12.8% |
| Java | 150 | 11.4% |
| JavaScript | 121 | 9.2% |
| React | 87 | 6.6% |
| C++ | 82 | 6.2% |
| Docker | 81 | 6.2% |
| Git | 81 | 6.2% |
| C# | 79 | 6.0% |
| AWS | 78 | 5.9% |
| SQL | 76 | 5.8% |
| CI/CD | 69 | 5.3% |
| TypeScript | 68 | 5.2% |
| testing | 65 | 4.9% |
| .NET | 55 | 4.2% |
| code reviews | 54 | 4.1% |
Top metros hiring Software Developer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 25 | 24.0% |
| Chantilly | 14 | 13.5% |
| Vancouver | 13 | 12.5% |
| Herndon | 10 | 9.6% |
| Bengaluru | 9 | 8.7% |
| London | 9 | 8.7% |
| Singapore | 9 | 8.7% |
| Hyderabad | 8 | 7.7% |
| Fairfax | 7 | 6.7% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Developer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Software Developer
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-05-23
- 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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