Software Developer jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-28, Skillenai has indexed 1,084 job postings with the title “Software Developer” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Java, with demand down 54% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+How many Software Developer jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 1,084 job postings with the title “Software Developer” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 54% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Software Developer jobs require?
Across Software Developer postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, the skills mentioned most often are Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, SQL.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Developer?
As of 2026-09-28, Software Developer postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Toronto, Montréal, Chantilly, Hyderabad, Ontario.
+Is Software Developer a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 1,084 Software Developer postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 54% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Software Developer postings is Java, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Software Developer postings — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Skills most often required for Software Developer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Java | 277 | 25.6% |
| Python | 270 | 24.9% |
| JavaScript | 231 | 21.3% |
| C# | 206 | 19.0% |
| SQL | 197 | 18.2% |
| Git | 184 | 17.0% |
| C++ | 151 | 13.9% |
| CI/CD | 137 | 12.6% |
| AWS | 130 | 12.0% |
| Agile | 128 | 11.8% |
| React | 127 | 11.7% |
| TypeScript | 118 | 10.9% |
| .NET | 108 | 10.0% |
| Linux | 107 | 9.9% |
| Docker | 102 | 9.4% |
Top metros hiring Software Developer
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 41 | 3.8% |
| Montréal | 17 | 1.6% |
| Chantilly | 13 | 1.2% |
| Hyderabad | 13 | 1.2% |
| Ontario | 12 | 1.1% |
| Pune | 11 | 1.0% |
| Huntsville | 10 | 0.9% |
| London | 10 | 0.9% |
| Nashville | 10 | 0.9% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Developer”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Software Developer
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-28
- 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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