Software Development Manager jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-17, Skillenai has indexed 61 job postings with the title “Software Development Manager” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is Java, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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+How many Software Development Manager jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 61 job postings with the title “Software Development Manager” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Software Development Manager jobs require?
Across Software Development Manager postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the skills mentioned most often are Java, AWS, Python, CI/CD, Golang.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Development Manager?
As of 2026-05-17, Software Development Manager postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Bengaluru, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Auckland, Bucharest.
+Is Software Development Manager a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 61 Software Development Manager postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Software Development Manager postings is Java, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Software Development Manager postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Software Development Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Java | 31 | 12.8% |
| AWS | 24 | 9.9% |
| Python | 23 | 9.5% |
| CI/CD | 20 | 8.3% |
| Golang | 20 | 8.3% |
| Kubernetes | 19 | 7.9% |
| Agile | 13 | 5.4% |
| Design patterns | 13 | 5.4% |
| scalability | 12 | 5.0% |
| mentoring | 12 | 5.0% |
| software engineering | 11 | 4.5% |
| DevOps | 11 | 4.5% |
| full-stack development | 11 | 4.5% |
| C/C++ | 11 | 4.5% |
| agile development | 11 | 4.5% |
Top metros hiring Software Development Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 9 | 33.3% |
| Los Angeles | 3 | 11.1% |
| San Francisco | 3 | 11.1% |
| Auckland | 2 | 7.4% |
| Bucharest | 2 | 7.4% |
| Chennai | 2 | 7.4% |
| Montréal | 2 | 7.4% |
| New York City | 2 | 7.4% |
| Seattle | 2 | 7.4% |
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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 Development Manager”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Software Development Manager
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-05-17
- 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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