Tech Lead jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-07-07, Skillenai has indexed 622 job postings with the title “Tech Lead” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is TypeScript, with demand up 212% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-07
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+How many Tech Lead jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 622 job postings with the title “Tech Lead” over the 90 days ending 2026-07-07, with demand up 212% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Tech Lead jobs require?
Across Tech Lead postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-07, the skills mentioned most often are TypeScript, Redux, Reactjs, Firebase, JavaScript.
+Which cities are hiring the most Tech Lead?
As of 2026-07-07, Tech Lead postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Lisbon, San Francisco, London, São Paulo, Toronto.
+Is Tech Lead a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 622 Tech Lead postings over the 90 days ending 2026-07-07, with demand up 212% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Tech Lead postings is TypeScript, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Tech Lead postings — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Skills most often required for Tech Lead
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| TypeScript | 512 | 82.3% |
| Redux | 479 | 77.0% |
| Reactjs | 478 | 76.8% |
| Firebase | 478 | 76.8% |
| JavaScript | 448 | 72.0% |
| Python | 46 | 7.4% |
| React | 42 | 6.8% |
| vanilla JS | 39 | 6.3% |
| AWS | 37 | 5.9% |
| CI/CD | 31 | 5.0% |
| testing | 25 | 4.0% |
| Node.js | 25 | 4.0% |
| Distributed systems | 25 | 4.0% |
| SQL | 24 | 3.9% |
| PostgreSQL | 20 | 3.2% |
Top metros hiring Tech Lead
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lisbon | 6 | 1.0% |
| San Francisco | 6 | 1.0% |
| London | 5 | 0.8% |
| São Paulo | 5 | 0.8% |
| Toronto | 5 | 0.8% |
| Amsterdam | 4 | 0.6% |
| Atlanta | 4 | 0.6% |
| Paris | 4 | 0.6% |
| Alexandria | 3 | 0.5% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-07, matching postings whose canonical role is “Tech Lead”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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