Apex jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, Apex appears in 399 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Salesforce Developer roles, with demand down 18% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about Apex
+Is Apex in demand in 2026?
Yes. Apex appears in 399 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 18% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Salesforce Developer roles (26% of Salesforce Developer postings list it).
+What jobs require Apex?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require Apex are Salesforce Developer (26% of postings list Apex), Software Engineer (11% of postings list Apex), Salesforce Engineer (6% of postings list Apex).
+What skills are commonly paired with Apex?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), Apex most often appears alongside Salesforce, Lightning Web Components, CI/CD, Visualforce, SOQL.
+Where is Apex most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Apex are New York City, Pune, Austin, Bengaluru, Budapest, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Apex content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Apex — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Apex
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Salesforce Developer | 104 | 26.1% |
| Software Engineer | 45 | 11.3% |
| Salesforce Engineer | 23 | 5.8% |
| Salesforce Technical Architect | 21 | 5.3% |
| Salesforce Architect | 20 | 5.0% |
| Salesforce Solution Architect | 14 | 3.5% |
| Digital Systems Engineer | 9 | 2.3% |
| Ecommerce Engineer | 6 | 1.5% |
| Shopify Engineer | 6 | 1.5% |
| Salesforce Engineering Manager | 5 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for Apex
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 16 | 18.2% |
| Pune | 11 | 12.5% |
| Austin | 10 | 11.4% |
| Bengaluru | 10 | 11.4% |
| Budapest | 10 | 11.4% |
| San Francisco | 10 | 11.4% |
| Somerville | 10 | 11.4% |
| San Mateo | 6 | 6.8% |
| Vancouver | 5 | 5.7% |
Skills commonly paired with Apex
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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