Apex jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-03, Apex appears in 720 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 47% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-03
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Frequently asked questions about Apex
+Is Apex in demand in 2026?
Yes. Apex appears in 720 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03, with demand up 47% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (16% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Apex?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03, the job titles most likely to require Apex are Software Engineer (16% of postings list Apex), Salesforce Developer (16% of postings list Apex), Salesforce Engineer (5% of postings list Apex).
+What skills are commonly paired with Apex?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-03), Apex most often appears alongside Salesforce, Lightning Web Components (LWC), CI/CD, SOQL, JavaScript.
+Where is Apex most in demand?
As of 2026-09-03, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Apex are Hyderabad, New York City, Pune, Dublin, Bengaluru, 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
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Apex
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 118 | 16.4% |
| Salesforce Developer | 113 | 15.7% |
| Salesforce Engineer | 36 | 5.0% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 27 | 3.8% |
| Salesforce Technical Lead | 27 | 3.8% |
| Salesforce Architect | 26 | 3.6% |
| Salesforce Technical Architect | 23 | 3.2% |
| Technical Architect | 18 | 2.5% |
| AI Engineer | 17 | 2.4% |
| IT Subject Matter Expert | 11 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for Apex
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | 24 | 3.3% |
| New York City | 21 | 2.9% |
| Pune | 20 | 2.8% |
| Dublin | 18 | 2.5% |
| Bengaluru | 15 | 2.1% |
| San Francisco | 15 | 2.1% |
| London | 12 | 1.7% |
| Boston | 10 | 1.4% |
| Toronto | 10 | 1.4% |
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 2026-09-03. 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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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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