API jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-20, API appears in 951 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand down 5% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-20
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Frequently asked questions about API
+Is API in demand in 2026?
Yes. API appears in 951 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20, with demand down 5% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (18% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require API?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20, the job titles most likely to require API are Product Manager (18% of postings list API), Software Engineer (15% of postings list API), Business Analyst (3% of postings list API).
+What skills are commonly paired with API?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-20), API most often appears alongside Python, SQL, Java, CI/CD, AWS.
+Where is API most in demand?
As of 2026-09-20, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring API are New York City, San Francisco, Bengaluru, Paris, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring API — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require API
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 167 | 17.6% |
| Software Engineer | 141 | 14.8% |
| Business Analyst | 31 | 3.3% |
| Engineering Manager | 22 | 2.3% |
| Technical Program Manager | 20 | 2.1% |
| Backend Engineer | 16 | 1.7% |
| Technical Product Manager | 15 | 1.6% |
| Product Owner | 14 | 1.5% |
| Solution Architect | 13 | 1.4% |
| Solutions Architect | 11 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for API
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 50 | 5.3% |
| San Francisco | 41 | 4.3% |
| Bengaluru | 25 | 2.6% |
| Paris | 22 | 2.3% |
| London | 19 | 2.0% |
| Toronto | 18 | 1.9% |
| Pune | 15 | 1.6% |
| Berlin | 14 | 1.5% |
| Austin | 11 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with API
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20. 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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