architectural design jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-10-29, architectural design appears in 246 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Architect has the most postings mentioning architectural design, with demand share down 11.2% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29
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Frequently asked questions about architectural design
+Is architectural design in demand in 2026?
Yes. architectural design appears in 246 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Architect accounts for the most postings mentioning architectural design (30.5% of all postings mentioning architectural design).
+What jobs require architectural design?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning architectural design are Developer Relations Manager (17.9% of that role’s postings mention architectural design), Architect (15.2% of that role’s postings mention architectural design), Project Architect (10.0% of that role’s postings mention architectural design).
+What skills are commonly paired with architectural design?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-29), architectural design most often appears alongside Revit, AutoCAD, building codes, Sketchup, project management.
+Where is architectural design most in demand?
As of 2026-10-29, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring architectural design are New York City, London, Dubai, San Francisco, Abu Dhabi, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new architectural design content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning architectural design alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new architectural design content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after architectural design?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring architectural design — last 90 days
Career paths around architectural design
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before architectural design
Skills after architectural design
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: proposal writing | 1 |
| Before: Advanced metering infrastructure | 1 |
| Before: Spreadsheets | 1 |
| Before: CPU and GPU performance optimization | 1 |
| Before: user experience | 1 |
| Before: application and data integration | 1 |
| Before: Office 365 | 1 |
| Before: Requests for Proposals | 1 |
| After: MEAN stack | 1 |
| After: enhancements | 1 |
| After: python | 1 |
| After: SharePoint Online | 1 |
| After: Microsoft 365 | 1 |
| After: system-level expertise | 1 |
| After: kernel | 1 |
| After: docker | 1 |
Roles most likely to require architectural design
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Developer Relations Manager | 7 | 17.9% |
| Architect | 75 | 15.2% |
| Project Architect | 11 | 10.0% |
| Hardware Engineer | 2 | 3.0% |
| Software Engineering Technical Leader | 1 | 2.9% |
| Principal Architect | 2 | 2.5% |
| Cybersecurity Intern | 2 | 2.4% |
| ML Platform Engineer | 1 | 2.2% |
| C++ Software Engineer | 1 | 2.2% |
| ServiceNow Architect | 1 | 1.6% |
Roles with the most architectural design postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Architect | 75 | 30.5% |
| Software Engineer | 36 | 14.6% |
| Engineering Manager | 13 | 5.3% |
| Project Architect | 11 | 4.5% |
| Developer Relations Manager | 7 | 2.8% |
| Solution Architect | 5 | 2.0% |
| Systems Engineer | 5 | 2.0% |
| Cloud Infrastructure Sales Lead | 4 | 1.6% |
| Solutions Architect | 4 | 1.6% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 3 | 1.2% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring architectural design
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| AECOM | 44 |
| NVIDIA | 8 |
| Rsandh | 6 |
| Wise | 6 |
| Egis Group | 6 |
| ADSystem | 4 |
| Oracle | 4 |
| Testlio | 3 |
| Parsons Corporation | 3 |
| Actalent | 3 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for architectural design
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 10 | 4.1% |
| London | 8 | 3.3% |
| Dubai | 7 | 2.8% |
| San Francisco | 7 | 2.8% |
| Abu Dhabi | 6 | 2.4% |
| Columbus | 4 | 1.6% |
| Roanoke | 3 | 1.2% |
| Seattle | 3 | 1.2% |
| Topeka | 3 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with architectural design
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning architectural design by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s architectural design postings by all architectural design postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,482 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 and 2026-07-28 to 2026-10-26 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.
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