Code quality jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-13, Code quality appears in 604 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 11% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-13
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+Is Code quality in demand in 2026?
Yes. Code quality appears in 604 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13, with demand up 11% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (35% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Code quality?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13, the job titles most likely to require Code quality are Software Engineer (35% of postings list Code quality), Engineering Manager (17% of postings list Code quality), Backend Engineer (3% of postings list Code quality).
+What skills are commonly paired with Code quality?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-13), Code quality most often appears alongside testing, Python, React, TypeScript, CI/CD.
+Where is Code quality most in demand?
As of 2026-08-13, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Code quality are San Francisco, New York City, Paris, Toronto, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Code quality — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Code quality
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 211 | 34.9% |
| Engineering Manager | 100 | 16.6% |
| Backend Engineer | 20 | 3.3% |
| Software Engineering Manager | 17 | 2.8% |
| Head of Engineering | 16 | 2.6% |
| AI Software Engineer | 10 | 1.7% |
| Frontend Engineer | 10 | 1.7% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 10 | 1.7% |
| Data Engineer | 9 | 1.5% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 8 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for Code quality
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 44 | 7.3% |
| New York City | 39 | 6.5% |
| Paris | 16 | 2.6% |
| Toronto | 15 | 2.5% |
| Bengaluru | 14 | 2.3% |
| Austin | 11 | 1.8% |
| Berlin | 9 | 1.5% |
| London | 9 | 1.5% |
| Seattle | 7 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with Code quality
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13. 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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