codex jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-13, codex appears in 896 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 4% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-13
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Frequently asked questions about codex
+Is codex in demand in 2026?
Yes. codex appears in 896 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13, with demand up 4% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (27% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require codex?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-13, the job titles most likely to require codex are Software Engineer (27% of postings list codex), Full Stack Engineer (4% of postings list codex), Product Manager (3% of postings list codex).
+What skills are commonly paired with codex?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-13), codex most often appears alongside Claude Code, Cursor, Python, TypeScript, Claude.
+Where is codex most in demand?
As of 2026-08-13, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring codex are San Francisco, New York City, Riga, Toronto, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring codex — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require codex
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 240 | 26.8% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 36 | 4.0% |
| Product Manager | 25 | 2.8% |
| AI Engineer | 24 | 2.7% |
| Product Engineer | 24 | 2.7% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 21 | 2.3% |
| Product Designer | 19 | 2.1% |
| Engineering Manager | 17 | 1.9% |
| Backend Engineer | 16 | 1.8% |
| Frontend Engineer | 15 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for codex
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 96 | 10.7% |
| New York City | 46 | 5.1% |
| Riga | 24 | 2.7% |
| Toronto | 17 | 1.9% |
| London | 15 | 1.7% |
| Seattle | 10 | 1.1% |
| Bengaluru | 9 | 1.0% |
| Singapore | 9 | 1.0% |
| Sydney | 9 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with codex
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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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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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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