computer science jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, computer science appears in 324 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning computer science, with demand down 9% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is computer science in demand in 2026?
Yes. computer science appears in 324 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 9% vs the prior 4 weeks. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning computer science (12.3% of all postings mentioning computer science).
+What jobs require computer science?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning computer science are GIS Solution Engineer (12.0% of that role’s postings mention computer science), Lecturer (8.3% of that role’s postings mention computer science), Data Analytics Specialist (6.1% of that role’s postings mention computer science).
+What skills are commonly paired with computer science?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), computer science most often appears alongside machine learning, data science, statistics, Python, mathematics.
+Where is computer science most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring computer science are San Francisco, New York City, Washington, Singapore, Boston, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring computer science — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require computer science
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| GIS Solution Engineer | 3 | 12.0% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 8.3% |
| Data Analytics Specialist | 2 | 6.1% |
| Data Science Director | 3 | 5.3% |
| Quantitative Researcher | 9 | 5.2% |
| Avionics Systems Engineer | 2 | 4.8% |
| Engagement Manager | 2 | 4.2% |
| AI Intern | 1 | 4.2% |
| Adjunct Faculty | 1 | 4.2% |
| AI Security Specialist | 1 | 3.8% |
Roles with the most computer science postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 40 | 12.3% |
| Software Engineer | 27 | 8.3% |
| Data Scientist | 23 | 7.1% |
| Technical Program Manager | 16 | 4.9% |
| Research Scientist | 10 | 3.1% |
| Systems Engineer | 10 | 3.1% |
| AI Trainer | 9 | 2.8% |
| Quantitative Researcher | 9 | 2.8% |
| Patent Agent/Advisor | 5 | 1.5% |
| AI Engineer | 4 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for computer science
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 20 | 6.2% |
| New York City | 14 | 4.3% |
| Washington | 11 | 3.4% |
| Singapore | 6 | 1.9% |
| Boston | 4 | 1.2% |
| Dublin | 4 | 1.2% |
| Sunnyvale | 4 | 1.2% |
| Austin | 3 | 0.9% |
| Chicago | 3 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with computer science
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. 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 computer science by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s computer science postings by all computer science 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).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- entity_id
- 46a48a80c580c040
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-28
- window_days
- 90
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