indexing jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, indexing appears in 823 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning indexing, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is indexing in demand in 2026?
Yes. indexing appears in 823 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning indexing (29.8% of all postings mentioning indexing).
+What jobs require indexing?
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 indexing are Database Engineer (26.7% of that role’s postings mention indexing), Database Developer (22.7% of that role’s postings mention indexing), Database Administrator (DBA) (20.7% of that role’s postings mention indexing).
+What skills are commonly paired with indexing?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), indexing most often appears alongside Python, SQL, query optimization, PostgreSQL, Java.
+Where is indexing most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring indexing are San Francisco, New York City, London, Bengaluru, Berlin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring indexing — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require indexing
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Database Engineer | 24 | 26.7% |
| Database Developer | 5 | 22.7% |
| Database Administrator (DBA) | 6 | 20.7% |
| Database Architect | 5 | 18.5% |
| Database Reliability Engineer | 5 | 13.5% |
| Back-End Developer | 2 | 10.0% |
| AI Engineering Intern | 2 | 7.7% |
| Database Administrator | 44 | 7.3% |
| Data Infrastructure Engineer | 2 | 6.9% |
| Java Backend Developer | 2 | 5.6% |
Roles with the most indexing postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 245 | 29.8% |
| Data Engineer | 78 | 9.5% |
| Database Administrator | 44 | 5.3% |
| Backend Engineer | 37 | 4.5% |
| Database Engineer | 24 | 2.9% |
| AI Engineer | 21 | 2.6% |
| SEO Strategist | 16 | 1.9% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 12 | 1.5% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 11 | 1.3% |
| Technical SEO Lead | 11 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for indexing
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 38 | 4.6% |
| New York City | 24 | 2.9% |
| London | 17 | 2.1% |
| Bengaluru | 15 | 1.8% |
| Berlin | 12 | 1.5% |
| Chicago | 11 | 1.3% |
| Washington | 11 | 1.3% |
| Toronto | 9 | 1.1% |
| Austin | 8 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with indexing
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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 indexing by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s indexing postings by all indexing 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
- 0adfc57e103a95c2
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-28
- window_days
- 90
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