Kotlin jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Kotlin appears in 4,148 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Kotlin, with demand down 37% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Kotlin in demand in 2026?
Yes. Kotlin appears in 4,148 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 37% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Kotlin (35.8% of all postings mentioning Kotlin).
+What jobs require Kotlin?
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 Kotlin are Android Software Engineer (95.7% of that role’s postings mention Kotlin), Mobile Application Developer (93.6% of that role’s postings mention Kotlin), Android Engineer (88.3% of that role’s postings mention Kotlin).
+What skills are commonly paired with Kotlin?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Kotlin most often appears alongside Java, AWS, Python, CI/CD, Swift.
+Where is Kotlin most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Kotlin are London, Berlin, New York City, Singapore, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Kotlin — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Kotlin
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Android Software Engineer | 180 | 95.7% |
| Mobile Application Developer | 44 | 93.6% |
| Android Engineer | 310 | 88.3% |
| Android Developer | 202 | 78.0% |
| Mobile Engineer | 199 | 56.5% |
| Mobile Developer | 88 | 55.3% |
| Mobile Software Engineer | 43 | 54.4% |
| Software Engineer, Backend | 7 | 30.4% |
| React Native Engineer | 7 | 29.2% |
| React Native Developer | 5 | 23.8% |
Roles with the most Kotlin postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 1,487 | 35.8% |
| Android Engineer | 310 | 7.5% |
| Backend Engineer | 255 | 6.1% |
| Android Developer | 202 | 4.9% |
| Mobile Engineer | 199 | 4.8% |
| Android Software Engineer | 180 | 4.3% |
| Engineering Manager | 112 | 2.7% |
| Mobile Developer | 88 | 2.1% |
| Backend Software Engineer | 47 | 1.1% |
| Mobile Application Developer | 44 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for Kotlin
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 167 | 4.0% |
| Berlin | 142 | 3.4% |
| New York City | 107 | 2.6% |
| Singapore | 100 | 2.4% |
| San Francisco | 93 | 2.2% |
| Toronto | 72 | 1.7% |
| Bengaluru | 62 | 1.5% |
| Seoul | 58 | 1.4% |
| Barcelona | 49 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with Kotlin
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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 Kotlin by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Kotlin postings by all Kotlin 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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