mentoring jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-02, mentoring appears in 1,027 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 55% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-02
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Frequently asked questions about mentoring
+Is mentoring in demand in 2026?
Yes. mentoring appears in 1,027 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-02, with demand down 55% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (18% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require mentoring?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-02, the job titles most likely to require mentoring are Software Engineer (18% of postings list mentoring), Engineering Manager (13% of postings list mentoring), Product Designer (5% of postings list mentoring).
+What skills are commonly paired with mentoring?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-02), mentoring most often appears alongside React, software engineering, Python, Distributed systems, code reviews.
+Where is mentoring most in demand?
As of 2026-07-02, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring mentoring are San Francisco, New York City, London, Bengaluru, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new mentoring content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring mentoring — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require mentoring
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 190 | 18.5% |
| Engineering Manager | 133 | 13.0% |
| Product Designer | 51 | 5.0% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 45 | 4.4% |
| Product Manager | 34 | 3.3% |
| Backend Engineer | 27 | 2.6% |
| Software Engineering Manager | 20 | 1.9% |
| Cloud DevOps Engineer | 17 | 1.7% |
| Principal Software Engineer | 16 | 1.6% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 15 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for mentoring
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 64 | 6.2% |
| New York City | 60 | 5.8% |
| London | 55 | 5.4% |
| Bengaluru | 18 | 1.8% |
| Toronto | 18 | 1.8% |
| Berlin | 13 | 1.3% |
| Dublin | 11 | 1.1% |
| Melbourne | 11 | 1.1% |
| Seattle | 11 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with mentoring
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-02. 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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