Performance tuning jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Performance tuning appears in 1,680 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Performance tuning, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Performance tuning in demand in 2026?
Yes. Performance tuning appears in 1,680 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Performance tuning (23.0% of all postings mentioning Performance tuning).
+What jobs require Performance tuning?
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 Performance tuning are Technical Services Engineer (41.9% of that role’s postings mention Performance tuning), SQL Database Administrator (21.7% of that role’s postings mention Performance tuning), Oracle Database Administrator (18.8% of that role’s postings mention Performance tuning).
+What skills are commonly paired with Performance tuning?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Performance tuning most often appears alongside Python, SQL, CI/CD, Java, data modeling.
+Where is Performance tuning most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Performance tuning are Bengaluru, Pune, New York City, Hyderabad, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Performance tuning — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Performance tuning
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Services Engineer | 13 | 41.9% |
| SQL Database Administrator | 5 | 21.7% |
| Oracle Database Administrator | 6 | 18.8% |
| Database Architect | 5 | 18.5% |
| Database Developer | 4 | 18.2% |
| Database Administrator (DBA) | 5 | 17.2% |
| BI Engineer | 7 | 15.2% |
| Database Administrator | 88 | 14.5% |
| Database Engineer | 13 | 14.4% |
| ETL Developer | 7 | 14.3% |
Roles with the most Performance tuning postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 387 | 23.0% |
| Data Engineer | 133 | 7.9% |
| Database Administrator | 88 | 5.2% |
| Backend Engineer | 57 | 3.4% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 39 | 2.3% |
| Solutions Architect | 27 | 1.6% |
| Systems Engineer | 21 | 1.2% |
| Technical Architect | 18 | 1.1% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 17 | 1.0% |
| Platform Engineer | 17 | 1.0% |
Top metros hiring for Performance tuning
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 54 | 3.2% |
| Pune | 43 | 2.6% |
| New York City | 41 | 2.4% |
| Hyderabad | 35 | 2.1% |
| San Francisco | 30 | 1.8% |
| Toronto | 27 | 1.6% |
| London | 24 | 1.4% |
| Topeka | 22 | 1.3% |
| Austin | 20 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with Performance tuning
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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 Performance tuning by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Performance tuning postings by all Performance tuning 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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