Perl jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Perl appears in 1,042 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Perl, with demand down 11% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Perl in demand in 2026?
Yes. Perl appears in 1,042 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 11% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Perl (17.5% of all postings mentioning Perl).
+What jobs require Perl?
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 Perl are Software Developer Intern (33.3% of that role’s postings mention Perl), Partner Solutions Architect (31.0% of that role’s postings mention Perl), Cyber Software Engineer (21.4% of that role’s postings mention Perl).
+What skills are commonly paired with Perl?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Perl most often appears alongside Python, Linux, Java, C++, Bash.
+Where is Perl most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Perl are Bengaluru, San Jose, Woburn, Santa Clara, Annapolis, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Perl content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Perl — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Perl
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developer Intern | 12 | 33.3% |
| Partner Solutions Architect | 9 | 31.0% |
| Cyber Software Engineer | 6 | 21.4% |
| Physical Design Engineer | 4 | 17.4% |
| Linux Systems Engineer | 5 | 15.2% |
| Performance Engineer | 7 | 13.5% |
| DevOps Architect | 3 | 12.0% |
| CloudOps Engineer | 3 | 9.7% |
| Systems Administrator | 9 | 8.3% |
| Professional Services Engineer | 4 | 7.1% |
Roles with the most Perl postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 182 | 17.5% |
| Systems Engineer | 70 | 6.7% |
| DevOps Engineer | 37 | 3.6% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 28 | 2.7% |
| Test Engineer | 27 | 2.6% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 19 | 1.8% |
| Database Administrator | 16 | 1.5% |
| Data Engineer | 13 | 1.2% |
| Software Developer | 13 | 1.2% |
| Software Developer Intern | 12 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for Perl
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 42 | 4.0% |
| San Jose | 35 | 3.4% |
| Woburn | 27 | 2.6% |
| Santa Clara | 22 | 2.1% |
| Annapolis | 20 | 1.9% |
| Austin | 19 | 1.8% |
| Pune | 17 | 1.6% |
| Singapore | 15 | 1.4% |
| Amsterdam | 13 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with Perl
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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 Perl by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Perl postings by all Perl 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
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