Pub/Sub jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Pub/Sub appears in 644 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Pub/Sub, with demand down 49% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Pub/Sub in demand in 2026?
Yes. Pub/Sub appears in 644 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 49% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Pub/Sub (26.1% of all postings mentioning Pub/Sub).
+What jobs require Pub/Sub?
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 Pub/Sub are API Engineer (45.8% of that role’s postings mention Pub/Sub), Java Backend Engineer (10.0% of that role’s postings mention Pub/Sub), Data Security Engineer (7.7% of that role’s postings mention Pub/Sub).
+What skills are commonly paired with Pub/Sub?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Pub/Sub most often appears alongside Python, BigQuery, SQL, CI/CD, Kafka.
+Where is Pub/Sub most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Pub/Sub are San Francisco, Bengaluru, New York City, London, Paris, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Pub/Sub — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Pub/Sub
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| API Engineer | 11 | 45.8% |
| Java Backend Engineer | 3 | 10.0% |
| Data Security Engineer | 2 | 7.7% |
| Data Engineering Director | 5 | 7.0% |
| Security Operations Engineer | 3 | 4.9% |
| AI Lead | 1 | 4.5% |
| AI Data Engineer | 3 | 4.1% |
| Machine Learning Platform Engineer | 1 | 4.0% |
| Python Engineer | 2 | 3.8% |
| Data Modeler | 1 | 3.8% |
Roles with the most Pub/Sub postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 168 | 26.1% |
| Data Engineer | 134 | 20.8% |
| Backend Engineer | 43 | 6.7% |
| API Engineer | 11 | 1.7% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 11 | 1.7% |
| Cloud Engineer | 9 | 1.4% |
| Backend Developer | 8 | 1.2% |
| Platform Engineer | 8 | 1.2% |
| Conversational AI Developer | 7 | 1.1% |
| Data Architect | 7 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for Pub/Sub
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 34 | 5.3% |
| Bengaluru | 22 | 3.4% |
| New York City | 15 | 2.3% |
| London | 14 | 2.2% |
| Paris | 14 | 2.2% |
| Melbourne | 12 | 1.9% |
| Mountain View | 11 | 1.7% |
| Pune | 11 | 1.7% |
| Toronto | 11 | 1.7% |
Skills commonly paired with Pub/Sub
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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 Pub/Sub by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Pub/Sub postings by all Pub/Sub 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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