ROS2 jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-16, ROS2 appears in 221 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 52% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-16
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+Is ROS2 in demand in 2026?
Yes. ROS2 appears in 221 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-16, with demand up 52% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (24% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require ROS2?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-16, the job titles most likely to require ROS2 are Software Engineer (24% of postings list ROS2), Robotics Engineer (7% of postings list ROS2), Robotics Software Engineer (6% of postings list ROS2).
+What skills are commonly paired with ROS2?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-16), ROS2 most often appears alongside Python, C++, ROS, Linux, CI/CD.
+Where is ROS2 most in demand?
As of 2026-08-16, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring ROS2 are San Francisco, Austin, Munich, Sunnyvale, Ann Arbor, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring ROS2 — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require ROS2
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 52 | 23.5% |
| Robotics Engineer | 16 | 7.2% |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 13 | 5.9% |
| ML Engineer | 7 | 3.2% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 4 | 1.8% |
| Robot SW Test Engineer | 3 | 1.4% |
| Robot Software Engineer | 3 | 1.4% |
| Software Engineer in Test | 3 | 1.4% |
| Applications Engineer | 2 | 0.9% |
| Autonomy Engineer | 2 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for ROS2
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 17 | 7.7% |
| Austin | 12 | 5.4% |
| Munich | 12 | 5.4% |
| Sunnyvale | 10 | 4.5% |
| Ann Arbor | 8 | 3.6% |
| Hawthorne | 8 | 3.6% |
| Atlanta | 7 | 3.2% |
| Metzingen | 7 | 3.2% |
| Cambridge | 6 | 2.7% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-16. 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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