SDLC jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, SDLC appears in 1,851 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning SDLC, with demand down 22% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is SDLC in demand in 2026?
Yes. SDLC appears in 1,851 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 22% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning SDLC (19.8% of all postings mentioning SDLC).
+What jobs require SDLC?
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 SDLC are DevOps Manager (21.4% of that role’s postings mention SDLC), Embedded Software Architect (17.4% of that role’s postings mention SDLC), Quality Test Engineer (14.3% of that role’s postings mention SDLC).
+What skills are commonly paired with SDLC?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), SDLC most often appears alongside Agile, CI/CD, Python, Java, SQL.
+Where is SDLC most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SDLC are New York City, Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring SDLC — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require SDLC
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| DevOps Manager | 6 | 21.4% |
| Embedded Software Architect | 4 | 17.4% |
| Quality Test Engineer | 4 | 14.3% |
| Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer | 3 | 13.6% |
| Salesforce Technical Lead | 4 | 12.9% |
| Technical Project Manager | 12 | 11.8% |
| Software Engineer in Test (SDET) | 4 | 10.8% |
| Enterprise Solutions Architect | 2 | 10.0% |
| Quality Automation Engineer | 2 | 9.5% |
| AI Business Analyst | 2 | 9.1% |
Roles with the most SDLC postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 367 | 19.8% |
| Business Analyst | 126 | 6.8% |
| Technical Program Manager | 66 | 3.6% |
| Product Manager | 61 | 3.3% |
| QA Engineer | 56 | 3.0% |
| Engineering Manager | 47 | 2.5% |
| Program Manager | 32 | 1.7% |
| Data Engineer | 28 | 1.5% |
| Software Developer | 27 | 1.5% |
| Application Security Engineer | 25 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for SDLC
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 50 | 2.7% |
| Bengaluru | 49 | 2.6% |
| Pune | 48 | 2.6% |
| Hyderabad | 41 | 2.2% |
| San Francisco | 29 | 1.6% |
| Toronto | 25 | 1.4% |
| London | 24 | 1.3% |
| Singapore | 21 | 1.1% |
| Austin | 20 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with SDLC
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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 SDLC by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s SDLC postings by all SDLC 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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