software delivery jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, software delivery appears in 193 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Engineering Manager roles, with demand down 42% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about software delivery
+Is software delivery in demand in 2026?
Yes. software delivery appears in 193 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 42% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Engineering Manager roles (21% of Engineering Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require software delivery?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require software delivery are Engineering Manager (21% of postings list software delivery), Software Engineer (9% of postings list software delivery), Product Manager (6% of postings list software delivery).
+What skills are commonly paired with software delivery?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), software delivery most often appears alongside Agile, AWS, CI/CD, Python, stakeholder management.
+Where is software delivery most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring software delivery are London, Toronto, Bengaluru, New York City, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new software delivery content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring software delivery — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require software delivery
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Manager | 41 | 21.2% |
| Software Engineer | 17 | 8.8% |
| Product Manager | 12 | 6.2% |
| Program Manager | 11 | 5.7% |
| Full Stack Software Developer | 9 | 4.7% |
| Director of Engineering | 7 | 3.6% |
| Technical Program Manager | 6 | 3.1% |
| Software Engineering Manager | 5 | 2.6% |
| VP of Engineering | 5 | 2.6% |
| DevOps Engineer | 3 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for software delivery
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 14 | 24.1% |
| Toronto | 10 | 17.2% |
| Bengaluru | 8 | 13.8% |
| New York City | 8 | 13.8% |
| San Francisco | 5 | 8.6% |
| Home | 4 | 6.9% |
| Paris | 4 | 6.9% |
| Montréal | 3 | 5.2% |
| Auckland | 2 | 3.4% |
Skills commonly paired with software delivery
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. 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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