SOQL jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-19, SOQL appears in 277 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Salesforce Developer roles, with demand up 37% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-19
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Frequently asked questions about SOQL
+Is SOQL in demand in 2026?
Yes. SOQL appears in 277 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19, with demand up 37% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Salesforce Developer roles (24% of Salesforce Developer postings list it).
+What jobs require SOQL?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19, the job titles most likely to require SOQL are Salesforce Developer (24% of postings list SOQL), Software Engineer (12% of postings list SOQL), Salesforce Engineer (6% of postings list SOQL).
+What skills are commonly paired with SOQL?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-19), SOQL most often appears alongside Apex, Salesforce, Lightning Web Components (LWC), CI/CD, SOSL.
+Where is SOQL most in demand?
As of 2026-09-19, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SOQL are Hyderabad, Bengaluru, San Francisco, Boston, Pune, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring SOQL — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require SOQL
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Salesforce Developer | 68 | 24.5% |
| Software Engineer | 33 | 11.9% |
| Salesforce Engineer | 17 | 6.1% |
| Go-to-Market Engineering Director | 11 | 4.0% |
| Salesforce Technical Lead | 10 | 3.6% |
| Salesforce Architect | 8 | 2.9% |
| Systems Engineer | 7 | 2.5% |
| Salesforce Business Analyst | 5 | 1.8% |
| Salesforce Technical Architect | 5 | 1.8% |
| Business Analyst | 4 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for SOQL
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | 14 | 5.1% |
| Bengaluru | 9 | 3.2% |
| San Francisco | 8 | 2.9% |
| Boston | 7 | 2.5% |
| Pune | 7 | 2.5% |
| New York City | 6 | 2.2% |
| Gurugram | 5 | 1.8% |
| Singapore | 5 | 1.8% |
| Chicago | 4 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with SOQL
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-19. 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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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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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