SQS jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-10-14, SQS appears in 900 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning SQS, with demand share down 0.4% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-14

Postings · last 90 days
900
Demand vs prior month
down 0.4% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 44.0% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Boston

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Frequently asked questions about SQS

+Is SQS in demand in 2026?

Yes. SQS appears in 900 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-14. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning SQS (44.0% of all postings mentioning SQS).

+What jobs require SQS?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-14, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning SQS are Back-End Engineer (10.7% of that role’s postings mention SQS), DevOps Software Engineer (8.3% of that role’s postings mention SQS), AWS Cloud Engineer (6.5% of that role’s postings mention SQS).

+What skills are commonly paired with SQS?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-14), SQS most often appears alongside AWS, SNS, S3, Lambda, Python.

+Where is SQS most in demand?

As of 2026-10-14, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SQS are Boston, Toronto, London, New York City, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new SQS content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning SQS alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new SQS content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after SQS?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring SQS — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around SQS

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before SQS

Before SQSpython → SQS: 38 observed employer moves with this skill pairdocker → SQS: 28 observed employer moves with this skill pairJenkins → SQS: 27 observed employer moves with this skill pairJava → SQS: 27 observed employer moves with this skill pairAWS → SQS: 24 observed employer moves with this skill pairci/cd → SQS: 18 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → SQS: 17 observed employer moves with this skill pairSpring Boot → SQS: 16 observed employer moves with this skill pairSQSpython: 38 movespython38 movesdocker: 28 movesdocker28 movesJenkins: 27 movesJenkins27 movesJava: 27 movesJava27 movesAWS: 24 movesAWS24 movesci/cd: 18 movesci/cd18 movessql: 17 movessql17 movesSpring Boot: 16 movesSpring Boot16 moves

Skills after SQS

After SQSSQS → terraform: 13 observed employer moves with this skill pairSQS → docker: 12 observed employer moves with this skill pairSQS → Java: 10 observed employer moves with this skill pairSQS → python: 9 observed employer moves with this skill pairSQS → kubernetes: 9 observed employer moves with this skill pairSQS → ci/cd: 9 observed employer moves with this skill pairSQS → VPC: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairSQS → MYSQL: 8 observed employer moves with this skill pairSQSterraform: 13 movesterraform13 movesdocker: 12 movesdocker12 movesJava: 10 movesJava10 movespython: 9 movespython9 moveskubernetes: 9 moveskubernetes9 movesci/cd: 9 movesci/cd9 movesVPC: 8 movesVPC8 movesMYSQL: 8 movesMYSQL8 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: python38
Before: docker28
Before: Jenkins27
Before: Java27
Before: AWS24
Before: ci/cd18
Before: sql17
Before: Spring Boot16
After: terraform13
After: docker12
After: Java10
After: python9
After: kubernetes9
After: ci/cd9
After: VPC8
After: MYSQL8

Roles most likely to require SQS

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Back-End Engineer310.7%
DevOps Software Engineer28.3%
AWS Cloud Engineer26.5%
Full Stack Software Developer35.5%
Project Engineer14.8%
Back-End Developer14.5%
Technical Operations Engineer14.5%
Backend Software Engineer234.5%
CloudOps Engineer13.6%
Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer13.4%

Roles with the most SQS postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer39644.0%
Backend Engineer475.2%
DevOps Engineer384.2%
Data Engineer242.7%
Engineering Manager242.7%
Backend Software Engineer232.6%
Full Stack Engineer212.3%
Platform Engineer171.9%
Site Reliability Engineer161.8%
Cloud Engineer141.6%

Top companies posting jobs requiring SQS

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring SQS
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Whoop14
Cisco11
Verkada10
Disney10
Vonage10
Genesys10
Too Good To Go9
Vanguard9
Autodesk8
Twilio8

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for SQS

NamePostingsShare
Boston283.1%
Toronto262.9%
London222.4%
New York City202.2%
San Francisco182.0%
Bengaluru161.8%
Pune151.7%
São Paulo151.7%
Tel Aviv111.2%

Skills commonly paired with SQS

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-14. 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 SQS by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s SQS postings by all SQS 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). Adjusted posting share: 0.4% to 0.4%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,614 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-16 to 2026-09-14 and 2026-07-14 to 2026-10-12 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index