Temporal jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-19, Temporal appears in 624 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 34% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-19
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+Is Temporal in demand in 2026?
Yes. Temporal appears in 624 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-19, with demand down 34% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (40% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Temporal?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-19, the job titles most likely to require Temporal are Software Engineer (40% of postings list Temporal), Backend Engineer (8% of postings list Temporal), Engineering Manager (6% of postings list Temporal).
+What skills are commonly paired with Temporal?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-19), Temporal most often appears alongside Python, Kubernetes, TypeScript, AWS, Go.
+Where is Temporal most in demand?
As of 2026-08-19, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Temporal are San Francisco, New York City, London, Bengaluru, San Mateo, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Temporal — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Temporal
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 249 | 39.9% |
| Backend Engineer | 48 | 7.7% |
| Engineering Manager | 35 | 5.6% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 17 | 2.7% |
| Platform Engineer | 16 | 2.6% |
| AI Engineer | 15 | 2.4% |
| Software Engineering Manager | 14 | 2.2% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 11 | 1.8% |
| Data Engineer | 10 | 1.6% |
| Product Engineer | 10 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for Temporal
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 81 | 13.0% |
| New York City | 44 | 7.1% |
| London | 15 | 2.4% |
| Bengaluru | 14 | 2.2% |
| San Mateo | 14 | 2.2% |
| Seattle | 11 | 1.8% |
| Toronto | 11 | 1.8% |
| Malaga | 9 | 1.4% |
| Singapore | 9 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with Temporal
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-19. 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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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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