UDP jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, UDP appears in 470 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning UDP, with demand down 14% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is UDP in demand in 2026?
Yes. UDP appears in 470 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 14% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning UDP (29.1% of all postings mentioning UDP).
+What jobs require UDP?
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 UDP are Embedded Security Engineer (27.3% of that role’s postings mention UDP), Security Software Engineer (22.5% of that role’s postings mention UDP), Flight Software Engineer (21.8% of that role’s postings mention UDP).
+What skills are commonly paired with UDP?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), UDP most often appears alongside C++, Python, TCP, TCP/IP, Linux.
+Where is UDP most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring UDP are Redmond, Hawthorne, Bastrop, Bengaluru, Long Beach, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring UDP — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require UDP
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded Security Engineer | 9 | 27.3% |
| Security Software Engineer | 27 | 22.5% |
| Flight Software Engineer | 22 | 21.8% |
| Cyber Software Engineer | 5 | 17.9% |
| Systems/Software Engineer | 4 | 17.4% |
| C++ Software Engineer | 4 | 8.5% |
| Network Systems Engineer | 2 | 8.3% |
| Network Automation Engineer | 4 | 8.2% |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 10 | 6.8% |
| Platform Security Engineer | 3 | 6.2% |
Roles with the most UDP postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 137 | 29.1% |
| Security Software Engineer | 27 | 5.7% |
| Flight Software Engineer | 22 | 4.7% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 19 | 4.0% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 11 | 2.3% |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 10 | 2.1% |
| Embedded Security Engineer | 9 | 1.9% |
| Systems Engineer | 9 | 1.9% |
| Wi-Fi Software Engineer | 9 | 1.9% |
| Product Security Engineer | 7 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for UDP
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Redmond | 19 | 4.0% |
| Hawthorne | 18 | 3.8% |
| Bastrop | 17 | 3.6% |
| Bengaluru | 13 | 2.8% |
| Long Beach | 12 | 2.6% |
| Palo Alto | 11 | 2.3% |
| Austin | 9 | 1.9% |
| Sunnyvale | 9 | 1.9% |
| Seattle | 8 | 1.7% |
Skills commonly paired with UDP
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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 UDP by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s UDP postings by all UDP 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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