Yocto jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-03, Yocto appears in 250 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Embedded Software Engineer roles, with demand up 58% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-03
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Frequently asked questions about Yocto
+Is Yocto in demand in 2026?
Yes. Yocto appears in 250 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03, with demand up 58% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Embedded Software Engineer roles (26% of Embedded Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Yocto?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03, the job titles most likely to require Yocto are Embedded Software Engineer (26% of postings list Yocto), Software Engineer (21% of postings list Yocto), Application Software Engineer (6% of postings list Yocto).
+What skills are commonly paired with Yocto?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-03), Yocto most often appears alongside Python, Linux, C++, C, Embedded Linux.
+Where is Yocto most in demand?
As of 2026-09-03, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Yocto are Detroit, Austin, San Mateo, Denver, Ho Chi Minh City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Yocto — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Yocto
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded Software Engineer | 64 | 25.6% |
| Software Engineer | 53 | 21.2% |
| Application Software Engineer | 16 | 6.4% |
| Embedded Linux Engineer | 11 | 4.4% |
| Embedded Linux Software Engineer | 7 | 2.8% |
| Engineering Manager | 6 | 2.4% |
| DevOps Engineer | 5 | 2.0% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 5 | 2.0% |
| Embedded Software Developer | 5 | 2.0% |
| Embedded Systems Engineer | 5 | 2.0% |
Top metros hiring for Yocto
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 9 | 3.6% |
| Austin | 8 | 3.2% |
| San Mateo | 8 | 3.2% |
| Denver | 6 | 2.4% |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 6 | 2.4% |
| Seattle | 6 | 2.4% |
| Bengaluru | 5 | 2.0% |
| Ann Arbor | 4 | 1.6% |
| Centennial | 4 | 1.6% |
Skills commonly paired with Yocto
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03. 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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