Yocto jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Yocto appears in 278 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Embedded Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Yocto, with demand down 34% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Yocto in demand in 2026?
Yes. Yocto appears in 278 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 34% vs the prior 4 weeks. Embedded Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Yocto (22.7% of all postings mentioning Yocto).
+What jobs require Yocto?
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 Yocto are Application Software Engineer (35.1% of that role’s postings mention Yocto), Embedded Linux Engineer (33.3% of that role’s postings mention Yocto), Embedded Linux Software Engineer (28.0% of that role’s postings mention Yocto).
+What skills are commonly paired with Yocto?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Yocto most often appears alongside Python, Linux, C++, C, Embedded Linux.
+Where is Yocto most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Yocto are San Mateo, Ho Chi Minh City, Detroit, Bengaluru, Sunnyvale, 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
Roles most likely to require Yocto
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Application Software Engineer | 20 | 35.1% |
| Embedded Linux Engineer | 8 | 33.3% |
| Embedded Linux Software Engineer | 7 | 28.0% |
| Software Security Engineer | 4 | 12.5% |
| Embedded Systems Engineer | 4 | 9.8% |
| Embedded Firmware Engineer | 2 | 9.1% |
| Embedded Software Developer | 4 | 7.3% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 63 | 6.6% |
| Embedded Engineer | 3 | 5.0% |
| FPGA Engineer | 1 | 5.0% |
Roles with the most Yocto postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded Software Engineer | 63 | 22.7% |
| Software Engineer | 63 | 22.7% |
| Application Software Engineer | 20 | 7.2% |
| Embedded Linux Engineer | 8 | 2.9% |
| Embedded Linux Software Engineer | 7 | 2.5% |
| DevOps Engineer | 6 | 2.2% |
| Engineering Manager | 6 | 2.2% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 5 | 1.8% |
| Firmware Engineer | 5 | 1.8% |
| Embedded Engineering Manager | 4 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for Yocto
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Mateo | 13 | 4.7% |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 11 | 4.0% |
| Detroit | 10 | 3.6% |
| Bengaluru | 7 | 2.5% |
| Sunnyvale | 7 | 2.5% |
| Centennial | 6 | 2.2% |
| Denver | 6 | 2.2% |
| London | 5 | 1.8% |
| Torrance | 5 | 1.8% |
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 2026-09-28. 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 Yocto by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Yocto postings by all Yocto 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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