Weekly Skills Pulse — April 22, 2026

Software Engineering leads all categories in volatility this week, as the job market adds 9,435 new listings across 22,293 active roles from 152 companies for the week of April 22, 2026. The standout demand signal comes from DevOps & Infrastructure, where Stakeholder Management holds 4.3% demand — down 1.6 percentage points week-over-week — marking it the biggest mover in hiring trends this week.

Key Movements This Week

• Stakeholder Mgmt: 36.8% demand (down 8.5pp from last week) — Demand cooled materially in Product & Design, likely due to changing implementation preferences.
• Machine Learning: 41.5% demand (down 6.1pp from last week) — Demand cooled materially in AI & Machine Learning, likely due to changing implementation preferences.
• Excel: 22.9% demand (down 5.6pp from last week) — Demand cooled materially in Product & Design, likely due to changing implementation preferences.
• AWS: 17.1% demand (down 4.9pp from last week) — This skill slipped in Product & Design, though the move is not yet a structural break.
• AWS: 18.3% demand (down 4.5pp from last week) — Hiring signals in Software Engineering weakened this week for this skill.
• AWS: 20.4% demand (down 4.4pp from last week) — This skill slipped in Security, though the move is not yet a structural break.
• Python: 10.9% demand (down 4.2pp from last week) — Hiring signals in Security weakened this week for this skill.
• Scala: 21.0% demand (down 4.1pp from last week) — A moderate dip in Software Engineering indicates softening demand.

Category Spotlight: Software Engineering

1. Scala — 21.0% (↓ 4.1pp)
2. AWS — 18.3% (↓ 4.5pp)
3. Stakeholder Mgmt — 16.0% (↓ 3.9pp)
4. Excel — 13.3% (↓ 3.9pp)
5. Python — 12.8% (↓ 2.2pp)
6. React — 12.4% (↓ 2.3pp)
7. Java — 12.0% (↓ 1.5pp)
8. SQL — 10.8% (↓ 2.4pp)
9. TypeScript — 10.4% (↓ 2.1pp)
10. Node.js — 10.3% (↓ 3.2pp)

Rising Signals

Skills with the strongest upward momentum across all categories:

• Stakeholder Mgmt +-1.6 percentage points — now at 4.3% in DevOps & Infrastructure
• Terraform +-1.6 percentage points — now at 3.9% in Security
• Data Pipeline +-1.7 percentage points — now at 7.8% in Data & Analytics
• Go +-1.7 percentage points — now at 6.2% in Product & Design
• AWS +-1.7 percentage points — now at 20.8% in DevOps & Infrastructure

Declining

• Stakeholder Mgmt -8.5 percentage points — down to 36.8% in Product & Design
• Machine Learning -6.1 percentage points — down to 41.5% in AI & Machine Learning
• Excel -5.6 percentage points — down to 22.9% in Product & Design

What This Signals

Data Pipeline, Terraform and Stakeholder Management are rising fast in specialized contexts this week, signaling that hiring managers in Security and Data & Analytics should prioritize those skills in job descriptions now. Job seekers should note the sharp contrasts: Stakeholder Management dropped 8.5pp overall while Machine Learning fell 6.1pp, meaning candidates leaning on those skills alone face softening demand across the broader market. With 9,435 new listings entering a pool of 22,293 this week and Full Stack Developer commanding 6,951 of those roles, developers with cross-functional range have the clearest immediate opportunities.

By the Numbers

• Total active listings: 22,293
• New listings this week: 9,435
• Most-hired role: Full Stack Developer (6951 listings)
• Top skill overall: Machine Learning (41.5%)

Frequently Asked Questions

What tech skills are trending this week?

The fastest-rising skills this week are Stakeholder Mgmt, Terraform, Data Pipeline. These showed the largest week-over-week demand increases across 22,293 active listings.

How many tech jobs were posted this week?

This week saw 9,435 new postings added, bringing the total active listings to 22,293 across 152 companies.

Which tech category has the most hiring activity?

Software Engineering showed the most hiring activity this week, with the largest aggregate skill movement across all tracked categories.

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Data sourced from 152 company career pages via Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby APIs. Updated daily. About our data & methodology.