Top skills for Software Engineering jobs

Based on 57 active Software Engineering postings · updated Oct 8, 2026.

Skills employers ask for

The share of Software Engineering postings that list each skill. Text that appears in almost every posting — equal-opportunity and benefits sections — is left out.

  • Design82%
  • Computer Science76%
  • Software Development55%
  • Business47%
  • Automation38%
  • Debugging36%
  • CI/CD35%
  • Web Services25%
  • Git20%
  • Linux20%
  • Innovation18%
  • JavaScript18%
  • Coaching16%
  • JSON16%
  • NoSQL Databases16%
  • Programming Languages16%
  • Banking15%
  • DevOps15%
  • DevOps Tools15%
  • Professional Development15%
  • Scripting15%
  • Analytics13%
  • Computer Engineering13%
  • Empathy13%
  • Kubernetes13%

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