What Junior Software Engineering Jobs Ask For
Across 1,368 open Junior Software Engineering postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are python, ai, cloud.
Updated October 28, 2026
1,450 open Junior Software Engineering postings. The percentages below are measured over the 1,368 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| python | 41% |
| ai | 37% |
| cloud | 34% |
| java | 31% |
| agile | 30% |
| cpp | 28% |
| git | 25% |
| automation | 24% |
| javascript | 24% |
| sql | 24% |
| api | 23% |
| ci-cd | 21% |
| typescript | 20% |
| linux | 20% |
| csharp | 19% |
| aws | 17% |
| react | 16% |
| version-control | 16% |
| devops | 15% |
| azure | 14% |
| rest | 13% |
| docker | 12% |
| jira | 11% |
| networking | 11% |
| spring | 11% |
| oop | 11% |
| scrum | 11% |
| machine-learning | 10% |
| rdbms | 10% |
| dotnet | 10% |
| analytics | 9% |
| kubernetes | 9% |
| html | 8% |
| microservices | 8% |
| test-automation | 8% |
| postgresql | 8% |
| github | 8% |
| jenkins | 8% |
| data-science | 7% |
| css | 7% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
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Across all Software Engineering levels
Most Software Engineering postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- ai 27,910
- cloud 27,426
- python 21,949
- api 20,639
- ci-cd 17,448
- automation 17,389
- java 16,800
- agile 15,746
- aws 15,083
- cpp 11,610
- kubernetes 11,411
- sql 11,185