Most In-Demand Backend Skills
The most in-demand skills for Backend roles right now are api, aws, ai — ranked across 56071 open postings.
Updated October 28, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | api | 3,650 | +3,650 |
| 2 | aws | 3,008 | +3,008 |
| 3 | ai | 2,997 | +2,997 |
| 4 | cloud | 2,983 | +2,983 |
| 5 | python | 2,327 | +2,327 |
| 6 | java | 2,250 | +2,250 |
| 7 | ci-cd | 2,166 | +2,166 |
| 8 | kubernetes | 2,089 | +2,089 |
| 9 | postgresql | 1,963 | +1,963 |
| 10 | docker | 1,945 | +1,945 |
| 11 | distributed-systems | 1,716 | +1,716 |
| 12 | typescript | 1,509 | +1,509 |
| 13 | observability | 1,487 | +1,487 |
| 14 | microservices | 1,458 | +1,458 |
| 15 | rest | 1,400 | +1,400 |
| 16 | sql | 1,330 | +1,330 |
| 17 | kafka | 1,240 | +1,240 |
| 18 | gcp | 1,240 | +1,240 |
| 19 | azure | 1,145 | +1,145 |
| 20 | github | 1,110 | +1,110 |
| 21 | agile | 1,093 | +1,093 |
| 22 | event-driven-architecture | 1,052 | +1,052 |
| 23 | nodejs | 1,047 | +1,047 |
| 24 | spring | 1,038 | +1,038 |
| 25 | devops | 1,025 | +1,025 |
| 26 | automation | 1,010 | +1,010 |
| 27 | react | 960 | +960 |
| 28 | git | 917 | +917 |
| 29 | terraform | 893 | +893 |
| 30 | redis | 885 | +885 |
| 31 | mysql | 831 | +831 |
| 32 | nosql | 822 | +822 |
| 33 | cloud-native | 727 | +727 |
| 34 | llm | 704 | +704 |
| 35 | machine-learning | 703 | +703 |
| 36 | agentic-ai | 694 | +694 |
| 37 | infrastructure-as-code | 676 | +676 |
| 38 | rdbms | 674 | +674 |
| 39 | kotlin | 671 | +671 |
| 40 | javascript | 636 | +636 |