Most In-Demand Backend Skills
The most in-demand skills for Backend roles right now are api, ai, aws — ranked across 27166 open postings.
Updated November 1, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | api | 1,997 | +1,997 |
| 2 | ai | 1,419 | +1,419 |
| 3 | aws | 1,400 | +1,400 |
| 4 | cloud | 1,381 | +1,381 |
| 5 | postgresql | 1,133 | +1,133 |
| 6 | python | 1,108 | +1,108 |
| 7 | kubernetes | 1,042 | +1,042 |
| 8 | java | 1,019 | +1,019 |
| 9 | ci-cd | 978 | +978 |
| 10 | docker | 909 | +909 |
| 11 | observability | 804 | +804 |
| 12 | distributed-systems | 803 | +803 |
| 13 | rest | 767 | +767 |
| 14 | sql | 692 | +692 |
| 15 | microservices | 680 | +680 |
| 16 | typescript | 665 | +665 |
| 17 | kafka | 613 | +613 |
| 18 | event-driven-architecture | 607 | +607 |
| 19 | nodejs | 574 | +574 |
| 20 | spring | 551 | +551 |
| 21 | azure | 531 | +531 |
| 22 | gcp | 506 | +506 |
| 23 | git | 501 | +501 |
| 24 | automation | 478 | +478 |
| 25 | devops | 474 | +474 |
| 26 | agile | 473 | +473 |
| 27 | redis | 471 | +471 |
| 28 | nosql | 437 | +437 |
| 29 | github | 428 | +428 |
| 30 | llm | 392 | +392 |
| 31 | react | 376 | +376 |
| 32 | mysql | 372 | +372 |
| 33 | terraform | 366 | +366 |
| 34 | machine-learning | 349 | +349 |
| 35 | agentic-ai | 349 | +349 |
| 36 | infrastructure-as-code | 316 | +316 |
| 37 | kotlin | 312 | +312 |
| 38 | go | 302 | +302 |
| 39 | mongodb | 302 | +302 |
| 40 | fintech | 289 | +289 |