Tech Demand

What is worth learning · reported week 2026-W44 (last completed ISO week, SGT) · 3-5 yrs · AI-ML
Experience: all0-23-56+unstated
Role: allAI-MLBackendDataFrontendFullstackMobileOther-ITPlatformSRESecurity

1. Demand ranking

46 enriched SWE postings in 2026-W44. Share = postings mentioning the technology ÷ that number — postings still awaiting enrichment are excluded from the denominator, so a processing backlog cannot depress every share at once. The chart shows the top 15; the table in section 3 lists the top 30.

python44llm29docker25machine-learning24rag22aws20pytorch18git13sql13tensorflow13deep-learning12github-actions12azure11jenkins11computer-vision9

2. Momentum (vs the previous 4 weeks)

Heating up

TechnologyShareChangePostings
jenkins23.9%+23.2pp11
github-actions26.1%+22.8pp12
git28.3%+10.7pp13
docker54.3%+7.6pp25
python95.7%+7.1pp44
deep-learning26.1%+4.3pp12
aws43.5%+0.5pp20
pytorch39.1%+0.1pp18

Cooling down

TechnologyShareChangePostings
azure23.9%-21.4pp11
sql28.3%-10.3pp13
machine-learning52.2%-8.0pp24
rag47.8%-6.0pp22
llm63.0%-3.3pp29
tensorflow28.3%-0.2pp13

Change is in percentage points of share, not relative percent: a technology going from 1 to 3 postings would otherwise read as +200% and top the board. Boards consider every technology above the bar, not only the 30 the table below shows.

3. Salary premium and entry-friendliness

Premium compares the median advertised monthly salary of postings mentioning a technology against the overall median, over the trailing 90 days. Baseline: S$8000, the median of 421 postings advertising a monthly range — medians pin the unit so the figures are comparable. Separately, 100.0% of SWE postings state pay at all (421 of 421, in any unit); the rest hide it, and no figure here describes them. Entry-friendly is computed over the same 90-day window. Premium mixes seniority in (senior roles name more infrastructure); pick an experience band above to compare within one. Entry-friendly = the share of postings mentioning the technology that ask for at most 2 years' experience, or are Intern/Junior roles with no stated requirement. The table lists the top 30 technologies by postings.

TechnologyKindPostingsShareSalary premiumEntry-friendly
pythonlanguage4495.7% +0.0% 0.0%
llmai2963.0% +0.0% 0.0%
dockertool2554.3% -9.4% 0.0%
machine-learningai2452.2% +0.0% 0.0%
ragai2247.8% +0.0% 0.0%
awscloud2043.5% +9.4% 0.0%
pytorchai1839.1% -9.4% 0.0%
gittool1328.3% -6.2% 0.0%
sqllanguage1328.3% -6.2% 0.0%
tensorflowai1328.3% -9.4% 0.0%
deep-learningai1226.1% -6.2% 0.0%
github-actionstool1226.1% +15.6% 0.0%
azurecloud1123.9% -3.1% 0.0%
jenkinstool1123.9% —(n=19) 0.0%
computer-visionai919.6% -6.2% 0.0%
javalanguage817.4% +25.0% 0.0%
cpplanguage715.2% +100.0% 0.0%
google-cloudcloud715.2% -6.2% 0.0%
javascriptlanguage715.2% -9.4% 0.0%
langchainai715.2% +0.0% 0.0%
openaiai715.2% -7.5% 0.0%
kubernetestool613.0% -6.2% 0.0%
generative-aiai510.9% +0.0% 0.0%
nlpai510.9% +25.0% 0.0%
nodejslanguage510.9% -9.4% 0.0%
reactframework510.9% -9.4% 0.0%
csharplanguage48.7% -9.4% 0.0%
scikit-learnai48.7% -9.4% 0.0%
sparkframework48.7% +9.4% 0.0%
typescriptlanguage48.7% +18.8% 0.0%

4. What else they ask for

These are MyCareersFuture's own skill tags — the competencies the employer filled in on the form, over the trailing 90 days (2026-08-08 → 2026-11-05) across 421 postings. They are not the technology ranking above: languages and frameworks appear only in the free-text description, which is why this system reads it separately. "Must-have" is the share of postings listing the tag that marked it essential rather than desirable — a tag that is everywhere but rarely essential is table stakes, one that is usually essential is a filter someone is applying.

SkillPostingsShareMarked must-have
Python14133.5%17.0%
Computer Science12930.6%7.8%
AI Agents9723.0%6.2%
Machine Learning8520.2%20.0%
Artificial Intelligence8219.5%26.8%
PyTorch7718.3%2.6%
Ai7517.8%5.3%
TensorFlow6916.4%0.0%
Data Science6014.3%8.3%
Design6014.3%0.0%
LLMs5011.9%18.0%
Azure AI4711.2%4.3%
AWS4610.9%15.2%
Programming4610.9%0.0%
Collaborate With Engineers4510.7%0.0%
Numbers computed by SQL from public MyCareersFuture data; data is refreshed daily, so it lags the live market by up to 24h. Methodology: docs/03-data-model.md · data freshness · Compliance: aggregate statistics only, no personal data.