Tech Demand

What is worth learning · reported week 2026-W37 (last completed ISO week, SGT) · 6+ yrs
Experience: all0-23-56+unstated
Role: allAI-MLBackendDataFrontendFullstackMobileOther-ITPlatformSRESecurity

1. Demand ranking

347 enriched SWE postings in 2026-W37. 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.

aws118python95azure89sql78java75kubernetes75docker60google-cloud54git48kafka46linux44react44shell43javascript39jenkins38

2. Momentum (vs the previous 4 weeks)

Heating up

TechnologyShareChangePostings
aws34.0%+8.6pp118
kafka13.3%+6.4pp46
snowflake6.9%+4.7pp24
google-cloud15.6%+4.5pp54
react12.7%+3.9pp44
kubernetes21.6%+3.7pp75
docker17.3%+3.3pp60
spring11.0%+2.9pp38
spark7.2%+2.8pp25
git13.8%+2.7pp48

Cooling down

TechnologyShareChangePostings
sql22.5%-4.7pp78
mssql5.2%-3.4pp18
linux12.7%-1.5pp44
javascript11.2%-1.1pp39
terraform9.5%-1.1pp33
csharp4.6%-0.6pp16
mysql4.0%-0.5pp14
llm6.9%-0.5pp24
html2.9%-0.3pp10
postgresql7.8%-0.2pp27

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$10000, the median of 3115 postings advertising a monthly range — medians pin the unit so the figures are comparable. Separately, 100.0% of SWE postings state pay at all (3115 of 3115, 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
awscloud11834.0% +0.0% 0.0%
pythonlanguage9527.4% +2.5% 0.0%
azurecloud8925.6% +0.0% 0.0%
sqllanguage7822.5% -2.5% 0.0%
javalanguage7521.6% -5.0% 0.0%
kubernetestool7521.6% +0.0% 0.0%
dockertool6017.3% -2.5% 0.0%
google-cloudcloud5415.6% +10.0% 0.0%
gittool4813.8% -5.0% 0.0%
kafkatool4613.3% +0.0% 0.0%
linuxtool4412.7% -5.0% 0.0%
reactframework4412.7% -5.0% 0.0%
shelllanguage4312.4% -5.0% 0.0%
javascriptlanguage3911.2% -5.0% 0.0%
jenkinstool3811.0% -2.5% 0.0%
machine-learningai3811.0% +15.0% 0.0%
springframework3811.0% -7.5% 0.0%
generative-aiai3610.4% +10.0% 0.0%
terraformtool339.5% +0.0% 0.0%
ansibletool277.8% -5.0% 0.0%
postgresqldatabase277.8% -1.0% 0.0%
typescriptlanguage277.8% -5.0% 0.0%
ragai257.2% +12.5% 0.0%
sparkframework257.2% +5.0% 0.0%
llmai246.9% +12.5% 0.0%
snowflakedatabase246.9% +2.5% 0.0%
angularframework195.5% -2.5% 0.0%
mssqldatabase185.2% -5.0% 0.0%
gitlab-citool174.9% -5.0% 0.0%
golanguage174.9% +20.0% 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 (2026-06-23 → 2026-09-20) across 3115 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
Computer Science52716.9%2.1%
AWS34211.0%13.7%
Design2979.5%2.4%
Java2909.3%21.7%
Python2768.9%15.9%
Information Technology2457.9%8.2%
Stakeholder Management2397.7%7.1%
Computer Engineering2257.2%5.3%
SQL2227.1%11.3%
Kubernetes2146.9%18.2%
Software Development1926.2%12.5%
JavaScript1775.7%7.9%
Software Engineering1775.7%11.3%
Architect1735.6%4.6%
Docker1565.0%12.8%
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.