Tech Demand

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

1. Demand ranking

78 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.

python70machine-learning48llm47rag39aws32docker32pytorch32tensorflow26azure22deep-learning21git21sql20generative-ai19computer-vision16google-cloud16

2. Momentum (vs the previous 4 weeks)

Heating up

TechnologyShareChangePostings
github-actions19.2%+17.2pp15
jenkins16.7%+16.3pp13
aws41.0%+11.6pp32
docker41.0%+6.1pp32
git26.9%+5.8pp21
computer-vision20.5%+5.2pp16
deep-learning26.9%+4.7pp21
python89.7%+4.2pp70
tensorflow33.3%+1.6pp26
pytorch41.0%+1.1pp32

Cooling down

TechnologyShareChangePostings
generative-ai24.4%-13.3pp19
kubernetes16.7%-11.7pp13
google-cloud20.5%-6.1pp16
machine-learning61.5%-4.6pp48
azure28.2%-4.3pp22
openai17.9%-2.8pp14
sql25.6%-2.7pp20
langchain17.9%-1.9pp14
nlp17.9%-1.8pp14
javascript14.1%-1.2pp11

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$8500, the median of 809 postings advertising a monthly range — medians pin the unit so the figures are comparable. Separately, 100.0% of SWE postings state pay at all (809 of 809, 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
pythonlanguage7089.7% -5.9% 28.8%
machine-learningai4861.5% +2.9% 31.4%
llmai4760.3% +0.0% 24.6%
ragai3950.0% -2.9% 21.0%
awscloud3241.0% +5.9% 16.7%
dockertool3241.0% -12.9% 15.4%
pytorchai3241.0% -11.8% 30.7%
tensorflowai2633.3% -11.8% 34.2%
azurecloud2228.2% -5.9% 15.2%
deep-learningai2126.9% +2.9% 35.4%
gittool2126.9% -14.7% 32.8%
sqllanguage2025.6% -11.8% 20.0%
generative-aiai1924.4% +5.9% 20.8%
computer-visionai1620.5% -17.6% 52.6%
google-cloudcloud1620.5% -5.9% 19.6%
github-actionstool1519.2% +11.8% 3.1%
langchainai1417.9% -5.9% 28.8%
nlpai1417.9% +17.6% 39.3%
openaiai1417.9% -5.9% 17.3%
jenkinstool1316.7% +11.8% 0.0%
kubernetestool1316.7% +2.9% 15.7%
javascriptlanguage1114.1% -14.7% 15.8%
cpplanguage1012.8% +35.3% 51.5%
javalanguage911.5% +29.4% 26.4%
scikit-learnai810.3% -14.7% 30.2%
terraformtool810.3% +14.7% 14.3%
airflowtool67.7% +23.5% 20.0%
reactframework67.7% -14.7% 20.0%
nodejslanguage56.4% -14.7% 7.1%
sparkframework56.4% +20.6% 13.6%

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 809 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 Science24730.5%6.9%
Python24229.9%14.5%
Machine Learning19524.1%13.3%
Artificial Intelligence17521.6%17.1%
PyTorch16820.8%7.7%
AI Agents16520.4%7.3%
TensorFlow14918.4%4.0%
Ai14517.9%6.9%
Data Science13416.6%10.4%
LLMs11213.8%14.3%
Design10312.7%0.0%
Computer Engineering8911.0%5.6%
Programming8210.1%1.2%
AWS769.4%10.5%
C++749.1%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.