Weekly Skills Pulse — April 04, 2026

Data & Analytics dominates the week of April 4, 2026, with Stakeholder Management surging to 76.5% demand — a 37.3 percentage point jump week-over-week, making it the biggest single mover across all tracked skills. Hiring activity remains broad, with 628 new listings added to a total pool of 3,352 active roles spanning 109 companies.

Key Movements This Week

• Stakeholder Mgmt: 76.5% demand (up 37.3pp from last week) — A sharp jump in Data & Analytics suggests teams are actively reprioritizing this skill.
• Python: 72.1% demand (up 35.1pp from last week) — Demand is spiking in Data & Analytics, which usually indicates immediate hiring urgency.
• SQL: 77.0% demand (up 33.9pp from last week) — A sharp jump in Data & Analytics suggests teams are actively reprioritizing this skill.
• LLMs / GenAI: 73.0% demand (up 25.6pp from last week) — A sharp jump in AI & Machine Learning suggests teams are actively reprioritizing this skill.
• AWS: 53.3% demand (up 25.1pp from last week) — This is a strong breakout signal in Data & Analytics, pointing to accelerated adoption.
• AWS: 57.4% demand (up 25.1pp from last week) — This is a strong breakout signal in Software Engineering, pointing to accelerated adoption.
• Machine Learning: 64.4% demand (up 24.3pp from last week) — Demand is spiking in AI & Machine Learning, which usually indicates immediate hiring urgency.
• Scala: 54.7% demand (up 24.2pp from last week) — This is a strong breakout signal in Software Engineering, pointing to accelerated adoption.

Category Spotlight: Data & Analytics

1. SQL — 77.0% (↑ 33.9pp)
2. Stakeholder Mgmt — 76.5% (↑ 37.3pp)
3. Python — 72.1% (↑ 35.1pp)
4. AWS — 53.3% (↑ 25.1pp)
5. Excel — 43.9% (↑ 16.0pp)
6. Scala — 42.6% (↑ 19.1pp)
7. Machine Learning — 37.9% (↑ 19.4pp)
8. Data Pipeline — 33.4% (↑ 15.2pp)
9. A/B Testing — 32.4% (↑ 15.8pp)
10. Spark — 29.5% (↑ 15.7pp)

Rising Signals

Skills with the strongest upward momentum across all categories:

• Stakeholder Mgmt +37.3 percentage points — now at 76.5% in Data & Analytics
• Python +35.1 percentage points — now at 72.1% in Data & Analytics
• SQL +33.9 percentage points — now at 77.0% in Data & Analytics
• LLMs / GenAI +25.6 percentage points — now at 73.0% in AI & Machine Learning
• AWS +25.1 percentage points — now at 53.3% in Data & Analytics

Declining

• Fivetran -3.8 percentage points — down to 6.0% in DevOps & Infrastructure
• Java -3.4 percentage points — down to 14.0% in DevOps & Infrastructure
• REST API -3.3 percentage points — down to 2.0% in DevOps & Infrastructure

What This Signals

Data & Analytics hiring dominated this week's market movement, with Stakeholder Management (+37.3 percentage points), Python (+35.1 percentage points) and SQL (+33.9 percentage points) all surging — job seekers targeting analyst or data engineering roles should prioritise these three skills above all others right now. Fivetran (-3.8 percentage points) and Java (-3.4 percentage points) slipped, signalling hiring managers are deprioritising pipeline-specific tooling and general-purpose back-end work in favour of candidates who can query, interpret and communicate data. With 628 new listings entering a 3,352-role market this week and Full Stack Developer leading at 1,539 postings, demand remains broad but the sharpest opportunity sits squarely in data.

By the Numbers

• Total active listings: 3,352
• New listings this week: 628
• Most-hired role: Full Stack Developer (1539 listings)
• Top skill overall: Stakeholder Mgmt (78.9%)

Frequently Asked Questions

What tech skills are trending this week?

The fastest-rising skills this week are Stakeholder Mgmt, Python, SQL. These showed the largest week-over-week demand increases across 3,352 active listings.

How many tech jobs were posted this week?

This week saw 628 new postings added, bringing the total active listings to 3,352 across 109 companies.

Which tech category has the most hiring activity?

Data & Analytics showed the most hiring activity this week, with the largest aggregate skill movement across all tracked categories.

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Data sourced from 109 company career pages via Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby APIs. Updated daily. About our data & methodology.