Weekly Skills Pulse — April 05, 2026
This week's job market snapshot from 3,326 active listings. See what's trending across 6 tech categories.
Weekly Skills Pulse — April 05, 2026
Data & Analytics dominated hiring activity in the week of April 5, 2026, with Stakeholder Management emerging as the standout skill — demand surged to 76.1%, a 37.0 percentage point jump week-over-week. Across 116 companies, 3,326 active listings included 344 new postings, signaling sustained momentum in the job market.
Key Movements This Week
- Stakeholder Mgmt: 76.1% demand (up 37.0pp from last week) — A sharp jump in Data & Analytics suggests teams are actively reprioritizing this skill.
- Python: 71.6% demand (up 34.7pp from last week) — This is a strong breakout signal in Data & Analytics, pointing to accelerated adoption.
- SQL: 77.1% demand (up 34.2pp from last week) — This is a strong breakout signal in Data & Analytics, pointing to accelerated adoption.
- AWS: 53.9% demand (up 25.8pp from last week) — Demand is spiking in Data & Analytics, which usually indicates immediate hiring urgency.
- LLMs / GenAI: 73.0% demand (up 25.2pp from last week) — This is a strong breakout signal in AI & Machine Learning, pointing to accelerated adoption.
- AWS: 57.6% demand (up 25.0pp from last week) — Demand is spiking in Software Engineering, which usually indicates immediate hiring urgency.
- Machine Learning: 64.4% demand (up 24.0pp from last week) — A sharp jump in AI & Machine Learning suggests teams are actively reprioritizing this skill.
- Scala: 54.8% demand (up 23.8pp from last week) — Demand is spiking in Software Engineering, which usually indicates immediate hiring urgency.
Category Spotlight: Data & Analytics
- SQL — 77.1% (↑ 34.2pp)
- Stakeholder Mgmt — 76.1% (↑ 37.0pp)
- Python — 71.6% (↑ 34.7pp)
- AWS — 53.9% (↑ 25.8pp)
- Excel — 43.2% (↑ 15.1pp)
- Scala — 42.6% (↑ 19.6pp)
- Machine Learning — 37.4% (↑ 19.1pp)
- Data Pipeline — 34.2% (↑ 16.4pp)
- A/B Testing — 32.4% (↑ 16.0pp)
- Statistical Analysis — 28.9% (↑ 16.1pp)
Rising Signals
Skills with the strongest upward momentum across all categories:
- Stakeholder Mgmt +37.0pp — now at 76.1% in Data & Analytics
- Python +34.7pp — now at 71.6% in Data & Analytics
- SQL +34.2pp — now at 77.1% in Data & Analytics
- AWS +25.8pp — now at 53.9% in Data & Analytics
- LLMs / GenAI +25.2pp — now at 73.0% in AI & Machine Learning
Declining
- Fivetran -3.5pp — down to 6.3% in DevOps & Infrastructure
- REST API -3.2pp — down to 2.1% in DevOps & Infrastructure
- Ruby -2.9pp — down to 9.2% in DevOps & Infrastructure
What This Signals
Data & Analytics dominated this week's job market volatility, with Stakeholder Management, Python and SQL surging 37.0pp, 34.7pp and 34.2pp respectively — meaning candidates who pair technical skills with communication ability are best positioned right now. With 344 new listings entering a market of 3,326 active roles, hiring managers are moving fast, particularly for Full Stack Developers which account for 1,530 listings. Job seekers should deprioritize Fivetran and REST API specialisation in the short term, as both skills shed demand this week at -3.5pp and -3.2pp.
By the Numbers
- Total active listings: 3,326
- New listings this week: 344
- Most-hired role: Full Stack Developer (1530 listings)
- Top skill overall: Stakeholder Mgmt (79.2%)
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 3,326 active listings.
How many tech jobs were posted this week?
This week saw 344 new postings added, bringing the total active listings to 3,326 across 116 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.
Data sourced from 116 company career pages via Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby APIs. Updated daily. About our data & methodology.