Weekly Skills Pulse — May 02, 2026

Product & Design leads all categories in volatility this week, with Stakeholder Management emerging as the biggest mover — demand surging to 38.2% (+3.3 percentage points week-over-week). Across the full job market for the week of May 2, 2026, 4,765 new listings hit from 132 companies, bringing total active postings to 22,496.

Key Movements This Week

• Stakeholder Mgmt: 38.2% demand (up 3.3pp from last week) — Steady growth in Product & Design indicates widening adoption.
• AWS: 21.7% demand (up 2.8pp from last week) — This upward move in Security reflects consistent, not one-off, hiring demand.
• AWS: 23.3% demand (up 2.6pp from last week) — Steady growth in DevOps & Infrastructure indicates widening adoption.
• Stakeholder Mgmt: 17.8% demand (up 2.5pp from last week) — Momentum is building in Software Engineering, with employers asking for this skill more often.
• AWS: 18.8% demand (up 2.5pp from last week) — Momentum is building in Product & Design, with employers asking for this skill more often.
• Excel: 24.1% demand (up 2.2pp from last week) — Momentum is building in Product & Design, with employers asking for this skill more often.

Category Spotlight: Product & Design

1. Stakeholder Mgmt — 38.2% (↑ 3.3pp)
2. Excel — 24.1% (↑ 2.2pp)
3. AWS — 18.8% (↑ 2.5pp)
4. Scala — 13.9% (↑ 0.6pp)
5. Node.js — 12.6% (↑ 1.6pp)
6. A/B Testing — 9.5% (↑ 1.4pp)
7. Prototyping — 8.8% (↑ 0.6pp)
8. LLMs / GenAI — 8.2% (↑ 0.5pp)
9. Machine Learning — 7.5% (↑ 0.5pp)
10. User Research — 6.5% (↑ 0.1pp)

Rising Signals

Skills with the strongest upward momentum across all categories:

• Stakeholder Mgmt +3.3 percentage points — now at 38.2% in Product & Design
• AWS +2.8 percentage points — now at 21.7% in Security
• AWS +2.6 percentage points — now at 23.3% in DevOps & Infrastructure
• Stakeholder Mgmt +2.5 percentage points — now at 17.8% in Software Engineering
• AWS +2.5 percentage points — now at 18.8% in Product & Design

Declining

• Node.js 1.6pp — down to 12.6% in Product & Design
• Machine Learning 1.6pp — down to 42.8% in AI & Machine Learning
• SIEM 1.7pp — down to 12.6% in Security

What This Signals

Stakeholder Management surged 3.3 percentage points in Product & Design this week, making it the sharpest single-skill move in the most volatile category — hiring managers in that space should screen for it explicitly, and job seekers should surface it prominently on applications. AWS gained ground in both Security (+2.8 percentage points) and DevOps & Infrastructure (+2.6 percentage points), signalling that cloud infrastructure hiring is broadening beyond any one discipline. With 4,765 new listings entering a market of 22,496 active roles and Full Stack Developer dominating at 7,053 postings, candidates who pair cloud credentials with cross-functional communication skills are best positioned right now — while those leaning heavily on Node.js or Machine Learning specialisms alone face softening demand.

By the Numbers

• Total active listings: 22,496
• New listings this week: 4,765
• Most-hired role: Full Stack Developer (7053 listings)
• Top skill overall: Machine Learning (42.8%)

Frequently Asked Questions

What tech skills are trending this week?

The fastest-rising skills this week are Stakeholder Mgmt, AWS, AWS. These showed the largest week-over-week demand increases across 22,496 active listings.

How many tech jobs were posted this week?

This week saw 4,765 new postings added, bringing the total active listings to 22,496 across 132 companies.

Which tech category has the most hiring activity?

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

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Data sourced from 132 company career pages via Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby APIs. Updated daily. About our data & methodology.