Updated April 24, 2026 · Based on 3,864 job listings · Primary category signal: Software Engineering (17.8%)
Demand by Role Category
| Category | Demand % | Trend (30d) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering | 17.8% | ↓ 13.6pp | 1484 |
| Product & Design | 14.0% | ↓ 16.0pp | 231 |
| DevOps & Infrastructure | 13.4% | ↓ 37.5pp | 432 |
| AI & Machine Learning | 11.6% | ↓ 15.7pp | 260 |
| Data & Analytics | 10.0% | ↓ 15.9pp | 553 |
| Security | 6.1% | ↓ 21.6pp | 80 |
Who's Asking for Scala?
Top roles: Full Stack Developer (337), Product Manager (55), Data Engineer (45), ML Engineer (43), Backend Engineer (24)
Top companies: databricks (46), affirm (39), stripe (35), toast (30), samsara (24)
Seniority breakdown: senior: 59.2% · mid: 39.7% · entry: 1.0%
Commonly Paired With
Skills that appear alongside Scala most frequently:
- AWS — 43.8% co-occurrence
- Stakeholder Mgmt — 39.3% co-occurrence
- Excel — 36.3% co-occurrence
- Python — 28.4% co-occurrence
- SQL — 26.1% co-occurrence
- Node.js — 22.1% co-occurrence
- Machine Learning — 17.0% co-occurrence
- Go — 16.4% co-occurrence
Salary Signal
For roles requiring Scala, published pay clusters around a $171,000 median, spanning $137,716 (25th percentile) to $214,500 (75th percentile), with top-end listings reaching $425,000.
Based on 219 listings with published compensation.
Trend
Scala demand pulled back 13.6pp to 17.8% over the last 30 days, suggesting a cooling cycle in Software Engineering.
Frequently Asked Questions
How in demand is Scala right now?
Scala appears in 3,864 active listings. In Software Engineering, demand is 17.8% with a 30-day move of -13.6 percentage points. Momentum has weakened, which may reflect stack shifts in some teams.
What salary can I expect if I know Scala?
In listings that disclose pay, Scala roles center around a $171,000 median (219 samples), with most offers between $137,716 and $214,500.
What skills pair well with Scala?
In our dataset, Scala most often appears with AWS, Stakeholder Mgmt and Excel. This suggests employers treat them as a practical toolkit rather than isolated capabilities.
Data sourced from 3,864 active job listings via Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby. Updated weekly. About our data & methodology.