architectural design jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, architectural design appears in 233 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Architect has the most postings mentioning architectural design, with demand share up 3.2% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
233
Demand vs prior month
up 3.2% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 23.6% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Dubai

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Frequently asked questions about architectural design

+Is architectural design in demand in 2026?

Yes. architectural design appears in 233 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Architect accounts for the most postings mentioning architectural design (23.6% of all postings mentioning architectural design).

+What jobs require architectural design?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning architectural design are Developer Relations Manager (17.1% of that role’s postings mention architectural design), Architect (12.6% of that role’s postings mention architectural design), Project Architect (8.4% of that role’s postings mention architectural design).

+What skills are commonly paired with architectural design?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), architectural design most often appears alongside Revit, AutoCAD, building codes, project management, Sketchup.

+Where is architectural design most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring architectural design are Dubai, London, New York City, San Francisco, Abu Dhabi, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new architectural design content and jobs?

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+Which skills come before and after architectural design?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring architectural design — last 90 days

Career paths around architectural design

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before architectural design

Before architectural designproposal writing → architectural design: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairAdvanced metering infrastructure → architectural design: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairSpreadsheets → architectural design: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairCPU and GPU performance optimization → architectural design: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairuser experience → architectural design: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairapplication and data integration → architectural design: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairOffice 365 → architectural design: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairRequests for Proposals → architectural design: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairarchitecturaldesignproposal writing: 1 movesproposal writing1 movesAdvanced metering infrastructure: 1 movesAdvanced meteringinfrastructure1 movesSpreadsheets: 1 movesSpreadsheets1 movesCPU and GPU performance optimization: 1 movesCPU and GPUperformanceoptimization1 movesuser experience: 1 movesuser experience1 movesapplication and data integration: 1 movesapplication anddata integration1 movesOffice 365: 1 movesOffice 3651 movesRequests for Proposals: 1 movesRequests forProposals1 moves

Skills after architectural design

After architectural designarchitectural design → MEAN stack: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairarchitectural design → enhancements: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairarchitectural design → python: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairarchitectural design → SharePoint Online: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairarchitectural design → Microsoft 365: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairarchitectural design → system-level expertise: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairarchitectural design → kernel: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairarchitectural design → docker: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairarchitecturaldesignMEAN stack: 1 movesMEAN stack1 movesenhancements: 1 movesenhancements1 movespython: 1 movespython1 movesSharePoint Online: 1 movesSharePoint Online1 movesMicrosoft 365: 1 movesMicrosoft 3651 movessystem-level expertise: 1 movessystem-levelexpertise1 moveskernel: 1 moveskernel1 movesdocker: 1 movesdocker1 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: proposal writing1
Before: Advanced metering infrastructure1
Before: Spreadsheets1
Before: CPU and GPU performance optimization1
Before: user experience1
Before: application and data integration1
Before: Office 3651
Before: Requests for Proposals1
After: MEAN stack1
After: enhancements1
After: python1
After: SharePoint Online1
After: Microsoft 3651
After: system-level expertise1
After: kernel1
After: docker1

Roles most likely to require architectural design

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Developer Relations Manager617.1%
Architect5512.6%
Project Architect88.4%
Hardware Engineer25.0%
Security Solution Architect14.8%
Cybersecurity Intern23.6%
ServiceNow Architect12.5%
Principal Architect22.4%
CTO12.3%
Software Engineering Technical Leader12.2%

Roles with the most architectural design postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Architect5523.6%
Software Engineer4117.6%
Engineering Manager187.7%
Project Architect83.4%
Solutions Architect73.0%
Developer Relations Manager62.6%
Systems Engineer52.1%
Backend Software Engineer41.7%
Cloud Infrastructure Sales Lead41.7%
Backend Engineer31.3%

Top companies posting jobs requiring architectural design

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring architectural design
CompanyPostings · 90 days
AECOM35
NVIDIA7
Doitintl7
Rsandh6
Wise6
HubSpot5
Egis Group5
Alarm.com4
Oracle4
BeaconOS3

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for architectural design

NamePostingsShare
Dubai73.0%
London73.0%
New York City73.0%
San Francisco73.0%
Abu Dhabi52.1%
Boston52.1%
Dublin52.1%
Columbus31.3%
San Carlos31.3%

Skills commonly paired with architectural design

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning architectural design by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s architectural design postings by all architectural design postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index