computer science jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, computer science appears in 325 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning computer science, with demand share up 4.2% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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+Is computer science in demand in 2026?
Yes. computer science appears in 325 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning computer science (12.3% of all postings mentioning computer science).
+What jobs require computer science?
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 computer science are Lecturer (8.7% of that role’s postings mention computer science), GIS Solution Engineer (8.3% of that role’s postings mention computer science), Data Analytics Specialist (6.2% of that role’s postings mention computer science).
+What skills are commonly paired with computer science?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), computer science most often appears alongside machine learning, data science, statistics, Python, mathematics.
+Where is computer science most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring computer science are San Francisco, New York City, Washington, Singapore, Boston, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new computer science content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after computer science?
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 computer science — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around computer science
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before computer science
Skills after computer science
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.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: python | 2 |
| Before: Quality Assurance | 2 |
| Before: chemistry | 2 |
| Before: JavaScript | 2 |
| Before: HTML | 2 |
| Before: Java | 2 |
| Before: NLP | 1 |
| Before: customer inquiries | 1 |
| After: JavaScript | 3 |
| After: embedded systems | 1 |
| After: client performance | 1 |
| After: testing | 1 |
| After: Visual Basic | 1 |
| After: vulnerability disclosure program | 1 |
| After: OOP | 1 |
| After: visualizations | 1 |
Roles most likely to require computer science
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Lecturer | 2 | 8.7% |
| GIS Solution Engineer | 2 | 8.3% |
| Data Analytics Specialist | 2 | 6.2% |
| Quantitative Researcher | 9 | 5.2% |
| Data Science Director | 3 | 5.2% |
| Avionics Systems Engineer | 2 | 4.7% |
| AI Intern | 1 | 4.2% |
| Adjunct Faculty | 1 | 4.2% |
| Engagement Manager | 2 | 3.9% |
| AI Security Specialist | 1 | 3.7% |
Roles with the most computer science postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 40 | 12.3% |
| Software Engineer | 27 | 8.3% |
| Data Scientist | 23 | 7.1% |
| Technical Program Manager | 17 | 5.2% |
| Research Scientist | 10 | 3.1% |
| AI Trainer | 9 | 2.8% |
| Quantitative Researcher | 9 | 2.8% |
| Systems Engineer | 9 | 2.8% |
| Patent Agent/Advisor | 5 | 1.5% |
| AI Engineer | 4 | 1.2% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring computer science
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Capital One | 13 |
| Stripe | 9 |
| Scale AI | 9 |
| Meridiam | 8 |
| Suno | 6 |
| Gralio | 6 |
| Vanguard-IP | 6 |
| JJ | 6 |
| Anduril | 4 |
| Northrop Grumman | 4 |
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 computer science
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 20 | 6.2% |
| New York City | 14 | 4.3% |
| Washington | 11 | 3.4% |
| Singapore | 5 | 1.5% |
| Boston | 4 | 1.2% |
| Dublin | 4 | 1.2% |
| Sunnyvale | 4 | 1.2% |
| Austin | 3 | 0.9% |
| Chicago | 3 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with computer science
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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 computer science by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s computer science postings by all computer science 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
- entity_id
- 46a48a80c580c040
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- 2026-09-30
- window_days
- 90
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