Analysis shows the 16 most in-demand programming skills

Analysis shows the 16 most in-demand programming skills Ryan is a senior editor at TechForge Media with over a decade of experience covering the latest technology and interviewing leading industry figures. He can often be sighted at tech conferences with a strong coffee in one hand and a laptop in the other. If it's geeky, he’s probably into it. Find him on Twitter (@Gadget_Ry) or Mastodon (@gadgetry@techhub.social)


A new analysis highlights the most in-demand programming skills looked for by employers as we begin the new decade. Nick Kolakowski, a writer for Dice Insights, analysed data from Burning Glass – an analytics software company providing real-time data on job trends – and found that most job postings in the past 30 days wanted SQL skills. Here’s the full breakdown of desired programming skills by job postings in the past 30 days: SQL (56,272) Java (48,949) Software Development...

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