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

As of 2026-09-30, Apex appears in 847 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Apex, with demand share up 7.4% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
847
Demand vs prior month
up 7.4% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 15.9% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Dublin

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Frequently asked questions about Apex

+Is Apex in demand in 2026?

Yes. Apex appears in 847 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Apex (15.9% of all postings mentioning Apex).

+What jobs require Apex?

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 Apex are Salesforce Developer (93.2% of that role’s postings mention Apex), Salesforce Technical Lead (90.3% of that role’s postings mention Apex), Salesforce Engineer (83.3% of that role’s postings mention Apex).

+What skills are commonly paired with Apex?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), Apex most often appears alongside Salesforce, JavaScript, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Python, CI/CD.

+Where is Apex most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Apex are Dublin, Hyderabad, New York City, Pune, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning Apex alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new Apex content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after Apex?

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 Apex — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around Apex

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before Apex

Before ApexJava → Apex: 9 observed employer moves with this skill pairHTML → Apex: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairC# → Apex: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → Apex: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairJavaScript → Apex: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairSalesforce → Apex: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairPHP → Apex: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSS → Apex: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairApexJava: 9 movesJava9 movesHTML: 6 movesHTML6 movesC#: 5 movesC#5 movessql: 5 movessql5 movesJavaScript: 5 movesJavaScript5 movesSalesforce: 4 movesSalesforce4 movesPHP: 3 movesPHP3 movesCSS: 3 movesCSS3 moves

Skills after Apex

After ApexApex → python: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairApex → Jira: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairApex → React: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairApex → Java: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairApex → PHP: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairApex → Lightning components: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairApex → sql: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairApex → Tableau: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairApexpython: 3 movespython3 movesJira: 3 movesJira3 movesReact: 2 movesReact2 movesJava: 2 movesJava2 movesPHP: 2 movesPHP2 movesLightning components: 2 movesLightningcomponents2 movessql: 2 movessql2 movesTableau: 2 movesTableau2 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: Java9
Before: HTML6
Before: C#5
Before: sql5
Before: JavaScript5
Before: Salesforce4
Before: PHP3
Before: CSS3
After: python3
After: Jira3
After: React2
After: Java2
After: PHP2
After: Lightning components2
After: sql2
After: Tableau2

Roles most likely to require Apex

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Salesforce Developer12493.2%
Salesforce Technical Lead2890.3%
Salesforce Engineer3083.3%
Salesforce Technical Architect2660.5%
Salesforce Architect3352.4%
Business Systems Engineer1431.8%
Salesforce Solution Architect931.0%
Deployment Strategist1423.3%
Application Engineer811.6%
Success Architect49.5%

Roles with the most Apex postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer13515.9%
Salesforce Developer12414.6%
Forward Deployed Engineer536.3%
Salesforce Architect333.9%
Salesforce Engineer303.5%
Salesforce Technical Lead283.3%
AI Engineer263.1%
Salesforce Technical Architect263.1%
Technical Architect212.5%
Business Systems Engineer141.7%

Top companies posting jobs requiring Apex

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring Apex
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Airkit107
Salesforce83
Barclays11
Cisco11
Steampunk9
Litify9
NeuraFlash9
Twilio8
Klaviyo8
MongoDB7

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 Apex

NamePostingsShare
Dublin303.5%
Hyderabad293.4%
New York City232.7%
Pune232.7%
San Francisco202.4%
Bengaluru161.9%
Madrid131.5%
McLean131.5%
Boston121.4%

Skills commonly paired with Apex

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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 Apex by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Apex postings by all Apex 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: 0.3% to 0.4%. 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 2,596 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