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

As of 2026-09-30, JSON appears in 2,331 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning JSON, with demand share up 0.6% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
2,331
Demand vs prior month
up 0.6% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 23.6% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Bengaluru

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Frequently asked questions about JSON

+Is JSON in demand in 2026?

Yes. JSON appears in 2,331 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning JSON (23.6% of all postings mentioning JSON).

+What jobs require JSON?

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 JSON are Agent Architect (48.6% of that role’s postings mention JSON), Integration Developer (33.3% of that role’s postings mention JSON), Customer Reliability Engineer (23.1% of that role’s postings mention JSON).

+What skills are commonly paired with JSON?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), JSON most often appears alongside Python, XML, SQL, Java, JavaScript.

+Where is JSON most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring JSON are Bengaluru, Pune, Washington, New York City, Hyderabad, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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

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+Which skills come before and after JSON?

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 JSON — last 90 days

Salary distribution

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

Career paths around JSON

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before JSON

Before JSONpython → JSON: 85 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → JSON: 57 observed employer moves with this skill pairJava → JSON: 57 observed employer moves with this skill pairJavaScript → JSON: 53 observed employer moves with this skill pairHTML → JSON: 46 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSS → JSON: 41 observed employer moves with this skill pairMYSQL → JSON: 32 observed employer moves with this skill pairGit → JSON: 27 observed employer moves with this skill pairJSONpython: 85 movespython85 movessql: 57 movessql57 movesJava: 57 movesJava57 movesJavaScript: 53 movesJavaScript53 movesHTML: 46 movesHTML46 movesCSS: 41 movesCSS41 movesMYSQL: 32 movesMYSQL32 movesGit: 27 movesGit27 moves

Skills after JSON

After JSONJSON → python: 59 observed employer moves with this skill pairJSON → sql: 39 observed employer moves with this skill pairJSON → MYSQL: 35 observed employer moves with this skill pairJSON → JavaScript: 34 observed employer moves with this skill pairJSON → Jenkins: 31 observed employer moves with this skill pairJSON → Java: 29 observed employer moves with this skill pairJSON → docker: 29 observed employer moves with this skill pairJSON → Git: 28 observed employer moves with this skill pairJSONpython: 59 movespython59 movessql: 39 movessql39 movesMYSQL: 35 movesMYSQL35 movesJavaScript: 34 movesJavaScript34 movesJenkins: 31 movesJenkins31 movesJava: 29 movesJava29 movesdocker: 29 movesdocker29 movesGit: 28 movesGit28 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: python85
Before: sql57
Before: Java57
Before: JavaScript53
Before: HTML46
Before: CSS41
Before: MYSQL32
Before: Git27
After: python59
After: sql39
After: MYSQL35
After: JavaScript34
After: Jenkins31
After: Java29
After: docker29
After: Git28

Roles most likely to require JSON

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Agent Architect1748.6%
Integration Developer733.3%
Customer Reliability Engineer623.1%
Integration Engineer2122.8%
Security Automation Engineer1119.0%
Enterprise Solution Architect418.2%
Azure Cloud Engineer1017.2%
UI Developer517.2%
Full Stack Java Developer312.5%
Full Stack Web Developer612.2%

Roles with the most JSON postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer55023.6%
Data Engineer984.2%
QA Engineer411.8%
Business Analyst321.4%
Solutions Architect321.4%
Systems Engineer281.2%
Full Stack Developer231.0%
Software Developer220.9%
Automation Engineer210.9%
Backend Engineer210.9%

Top companies posting jobs requiring JSON

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring JSON
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Cisco27
Barclays24
LightFeather24
Mastercard19
Parloa19
WPP18
Kyndryl17
360 IT Professionals16
Optro16
NiCE15

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 JSON

NamePostingsShare
Bengaluru883.8%
Pune632.7%
Washington451.9%
New York City441.9%
Hyderabad431.8%
Toronto431.8%
Chicago291.2%
London291.2%
Dublin261.1%

Skills commonly paired with JSON

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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 JSON by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s JSON postings by all JSON 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: 0.9% to 1.0%. 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.

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