Pub/Sub jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, Pub/Sub appears in 674 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Pub/Sub, with demand share up 7.7% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
674
Demand vs prior month
up 7.7% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 25.8% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about Pub/Sub

+Is Pub/Sub in demand in 2026?

Yes. Pub/Sub appears in 674 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Pub/Sub (25.8% of all postings mentioning Pub/Sub).

+What jobs require Pub/Sub?

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 Pub/Sub are API Engineer (50.0% of that role’s postings mention Pub/Sub), Java Backend Engineer (9.7% of that role’s postings mention Pub/Sub), Data Engineering Director (7.0% of that role’s postings mention Pub/Sub).

+What skills are commonly paired with Pub/Sub?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), Pub/Sub most often appears alongside Python, BigQuery, SQL, CI/CD, Kafka.

+Where is Pub/Sub most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Pub/Sub are San Francisco, Bengaluru, London, New York City, Paris, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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+Which skills come before and after Pub/Sub?

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 Pub/Sub — last 90 days

Salary distribution

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

Career paths around Pub/Sub

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before Pub/Sub

Before Pub/Subpython → Pub/Sub: 27 observed employer moves with this skill pairPySpark → Pub/Sub: 19 observed employer moves with this skill pairsnowflake → Pub/Sub: 16 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → Pub/Sub: 13 observed employer moves with this skill pairApache Spark → Pub/Sub: 13 observed employer moves with this skill pairJenkins → Pub/Sub: 13 observed employer moves with this skill pairterraform → Pub/Sub: 12 observed employer moves with this skill pairAWS Glue → Pub/Sub: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairPub/Subpython: 27 movespython27 movesPySpark: 19 movesPySpark19 movessnowflake: 16 movessnowflake16 movessql: 13 movessql13 movesApache Spark: 13 movesApache Spark13 movesJenkins: 13 movesJenkins13 movesterraform: 12 movesterraform12 movesAWS Glue: 11 movesAWS Glue11 moves

Skills after Pub/Sub

After Pub/SubPub/Sub → S3: 16 observed employer moves with this skill pairPub/Sub → Redshift: 15 observed employer moves with this skill pairPub/Sub → Lambda: 15 observed employer moves with this skill pairPub/Sub → python: 14 observed employer moves with this skill pairPub/Sub → PySpark: 13 observed employer moves with this skill pairPub/Sub → AWS Glue: 12 observed employer moves with this skill pairPub/Sub → snowflake: 12 observed employer moves with this skill pairPub/Sub → terraform: 10 observed employer moves with this skill pairPub/SubS3: 16 movesS316 movesRedshift: 15 movesRedshift15 movesLambda: 15 movesLambda15 movespython: 14 movespython14 movesPySpark: 13 movesPySpark13 movesAWS Glue: 12 movesAWS Glue12 movessnowflake: 12 movessnowflake12 movesterraform: 10 movesterraform10 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: python27
Before: PySpark19
Before: snowflake16
Before: sql13
Before: Apache Spark13
Before: Jenkins13
Before: terraform12
Before: AWS Glue11
After: S316
After: Redshift15
After: Lambda15
After: python14
After: PySpark13
After: AWS Glue12
After: snowflake12
After: terraform10

Roles most likely to require Pub/Sub

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
API Engineer1150.0%
Java Backend Engineer39.7%
Data Engineering Director57.0%
Security Operations Engineer34.8%
AI Lead14.5%
AI Data Engineer34.2%
Machine Learning Platform Engineer14.2%
Data Modeler14.0%
Python Engineer23.8%
Data Security Engineer13.8%

Roles with the most Pub/Sub postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer17425.8%
Data Engineer14020.8%
Backend Engineer477.0%
API Engineer111.6%
Applied AI Engineer111.6%
Cloud Engineer91.3%
Forward Deployed Engineer91.3%
Backend Developer81.2%
DevOps Engineer81.2%
Platform Engineer81.2%

Top companies posting jobs requiring Pub/Sub

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring Pub/Sub
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Hopper22
Devoteam13
Subway11
Easygo11
CLERA11
PwC9
ALTEN9
DevRev9
Innodata8
Palo Alto Networks8

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 Pub/Sub

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco334.9%
Bengaluru223.3%
London142.1%
New York City142.1%
Paris142.1%
Melbourne121.8%
Toronto121.8%
Mountain View111.6%
Pune101.5%

Skills commonly paired with Pub/Sub

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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 Pub/Sub by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Pub/Sub postings by all Pub/Sub 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 0.3%. 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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window_days
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index