Skills Fading from Software Engineer Job Postings — 2026-06-10
Every few months, the mix of skills employers ask for in Software Engineer job postings shifts — sometimes subtly, sometimes dramatically. This week's snapshot of 3,606 active postings reveals a set of skills that have declined sharply over the past eight weeks. If you're tailoring your resume or planning your next learning investment, this data is worth paying attention to.
A quick note on interpretation: a skill declining in postings doesn't always mean it's losing value. Sometimes it means the opposite — it's become so expected that employers stopped listing it explicitly. We'll flag where that distinction matters.
The Skills Losing Ground
Tools That May Have Left the Mainstream Conversation
Bloomberg, NetSuite, and HubSpot have all dropped to near-zero in Software Engineer postings. These were likely niche requirements in the first place — Bloomberg tied to fintech-adjacent roles, NetSuite to ERP-heavy environments, HubSpot appearing in engineer-adjacent growth or marketing-tech positions. Their disappearance from this role category suggests employers are either moving those requirements to specialized job titles or finding they're not core to general software engineering work. If these tools appear on your resume, they're not harmful — but don't lead with them when targeting standard engineering roles.
Salesforce CRM has followed a similar trajectory, dropping to just 2%. Salesforce-specific engineering work is increasingly being handled by dedicated Salesforce developers and administrators, rather than general software engineers. The signal here is role specialization, not a collapse in Salesforce demand overall.
Data and Analytics Skills Under Pressure
BigQuery (now 1%), Snowflake (now 5%), and Data Warehousing (now 8%) have all declined significantly. This is a meaningful trend worth watching. Data warehousing work is increasingly being carved out into dedicated Data Engineer and Analytics Engineer roles, which means these skills are migrating to different job titles rather than disappearing from the market entirely. If you're a software engineer who has invested heavily in Snowflake or BigQuery expertise, your strongest move is likely to position toward data engineering roles where that experience commands a premium.
DevOps and Observability Tooling
Prometheus / Grafana has dropped to 6%. This one requires nuance. Observability tooling has become more standardized across the industry — it's possible that Prometheus and Grafana are being treated as baseline infrastructure knowledge rather than a differentiating skill worth calling out in postings. Alternatively, cloud-native monitoring solutions (AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, Google Cloud Monitoring) may be absorbing some of this demand. Either way, listing Prometheus/Grafana alone is unlikely to move the needle on your application in the same way it might have previously.
Strategy and GTM Skills
Go-to-Market Strategy dropping to 2% likely reflects a recalibration by employers. There was a period where "full-stack" expectations bled into product and business strategy territory. That appears to be pulling back, with employers refocusing Software Engineer postings on core technical delivery. This is probably healthy for role clarity.
Penetration Testing dropping to zero is the most straightforward story here: security testing has its own dedicated hiring pipeline. If this is your expertise, look at Security Engineer or AppSec roles where it's a primary requirement, not a footnote.
What to Do With This Information
- Reposition data platform skills toward data engineering roles. Snowflake, BigQuery, and data warehousing experience is valuable — it's just being asked for under a different job title. Update your search terms and role targets accordingly.
- Don't drop these skills from your resume — but contextualize them. A skill declining in postings isn't a skill to hide. Frame tools like Salesforce or HubSpot as evidence of cross-functional experience, which can differentiate you in collaborative or product-focused engineering environments.
- Invest in skills that are holding or growing. Use Be Relevant's rising skills data alongside this list. If observability matters to you, consider whether learning Datadog or OpenTelemetry better reflects where active employer demand is currently concentrated.
Data reflects 3,606 Software Engineer postings tracked over an 8-week window ending June 10, 2026. Percentage point changes reflect share of postings mentioning each skill.