International job market report, September 2026
Data month September 2026, 55,172 international and Nordic job postings: the most requested skills, the fastest-growing competencies and the professions in demand.
The data month is September 2026 and the comparison month August 2026. The table figures count how many postings published in the data month mention each skill or profession, and the change against the comparison month. The data is international tech and Nordic job postings, not the Finnish labor market. 55,172 postings from the data month are included.
Most requested skills
| Skill | Postings | Change |
|---|---|---|
| AI | 3,713 | 0% |
| B2B SaaS | 2,452 | 0% |
| Sales | 2,310 | 0% |
| Customer Service | 2,142 | 0% |
| Data Analysis | 1,628 | 0% |
| Machine Learning | 1,189 | 0% |
| Cloud | 1,113 | 0% |
| Cybersecurity | 1,045 | 0% |
| Python | 1,029 | 0% |
| Project Management | 964 | 0% |
Fastest-growing skills
| Skill | Change |
|---|
Professions in demand
| Profession | Postings | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 5,937 | 0% |
| Account Executive | 2,293 | 0% |
| Operations | 2,097 | 0% |
| Sales | 1,793 | 0% |
| Product Manager | 1,316 | 0% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 1,010 | 0% |
| DevOps Engineer | 925 | 0% |
| Recruiter | 818 | 0% |
| Security Engineer | 739 | 0% |
| Marketing | 724 | 0% |
Skills requested together
| Core skill | Requested with |
|---|---|
| AI | Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Cloud, Python |
| B2B SaaS | Sales, Salesforce, Customer Engagement, Sales Strategy |
| AWS | Kubernetes, Python, CI/CD, SQL |
| Data Analysis | Machine Learning, Python, TensorFlow, SQL |
| Machine Learning | Python, TensorFlow |
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Data compiled October 1, 2026
International job market report, September 2026