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2026 Skill Intelligence

Java

Which roles require it and how much it matters — mapped across real job-role profiles.

Roles That List It

5 roles

Of the 103 job-role profiles Skilture maps

Core Requirement

3 roles

Roles where this skill is non-negotiable

Skill Type

Technical

A hard, teachable skill

Who Hires for Java?

Backend Developer

core

Required as a hard skill.

Data Engineer

optional

Required as a hard skill.

Machine Learning Engineer

optional

Required as a hard skill.

QA Engineer

core

Required as a hard skill.

Software Engineer

core

Required as a hard skill.

Targeting one of these roles? Grab the ATS resume keywords:

Backend Developer keywordsData Engineer keywordsMachine Learning Engineer keywordsQA Engineer keywordsSoftware Engineer keywords

Skills that pair with Java

Employers hiring for Java most often ask for these alongside it.

PythonSQLGitAWSDockerProblem-SolvingCollaborationAzureKubernetesGCP

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