mentoring jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-26, mentoring appears in 66 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 12% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-26
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Frequently asked questions about mentoring
+Is mentoring in demand in 2026?
Yes. mentoring appears in 66 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, with demand up 12% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (26% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require mentoring?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, the job titles most likely to require mentoring are Software Engineer (26% of postings list mentoring), Engineering Manager (18% of postings list mentoring), Product Designer (9% of postings list mentoring).
+What skills are commonly paired with mentoring?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-26), mentoring most often appears alongside architecture, testing, coaching, Distributed Systems, Python.
+Where is mentoring most in demand?
As of 2026-08-26, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring mentoring are London, New York City, San Francisco, Austin, Columbus, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new mentoring content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning mentoring alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new mentoring content from your Skillenai account.
Weekly job postings requiring mentoring — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require mentoring
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 17 | 25.8% |
| Engineering Manager | 12 | 18.2% |
| Product Designer | 6 | 9.1% |
| Backend Engineer | 2 | 3.0% |
| Enterprise Architect | 2 | 3.0% |
| iOS Engineer | 2 | 3.0% |
| AI Deployment Engineer | 1 | 1.5% |
| AI Mentor | 1 | 1.5% |
| Android Engineer | 1 | 1.5% |
| Business Analyst | 1 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for mentoring
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 6 | 9.1% |
| New York City | 6 | 9.1% |
| San Francisco | 6 | 9.1% |
| Austin | 4 | 6.1% |
| Columbus | 2 | 3.0% |
| Hyderabad | 2 | 3.0% |
| Barcelona | 1 | 1.5% |
| Brisbane | 1 | 1.5% |
| Folsom | 1 | 1.5% |
Skills commonly paired with mentoring
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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