November 2026 labor market report

The 60,000 global job postings tyomarkkinadata tracked this month, distilled for international talent in Finland.

The short version

• Software engineering, sales, and account executive roles dominate at mid-seniority, with increasing demand outside pure tech.
• AI, Salesforce, and SQL skills see the largest absolute rises in mention counts, signaling a further shift toward data-centric and automation roles.
• Customer service and project management continue to anchor recruiting beyond tech, with both up in absolute posting numbers.
• The total post volume for startup roles dropped by 63 percent, while “international” sources posted 39 percent more jobs month-on-month.

What changed this month

• AI skills rose to 4,216 mentions (up 18 percent in count from 3,537), but their share per thousand postings was slightly down (83.4 from 85.4), reflecting overall job board growth.
• Salesforce skill mentions more than doubled to 1,945 (from 849).
• Python (+593), SQL (+764), and Project Management (+372) show strong increases by absolute count.
• Software engineering postings increased by 873 (from 5,928 to 6,801), while Account Executive grew by 856 roles (from 2,293 to 3,149).
• Operations (-1,182), Recruiter (-102), and Engineering Manager (-242) roles saw notable decreases, with shifts likely linked to startup market contraction.
• The “startup” segment’s new posting count collapsed from 6,834 to 2,497, a -63 percent change.

Skills in demand

Grouped by context, with mention counts (October 2026) and month-on-month comparison:

AI tooling and data:

• AI: 4,216 (+679), 83.4/1,000 postings
• Machine Learning: 1,363 (+174), 27/1,000
• Data Analysis: 1,941 (+349), 38.4/1,000
• Python: 1,622 (+593), 32.1/1,000
• SQL: 1,336 (+764), 26.4/1,000

Cloud and automation:

• Cloud: 1,539 (+424), 30.5/1,000
• AWS: 1,209 (+283), 23.9/1,000
• Automation: 1,115 (+379), 22.1/1,000
• Kubernetes: 584 (+153), 11.6/1,000

Customer/Commercial:

• Customer Service: 2,846 (+704), 56.3/1,000
• Sales: 2,575 (+516), 51/1,000
• Salesforce: 1,945 (+1,096), 38.5/1,000
• Project Management: 1,248 (+372), 24.7/1,000

Risk and security:

• Cybersecurity: 1,073 (+242), 21.2/1,000
• Risk Management: 1,226 (+533), 24.3/1,000

Other technical:

• Java: 1,041 (+510), 20.6/1,000
• DevOps: 824 (+318), 16.3/1,000
• Networking: 747 (+333), 14.8/1,000

Professions in demand

Top roles with posting counts and month-on-month changes:

• Software Engineer: 6,801 (+873), 114.7/1,000
• Account Executive: 3,149 (+856), 53.1/1,000
• Product Manager: 1,274 (-43), 21.5/1,000
• DevOps Engineer: 1,092 (+167), 18.4/1,000
• Machine Learning Engineer: 945 (-66), 15.9/1,000
• Security Engineer: 910 (+171), 15.3/1,000
• Operations: 909 (-1,182), 15.3/1,000
• Recruiter: 714 (-102), 12/1,000
• Sales: 701 (-1,094), 11.8/1,000
• Project Manager: 697 (+152), 11.8/1,000
• System Administrator: 678 (+309), 11.4/1,000
• Business Analyst: 656 (+291), 11.1/1,000
• QA Engineer: 646 (+356), 10.9/1,000

Note: Some drops in Operations and Sales roles may be due to the sharp contraction in startup-company job postings.

Industry and seniority

Industry split (by total posting count):

• Technology: 29,687
• Healthcare: 5,594
• Retail: 3,766
• Government: 2,548
• Education: 2,319
• Manufacturing: 2,055
• Finance: 1,595
• Logistics: 1,559
• Construction: 1,097
• Consulting: 886

Other industries, including media, energy, legal, and hospitality, each remain below 1,000 postings.

Seniority distribution:

• Mid-level: 36,446 postings (61 percent)
• Senior: 13,499 (23 percent)
• Intern: 1,647 (2.8 percent)
• Junior: 1,379 (2.3 percent)

The job market remains heavily focused on mid-career talent in both tech and commercial roles, with senior positions also well represented.

What this means for international talent in Finland

AI, data engineering, and cloud roles continue to grow in both volume and absolute share, echoing a persistent trend seen in North America roughly six months prior. Salesforce and SQL, now nearly doubling their appearance in postings since last month, show that commercial data tooling is no longer a niche skill set in international hiring. For professionals with strong Python, data analysis, or cloud experience, reskilling into AI-adjacent or automation roles aligns directly with where labor market demand is rising fastest.

Simultaneously, roles outside pure engineering - such as account executives, customer service professionals, and project managers - are also expanding. Customer Service and Sales, in particular, have rebounded in raw numbers, even as some sales role counts fell due to startup volatility. This highlights a resilient non-tech hiring segment, often undervalued by technical job seekers. International candidates should note the recurring presence of project management and business analyst roles: these are less prone to early automation and are attractive for those able to match sector knowledge with digital skills.

The collapse in startup job postings, with a 63 percent drop, may reflect venture funding cycles or recent shocks in tech startup hiring environments. The international posting surge (+39 percent MoM) shows that mobility in global hiring is not only possible but often visible before changes reach the Finnish market. Expect the AI, cloud, and commercial data trends seen here to manifest more broadly in Finland by Q2 2027, especially in companies scaling internationally or with hybrid/remote teams.

Methodology

tyomarkkinadata samples roughly 60,000 global job postings per month across Stripe, NVIDIA, Salesforce, and 200+ other companies. Numbers in this report come from their four listed sources for the period ending November 2026. Skill and profession mentions are extracted from posting text; the same role can appear under multiple skills.