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Real-time structural insights into African hiring trends, specific technology demand shifts, and private-sector ecosystem activity.

trending_up Lagos activity +12% this period
rocket_launch Software Development companies increased SQL demand
groups Ecosystem growth rate at -3.3%
terminal Software Engineer roles remain highest demand
trending_up Lagos activity +12%
rocket_launch Software Development increased SQL demand
groups Ecosystem growth: -3.3%
terminal Software Engineer roles in demand
Overview Skills Hiring Companies Events

Job Market Volume

Aggregate demand across tracked sectors (12mo)

May Jun Jun Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Ecosystem Health

Cooling — 3.3% below last period

Skill Demand

LIVE
SQL -1%
Network Security -2%
Linux -1%
CI/CD 0%
Docker 0%
Python 0%
RESTful API design 0%
Identity & Access Mgt -2%

Market Movers

#1

Efezi Southsea Nigeria Limited

Active

+8%
#2

Moniepoint Inc.

Active

+7%
#3

FairMoney

Active

+6%
#4

GVA Partners

Active

+6%
#5

The Concept Group (TCG)

Active

+6%

Seniority Distribution

Breakdown of active job openings by level

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Senior Level
35.4% 122 roles
Mid Level
49% 169 roles
Junior Level
15.7% 54 roles
Senior and Mid-level roles dominate current market demand, reflecting high requirements for independent execution.

Workplace Model

Job opening distribution by remote / hybrid / onsite

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Hybrid
12.6% 46 roles
Remote
14.8% 54 roles
Onsite
72.6% 265 roles
Hybrid models represent the largest share of workplace environments, balancing collaborative office time and remote flexibility.

Intelligence Brief

WEEK 45 REPORT
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Trending Skill

CI/CD demand grew 0% this period, signaling ecosystem-wide adoption shifts.

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Top Role This Month

Software Engineer leads with 37 active openings, 10% employer demand intensity.

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Ecosystem Pulse

Hiring velocity at 4.8 with a -3.3% growth rate — signaling cooling market conditions.

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Upcoming Events

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conference
Nov 07, 2026

DevFest Lagos 2026

DevFest Lagos is the flagship annual Google Developer Group conference in Lagos,...

conference
Nov 19, 2026

Cybersecurity Summit Nigeria 2026

The Cybersecurity Summit Nigeria is the premier annual conference for cybersecur...

conference
Nov 28, 2026

AI Nigeria Summit 2026

The AI Nigeria Summit is the premier artificial intelligence conference in Niger...

Event Types

bootcamp 1
conference 15
expo 1
festival 2
meetup 2
physical 2

Top Communities

By total event profile views

Regional Activity

Community engagement by region

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Experience Split

Junior · Mid · Senior

Mid: 169 Senior: 122 Junior: 54

Salary by Experience

Average salary ranges by seniority level

Role Demand Trends

How top roles are trending over time

Top Roles

This period
#1 Software Engineer (37) #2 Data Analyst (37) #3 IT Manager (26) #4 Graphic Designer (20) #5 Network Engineer (18)

Skills per Role — click to expand

Graphic Designer 20 jobs

Top Skills Required

Photoshop
100%
Graphic Design
100%
Illustrator
90%
Social Media Management
70%
Content Marketing
70%
Data Analyst 37 jobs

Top Skills Required

SQL
97%
Power BI
78%
Microsoft Excel
76%
Google Analytics
46%
Tableau
43%
Data Engineer 11 jobs

Top Skills Required

SQL
91%
Python
82%
Airflow
73%
Snowflake
45%
Microsoft Azure
45%
Network Engineer 19 jobs

Top Skills Required

Network Security
100%
Linux
84%
IoT
42%
Shell Scripting
32%
Edge Computing
26%
Backend Engineer 11 jobs

Top Skills Required

Docker
91%
CI/CD
91%
Microservices
64%
SQL
64%
AWS
55%
Software Engineer 37 jobs

Top Skills Required

SQL
54%
Git & GitHub
49%
JavaScript
46%
CI/CD
41%
RESTful API design
38%
IT Manager 26 jobs

Top Skills Required

Network Security
85%
Linux
65%
Identity & Access Mgt
50%
Incident Response
23%
Frontend development skills
12%
Systems Analyst 14 jobs

Top Skills Required

Linux
50%
SQL
43%
Network Security
21%
Docker
21%
PostgreSQL
14%

Salary by Role

Average salary range for each role title

Active Employers

Profile completeness
1

Efezi Southsea Nigeria Limited

26 jobs
Low Completeness
2

Moniepoint Inc.

24 jobs
Medium Completeness
3

The Concept Group (TCG)

10 jobs
Medium Completeness
4

GVA Partners

10 jobs
Low Completeness
5

FairMoney

10 jobs
Low Completeness
6

Strivolabs

8 jobs
Medium Completeness
7

Accord for Community Development

7 jobs
Low Completeness
8

Ascentech Services Limited

6 jobs
Low Completeness
Employment Type
Full-Time 327 (90%) Contract 33 (9%) Part-Time 2 (1%) Internship 3 (1%)
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Skill Demand

Bubble size = number of job postings

LIVE
SQL 123 jobs Network Security 93 jobs Linux 85 jobs CI/CD 75 jobs Docker 69 jobs Python 69 jobs RESTful API design 61 jobs Identity & Access Mgt 58 jobs

Fastest Growing

Job postings over time by skill

Active Jobs by Category

Which job categories have the most postings

Salary by Skill

Average salary range for jobs requiring each skill

Frequently Paired

Click a skill
SQL 557 jobs

Top Companions

Python
42%
Agile Methodologies / SDLC
39%
CI/CD
35%
Microservices
28%
Power BI
27%
AWS 314 jobs

Top Companions

CI/CD
64%
Docker
61%
Python
47%
Google Cloud (GCP)
46%
SQL
45%
Docker 301 jobs

Top Companions

CI/CD
79%
AWS
63%
Kubernetes
56%
Linux
48%
SQL
42%
Python 368 jobs

Top Companions

SQL
64%
CI/CD
42%
AWS
40%
Agile Methodologies / SDLC
35%
Docker
32%
Microservices 251 jobs

Top Companions

CI/CD
63%
SQL
62%
Agile Methodologies / SDLC
47%
AWS
46%
Docker
45%
CI/CD 398 jobs

Top Companions

Docker
60%
AWS
50%
SQL
49%
Agile Methodologies / SDLC
49%
Microservices
40%
Kubernetes 178 jobs

Top Companions

Docker
96%
CI/CD
82%
AWS
71%
Linux
47%
Microservices
40%
Linux 330 jobs

Top Companions

Network Security
50%
CI/CD
47%
Docker
44%
AWS
35%
SQL
34%
Network Security 235 jobs

Top Companions

Linux
70%
Identity & Access Mgt
53%
Incident Response
35%
GDPR Compliance
34%
Vulnerability Assessment
29%
PostgreSQL 191 jobs

Top Companions

SQL
66%
CI/CD
63%
MySQL
56%
Docker
52%
AWS
50%
Agile Methodologies / SDLC 415 jobs

Top Companions

SQL
52%
CI/CD
47%
AWS
31%
Python
31%
Microservices
29%
JavaScript 203 jobs

Top Companions

Agile Methodologies / SDLC
50%
CSS
48%
SQL
47%
React
45%
CI/CD
37%

Entry-Level Demand

Skills most requested in junior roles

Remote-Ready

% remote jobs

Xamarin

100% remote
1 remote jobs 1 total

Ionic

100% remote
1 remote jobs 1 total

Redux

100% remote
1 remote jobs 1 total

Cordova

100% remote
1 remote jobs 1 total

Vite

100% remote
1 remote jobs 1 total

New Relic

100% remote
1 remote jobs 1 total

PyTorch

75% remote
3 remote jobs 4 total

Bootstrap

67% remote
2 remote jobs 3 total
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Employer Leaderboard

Ranked by Eco Score
Company Sector Open Roles Stack Eco Score
A
Andela verified
Software Development 0 Active
MERN Stack Django Stack
9.2
I
Interswitch verified
fintech 0 Active
Spring Boot Stack
9
Kuda Bank
Kuda Bank verified
fintech 1 Active
MERN Stack Cloud Native Stack
9.1
OPay
OPay verified
fintech 0 Active
MERN Stack
8.8
P
PiggyVest verified
fintech 0 Active
MERN Stack
8.8

Hiring by Sector

Payment Gateways 55
Digital Banking 49
fintech 45
DevOps & Cloud 42

Tech Stack Distribution

Most used technology stacks in active jobs

Company Job Activity

Change in active job postings over time

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