InStreamIQ Intelligence
July 2026 Nigeria Tech Jobs Report: Top Skills & Hiring Companies
The tech ecosystem experienced a slight cooling in July, though Full Stack Engineer remained a highly demanded discipline alongside Agile Methodologies / SDLC skills.
check_circle 199 Jobs
check_circle 111 Companies
check_circle Agile Methodologies / SDLC #1 Skill
check_circle 19/100 Health
local_fire_department Fastest Growing
Cross-functional Communication
+800% MoM
emoji_events Most Active Employer
Moniepoint
15 jobs posted
trending_down Biggest Decline
Threat Intelligence
-94% MoM
When was demand highest?
Daily hiring intensity across the entire month of July.
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5 jobs
2
1 jobs
3
0 jobs
4
9 jobs
5
0 jobs
6
17 jobs
7
9 jobs
8
13 jobs
9
11 jobs
10
8 jobs
11
10 jobs
12
6 jobs
13
5 jobs
14
2 jobs
15
7 jobs
16
6 jobs
17
13 jobs
18
0 jobs
19
0 jobs
20
9 jobs
21
15 jobs
22
6 jobs
23
8 jobs
24
7 jobs
25
0 jobs
26
8 jobs
27
2 jobs
28
7 jobs
29
5 jobs
30
7 jobs
31
4 jobs
Skill Demand Leaderboard
Market intensity and associated roles for the most requested technologies.
01
#1
Agile Methodologies / SDLC
▼ Declining (-11%)
Weekly Intensity
W1
19 jobs
W2
35 jobs
W3
19 jobs
W4
37 jobs
Most Requested In
Full Stack Engineer
15
Software Engineer
8
QA Engineer
8
Backend Engineer
7
Product Manager
7
02
#2
SQL
▼ Declining (-31%)
Weekly Intensity
W1
20 jobs
W2
25 jobs
W3
24 jobs
W4
25 jobs
Most Requested In
Data Analyst
10
Full Stack Engineer
10
Backend Engineer
8
QA Engineer
7
Software Engineer
6
03
#3
CI/CD
▼ Declining (-30%)
Weekly Intensity
W1
16 jobs
W2
20 jobs
W3
16 jobs
W4
31 jobs
Most Requested In
Backend Engineer
11
Full Stack Engineer
11
Software Engineer
8
DevOps Engineer
8
QA Engineer
6
04
#4
Cross-functional Communication
▲ Strong Growth (800%)
Weekly Intensity
W1
17 jobs
W2
34 jobs
W3
17 jobs
W4
13 jobs
Most Requested In
Full Stack Engineer
9
Product Designer
7
QA Engineer
6
Product Manager
6
Software Engineer
6
05
#5
Python
▼ Declining (-24%)
Weekly Intensity
W1
15 jobs
W2
21 jobs
W3
21 jobs
W4
21 jobs
Most Requested In
Software Engineer
9
Full Stack Engineer
9
Backend Engineer
8
AI Engineer
6
Data Analyst
6
Role Demand Leaderboard
Hiring momentum and the top skills requested for each discipline.
01
#1
work
Full Stack Engineer
▲ Strong Growth (40%)
Weekly Intensity
W1
4 jobs
W2
9 jobs
W3
8 jobs
W4
7 jobs
Top 10 Requested Skills
JavaScript
18
Git & GitHub
17
TypeScript
15
Agile Methodologies / SDLC
15
Node.js
14
MySQL
14
CSS
13
API Documentation
11
CI/CD
11
MongoDB
10
02
#2
work
Software Engineer
▼ Declining (-27%)
Weekly Intensity
W1
4 jobs
W2
3 jobs
W3
8 jobs
W4
4 jobs
Top 10 Requested Skills
Python
9
Java
9
Docker
8
C#
8
Agile Methodologies / SDLC
8
AWS
8
CI/CD
8
Kubernetes
6
SQL
6
Cross-functional Communication
6
03
#3
work
Backend Engineer
▼ Declining (-46%)
Weekly Intensity
W1
4 jobs
W2
1 jobs
W3
3 jobs
W4
5 jobs
Top 10 Requested Skills
CI/CD
11
PostgreSQL
10
SQL
8
Python
8
AWS
8
Docker
8
Agile Methodologies / SDLC
7
Node.js
6
Git & GitHub
6
Java
5
04
#4
work
Data Analyst
▼ Declining (-33%)
Weekly Intensity
W1
3 jobs
W2
2 jobs
W3
2 jobs
W4
3 jobs
Top 10 Requested Skills
SQL
10
Google Analytics
7
Power BI
6
Agile Methodologies / SDLC
6
Python
6
Tableau
5
Pandas
5
Cross-functional Communication
5
API Documentation
4
Effective Communication
4
05
#5
work
QA Engineer
▲ Strong Growth (29%)
Weekly Intensity
W1
1 jobs
W2
5 jobs
W3
1 jobs
W4
2 jobs
Top 10 Requested Skills
Agile Methodologies / SDLC
8
SQL
7
CI/CD
6
Cross-functional Communication
6
Effective Communication
6
Proactive
6
Self-motivated
5
API Documentation
5
GitHub Actions
4
JavaScript
4
Industry Distribution
Sectors driving the most recruitment.
01
domain
Backend Development
97 Jobs
02
domain
DevOps & Cloud
71 Jobs
03
domain
Payment Gateways
57 Jobs
04
domain
Frontend Development
55 Jobs
05
domain
Machine Learning
51 Jobs
Return to office?
Tracking the shifting dynamics between Remote, Hybrid, and On-site opportunities.
23%
Remote
38%
Hybrid
40%
On-site
Top Employers
Companies driving the most demand this month.
01
Moniepoint
Active Hiring Spree
15
Jobs Posted
02
Heirs Technologies
Active Hiring Spree
7
Jobs Posted
03
TeKnowledge
Active Hiring Spree
5
Jobs Posted
04
Tezza Business Solutions Ltd
Active Hiring Spree
5
Jobs Posted
05
CVSpan
Active Hiring Spree
4
Jobs Posted
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Next Month's Outlook
Based on current momentum and the trajectory of Cross-functional Communication, we expect hiring to stabilize moving into next month. Demand for Full Stack Engineer is likely to remain dominant, while employers continue adapting hybrid work models as the standard offering.
Sample Size & Confidence: Generated from 199 verified job postings and 111 active employers across the ecosystem.