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Java Developer Resume Keywords

These are the skills that recent java developer job postings list most often. We counted them across 48 postings from 31 employers, posted between September 29, 2026 and November 12, 2026.

Top 20 skills in java developer job postings

  1. 1

    Java

    81% of postings75% as required
  2. 2

    Spring Boot

    48% of postings33% as required
  3. 3

    Spring

    29% of postings19% as required
  4. 4

    SQL

    23% of postings19% as required
  5. 5

    Kubernetes

    23% of postings10% as required
  6. 6

    REST APIs

    19% of postings17% as required
  7. 7

    Docker

    17% of postings10% as required
  8. 8

    Relational databases

    15% of postings10% as required
  9. 9

    Angular

    15% of postings10% as required
  10. 10

    Microservices

    15% of postings13% as required
  11. 11

    Hibernate

    15% of postings10% as required
  12. 12

    AWS

    15% of postings13% as required
  13. 13

    Python

    13% of postings10% as required
  14. 14

    Git

    13% of postings10% as required
  15. 15

    React

    13% of postings10% as required
  16. 16

    PostgreSQL

    13% of postings10% as required
  17. 17

    DevOps

    10% of postings10% as required
  18. 18

    TypeScript

    10% of postings8% as required
  19. 19

    NoSQL databases

    10% of postings8% as required
  20. 20

    CI/CD

    10% of postings4% as required

Source: public postings from employer career sites collected by LetMeApply. Skills are read from each posting with AI and merged across spellings (for example, AWS and Amazon Web Services). Each employer counts at most 3 times, so one company hiring in bulk does not skew the list.

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How to use this list

  1. Treat it as a map of the market, not a checklist. Tailor to the posting you are applying to.
  2. For each skill you really have, make sure it is written on your resume, in the posting's wording, where you used it.
  3. Leave out skills you do not have. Listing them can cost you in the interview.