CTO jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 44 job postings with the title “CTO” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is AI/ML.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about CTO jobs
+How many CTO jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 44 job postings with the title “CTO” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do CTO jobs require?
Across CTO postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are AI/ML, software engineering, AWS, Engineering leadership, embedded systems.
+Which cities are hiring the most CTO?
As of 2026-09-30, CTO postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in San Francisco, Munich, Herndon, Paris, Stockholm.
+Is CTO a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 44 CTO postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in CTO postings is AI/ML, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of CTO?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed CTO postings — last 90 days
Career paths through CTO
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
29 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before CTO
Roles after CTO
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Software Engineer | 47 |
| Before: CTO (different employer) | 29 |
| Before: Software Developer | 6 |
| Before: Data Scientist | 5 |
| Before: Web Developer | 4 |
| Before: Software Architect | 4 |
| Before: CEO | 3 |
| Before: Engineering Manager | 3 |
| After: Software Engineer | 42 |
| After: CTO (different employer) | 29 |
| After: Web Developer | 6 |
| After: Software Architect | 5 |
| After: Product Manager | 5 |
| After: Software Developer | 4 |
| After: Teaching Assistant | 3 |
| After: Software Engineering Manager | 3 |
Skills most often required for CTO
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| AI/ML | 9 | 20.5% |
| software engineering | 6 | 13.6% |
| AWS | 6 | 13.6% |
| Engineering leadership | 6 | 13.6% |
| embedded systems | 5 | 11.4% |
| cloud architecture | 5 | 11.4% |
| computer vision | 5 | 11.4% |
| Kubernetes | 5 | 11.4% |
| Agents | 5 | 11.4% |
| Docker | 4 | 9.1% |
| machine learning | 4 | 9.1% |
| RAG | 4 | 9.1% |
| IoT | 4 | 9.1% |
| cybersecurity | 4 | 9.1% |
| React | 4 | 9.1% |
Top companies posting CTO jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| CLERA | 13 |
| Theodo | 2 |
| General Dynamics Information Technology | 2 |
| Athene | 1 |
| Spucce Venture | 1 |
| ALTEN | 1 |
| Marble | 1 |
| Onhires | 1 |
| Unisys | 1 |
| Woven by Toyota | 1 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring CTO
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 8 | 18.2% |
| Munich | 3 | 6.8% |
| Herndon | 2 | 4.5% |
| Paris | 2 | 4.5% |
| Stockholm | 2 | 4.5% |
| Copenhagen | 1 | 2.3% |
| Falls Church | 1 | 2.3% |
| Lille | 1 | 2.3% |
| London | 1 | 2.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “CTO”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- CTO
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-30
- window_days
- 90
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