The Most In-Demand Software Engineering Jobs And Skills While the COVID-19 pandemic caused a lot of volatility in employment, software engineering jobs have fared well, with demand for their skills--and salaries needed to attract those skills--rising as technology companies shifted to work from home mode. By Joseph F. Kovar April 19, 2021, 01:20 PM EDT Software Engineers Enjoying Strong Growth The year 2020 was difficult for employment in a number of industries, but life looked up for software engineers. While the COVID-19 pandemic caused heavy volatility in employment for many industries, the tech industry as a whole has thrived as business users in 2020 invested heavily in work from home and study from home technologies.