How many jobs are open in Tokyo right now?
Ranked lists 9,536 live jobs in Tokyo from 505 employers (as of November 4, 2026).
Live jobs analyzed9,536across 505 employers
Median advertised salary¥8.2M3,950 complete salary ranges
Salary transparency44%4,218 jobs publish pay
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Quick answers
What is the median advertised salary in Tokyo?
¥8.2M a year — the median midpoint of 3,950 complete advertised ranges; 44% of live jobs publish pay (as of November 4, 2026).
Which tech skill is most in demand in Tokyo?
AWS, requested by 8% of live jobs (777), followed by Generative AI / LLM and Python (as of November 4, 2026).
Do you need Japanese to work in Tokyo?
Usually. 93% of live Tokyo jobs ask for Japanese: 11% state a level (N1, native or similar) and 83% are posted in Japanese without naming one. 10% are rated English-friendly, and 20 jobs explicitly need no Japanese. Language requirements are partly AI-estimated from each posting (as of November 4, 2026).
Job market statistics
Most requested technologyAWS
777 current jobs · 8% of the market
Largest role familySales
1,153 current jobs · 12% of the market
Highest-paying measured skillKubernetes
¥10.0M median · 115 salary ranges
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What is changing?
Live job volume+22.1%9,536 jobs now
Median salary+¥0.1M¥8.2M now
Salary transparency−9.7 pp44% now
English-friendly share−1.1 pp10% now
Job market details
Salary by category
Business & corporate ¥8.0M 1,710 ranges
Software & IT ¥9.0M 1,358 ranges
Other ¥5.4M 44 ranges
Customer support ¥6.3M 118 ranges
Creative & Media ¥7.3M 351 ranges
Engineering & infrastructure ¥7.7M 357 ranges
Skills in demand
Hiring by role
Language access
English-friendly10%961 jobs
State a Japanese level11%an explicit N1–N5 requirement
Posted in English10%909 postings
Method and caveats
A live read of employer demand—not a survey or self-reported salary database.
14-day movement compared with October 21, 2026. Historical comparisons use the same Tokyo scope and methodology.
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Methodology and limitations
How to read these numbers responsibly.
What is included?
9,536 live employer job pages explicitly located in Tokyo or a named Tokyo ward/neighborhood. Duplicate IDs and expired listings are removed; 2,203 Japan-wide or non-Tokyo listings are excluded.
How is demand measured?
A skill counts when the posting's structured vector is at least 70% confident. This includes explicit requests and strong deterministic implications such as React implying JavaScript.
How are salaries calculated?
Only valid ranges with both a minimum and maximum are used. We take each range midpoint, then calculate the median or mean across jobs. The complete-range coverage is 41%.
What does “now” mean?
The current snapshot refreshes after the job crawl. Daily aggregate snapshots are retained, and trend comparisons appear after 14 comparable days. Skill, language and visa-support fields are AI-assisted estimates; verify details on the employer's original posting.