Tokyo's job market at the end of September 2026: open jobs, advertised salaries, in-demand skills, roles and language requirements, from 5,841 live listings. Ranked's monthly report.

This report freezes Ranked's Tokyo job-market data at the end of September 2026 (last updated ). For today's figures, see the live Tokyo job market statistics.

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Live jobs analyzed5,841across 219 employers
Median advertised salary¥8.5M2,890 complete salary ranges
Salary transparency53%3,072 jobs publish pay
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Quick answers

How many jobs are open in Tokyo right now?

Ranked lists 5,841 live jobs in Tokyo from 219 employers (as of September 30, 2026).

What is the median advertised salary in Tokyo?

¥8.5M a year — the median midpoint of 2,890 complete advertised ranges; 53% of live jobs publish pay (as of September 30, 2026).

Which tech skill is most in demand in Tokyo?

AWS, requested by 12% of live jobs (712), followed by Generative AI / LLM and Python (as of September 30, 2026).

Do you need Japanese to work in Tokyo?

Usually. 88% of live Tokyo jobs ask for Japanese: 9% state a level (N1, native or similar) and 80% are posted in Japanese without naming one. 14% are rated English-friendly, and 21 jobs explicitly need no Japanese. Language requirements are partly AI-estimated from each posting (as of September 30, 2026).

Job market statistics

Most requested technologyAWS

712 current jobs · 12% of the market

Largest role familySales

896 current jobs · 15% of the market

Highest-paying measured skillKotlin

¥10.0M median · 60 salary ranges

Job market details

Language access

English-friendly14%835 jobs
State a Japanese level9%an explicit N1–N5 requirement
Posted in English13%762 postings
No Japanese required
210%
JLPT N3 or lower
70%
JLPT N2
1342%
JLPT N1
1953%
Native Japanese
1743%
Data for this reportJSON

Data last verified . 1,993 non-Tokyo listings excluded.

Method and caveats

A live read of employer demand—not a survey or self-reported salary database.

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Methodology and limitations

How to read these numbers responsibly.

What is included?

5,841 live employer job pages explicitly located in Tokyo or a named Tokyo ward/neighborhood. Duplicate IDs and expired listings are removed; 1,993 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 49%.

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.