Tokyo's job market at the end of October 2026: open jobs, advertised salaries, in-demand skills, roles and language requirements, from 7,751 live listings. Ranked's monthly report.

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

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Live jobs analyzed7,751across 339 employers
Median advertised salary¥8.3M3,684 complete salary ranges
Salary transparency50%3,914 jobs publish pay
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Quick answers

How many jobs are open in Tokyo right now?

Ranked lists 7,751 live jobs in Tokyo from 339 employers (as of October 31, 2026).

What is the median advertised salary in Tokyo?

¥8.3M a year — the median midpoint of 3,684 complete advertised ranges; 50% of live jobs publish pay (as of October 31, 2026).

Which tech skill is most in demand in Tokyo?

AWS, requested by 10% of live jobs (757), followed by Generative AI / LLM and Python (as of October 31, 2026).

Do you need Japanese to work in Tokyo?

Usually. 92% of live Tokyo jobs ask for Japanese: 10% state a level (N1, native or similar) and 82% are posted in Japanese without naming one. 11% are rated English-friendly, and 20 jobs explicitly need no Japanese. Language requirements are partly AI-estimated from each posting (as of October 31, 2026).

Job market statistics

Most requested technologyAWS

757 current jobs · 10% of the market

Largest role familySales

1,090 current jobs · 14% of the market

Highest-paying measured skillKubernetes

¥10.0M median · 115 salary ranges

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Live job volume+10.2%7,751 jobs now
Median salary¥0.0M¥8.3M now
Salary transparency−6.4 pp50% now
English-friendly share−0.9 pp11% now

Job market details

Language access

English-friendly11%864 jobs
State a Japanese level10%an explicit N1–N5 requirement
Posted in English10%805 postings
No Japanese required
200%
JLPT N3 or lower
391%
JLPT N2
2914%
JLPT N1
1902%
Native Japanese
2353%
Data for this reportJSON

Data last verified . 2,174 non-Tokyo listings excluded.

Method and caveats

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

14-day movement compared with October 17, 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?

7,751 live employer job pages explicitly located in Tokyo or a named Tokyo ward/neighborhood. Duplicate IDs and expired listings are removed; 2,174 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 48%.

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.