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Apache Kafka is a framework implementation of a software bus using stream-processing. It is an open-source software platform developed by the Apache Software Foundation written in Scala and Java. The project aims to provide a unified, high-throughput, low-latency platform for handling real-time data feeds. Kafka can connect to external systems via Kafka Connect and provides Kafka Streams, a Java stream processing library. Kafka uses a binary TCP-based protocol that is optimized for efficiency and relies on a "message set" abstraction that naturally groups messages together to reduce the overhead of the network roundtrip. This "leads to larger network packets, larger sequential disk operations, contiguous memory blocks [...] which allows Kafka to turn a bursty stream of random message writes into linear writes." Read more at Wikipedia

Occupations linked to this hot technology skill are listed below based on the percentage of their job postings that include the skill.

The skill is considered In Demand for the occupation if it is mentioned in 5% or more of the occupation’s employer job postings.

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Percentage	Job Zone	Code	Occupation
In Demand 7	4	15-1242.00	Database Administrators
In Demand 6	3	15-1254.00	Web Developers Bright Outlook
In Demand 5	4	15-1252.00	Software Developers Bright Outlook
4	5	15-1221.00	Computer and Information Research Scientists Bright Outlook
4	4	15-1243.00	Database Architects Bright Outlook
3	3	15-1299.08	Computer Systems Engineers/Architects Bright Outlook
2	4	17-2112.02	Validation Engineers Bright Outlook
1	4	15-2051.00	Data Scientists Bright Outlook
1	4	15-1253.00	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Bright Outlook
Under 1%	4	15-2051.01	Business Intelligence Analysts Bright Outlook
Under 1%	4	15-1241.00	Computer Network Architects Bright Outlook
Under 1%	5	11-9041.00	Architectural and Engineering Managers
Under 1%	4	15-1255.00	Web and Digital Interface Designers Bright Outlook
Under 1%	3	15-1232.00	Computer User Support Specialists
Under 1%	4	15-1244.00	Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Under 1%	4	15-1299.09	Information Technology Project Managers Bright Outlook
Under 1%	4	15-1251.00	Computer Programmers
Under 1%	3	15-1211.00	Computer Systems Analysts Bright Outlook
Under 1%	4	13-1111.00	Management Analysts Bright Outlook
Not available	4	15-1299.07	Blockchain Engineers Bright Outlook
Not available	4	25-2023.00	Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
Not available	4	15-1243.01	Data Warehousing Specialists Bright Outlook
Not available	3	11-3051.06	Hydroelectric Production Managers
Not available	4	15-1212.00	Information Security Analysts Bright Outlook
Not available	4	33-3021.06	Intelligence Analysts
Not available	4	19-2099.01	Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
Not available	3	15-1241.01	Telecommunications Engineering Specialists Bright Outlook

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Source: Lightcast external site job postings data for the US nationwide between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. “Percentage” represents the ratio of unique postings which mention the skill to all unique postings linked to the O*NET-SOC occupation.

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