Howden
Property & Casualty Insurance · Reinsurance

Howden tech stack

Howden builds mostly with Python, SQL, PowerShell, C#. Its stack also includes Azure, Power BI, Azure SQL Database, Azure Cosmos DB. Azure is named in 30 of the 82 job postings Howden published in the last 12 months (37%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Howden, updated Nov 7, 2026.

Source: Alion Coverage: the company's job postings of the last 12 months Nov 7, 2026
Technologies in use
106
Postings analysed
82
Open now
37
Modernity
85 /100
New in 6 months
8

What programming languages does Howden use?

Python is named in 32% of job postings at Howden, followed by SQL (26%), PowerShell (10%), C# (7%).

Python 26 32% required in 77% · 10 open now · since Sep 2026
SQL 21 26% required in 86% · 10 open now · since Apr 2026
PowerShell 8 10% required in 75% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
C# 6 7% required in 67% · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
JavaScript 2 2% optional · 2 open now · since Jul 2026
Kotlin 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Swift 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Apex 1 1% optional · since Aug 2026
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R1
TypeScript1

What frameworks and libraries does Howden use?

Blazor is named in 1% of job postings at Howden, followed by FastAPI (1%), Jetpack Compose (1%), Playwright (1%).

Blazor 1 1% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
FastAPI 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
Jetpack Compose 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
Playwright 1 1% required in 100% · since Aug 2026
PyTorch 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
React.js 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
SwiftUI 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
TensorFlow 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
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UIKit1
WorkManager1
Angular1
Shiny1
Streamlit1

What databases does Howden use?

Azure SQL Database is named in 2% of job postings at Howden, followed by Azure Cosmos DB (1%), Delta Lake (1%), PostgreSQL (1%).

Azure SQL Database 2 2% required in 100% · since Oct 2026
Azure Cosmos DB 1 1% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
Delta Lake 1 1% required in 100% · since Oct 2026
PostgreSQL 1 1% required in 100% · since Oct 2026

What cloud and platforms does Howden use?

Azure is named in 37% of job postings at Howden, followed by Power BI (22%), Databricks (17%), Azure DevOps (13%).

Azure 30 37% required in 67% · 14 open now · since Aug 2025
Power BI 18 22% required in 83% · 9 open now · since Apr 2026
Databricks 14 17% required in 79% · 4 open now · since Apr 2026
Azure DevOps 11 13% required in 73% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Active Directory 10 12% required in 90% · 7 open now · since Sep 2026
Windows 10 12% required in 90% · 7 open now · since Sep 2026
Microsoft Entra ID 6 7% required in 83% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
.NET 4 5% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026
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Copilot Studio4
Windows Server4
Spark3
Tanium3
AWS3
GCP2
OpenAI2
Azure AKS2
Kubernetes2
VMWare2
Collibra1
DLP1
GitHub1
GitHub Actions1
Hugging Face1
Linux1
MLFlow1
Microsoft Fabric1
Postman1
Tableau1
Crashlytics1
Crowdstrike1
Firebase1
MuleSoft1

What developer tools does Howden use?

Microsoft Excel is named in 24% of job postings at Howden, followed by Copilot (15%), Terraform (9%), Azure Data Factory (6%).

Microsoft Excel 20 24% required in 85% · 7 open now · since Dec 2024
Copilot 12 15% required in 83% · 8 open now · since Aug 2026
Terraform 7 9% required in 86% · 2 open now · since Nov 2025
Azure Data Factory 5 6% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Nov 2025
Bicep 5 6% required in 100% · 3 open now · since Nov 2025
Informatica 3 4% required in 67% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Hyper-V 3 4% optional · 1 open now · since Sep 2026
Git 2 2% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
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pySpark2
Adobe After Effects1
Adobe Photoshop1
Adobe Premiere Pro1
Alteryx1
Rest API1
Wireshark1
Claude Code1
Docker1

What AI and ML technologies does Howden use?

LLM is named in 5% of job postings at Howden, followed by Claude (4%), ChatGPT (2%).

LLM 4 5% required in 75% · 2 open now · since Aug 2026
Claude 3 4% required in 67% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026
ChatGPT 2 2% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Oct 2026

Which engineering practices does Howden ask for?

CI/CD is named in 15% of job postings at Howden, followed by DNS (9%), AI Agents (6%), DHCP (6%).

CI/CD 12 15% required in 92% · 6 open now · since Nov 2025
DNS 7 9% required in 86% · 3 open now · since Nov 2025
AI Agents 5 6% required in 60% · 3 open now · since Sep 2026
DHCP 5 6% required in 60% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
ETL/ELT 4 5% required in 100% · 2 open now · since Sep 2026
HPC 2 2% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
TCP/IP 2 2% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
VPN 2 2% required in 100% · since Sep 2026
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Incident Management2
Machine Learning2
Platform Engineering2
Clean Architecture1
Context Engineering1
DPO1
Dimensional Modeling1
FinOps1
IAM1
LLM Guardrails1
MPLS1
Prompt Engineering1
SOAP1
Self-Healing1
VLAN1
Wi-Fi1
CAPA1
Sensor Fusion1

What other technologies does Howden use?

Kotlin Coroutines is named in 1% of job postings at Howden.

Kotlin Coroutines 1 1% required in 100% · 1 open now · since Aug 2026

What does each Howden team work with?

The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.

Analytics

17 postings
SQL10
Power BI9
Python8
Databricks3
Microsoft Excel3
Copilot2

Finance

13 postings
Microsoft Excel9
Power BI3
Python2
SQL2

Early Careers

8 postings
Python3
Microsoft Excel2

DevOps

7 postings
Azure4
PowerShell4
Terraform4
Bicep3
Databricks3
Python3

Data Science

4 postings
Azure4
Databricks4
Azure Data Factory3
SQL3
Python2
Spark2

Support

4 postings
Active Directory4
Windows4
Copilot3

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How much does Howden pay by technology?

Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Howden postings with stated pay: $76k across 16 postings.

TechnologyPostings with payMedianvs company median
Python7$130k+70%
SQL6$101k+33%

How is the Howden stack changing?

Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.

First appeared
TaniumOct 2026
pySparkOct 2026
ClaudeOct 2026
ChatGPTOct 2026
Incident ManagementOct 2026
SparkOct 2026
Azure SQL DatabaseOct 2026
Platform EngineeringOct 2026

How modern is the Howden stack?

Cutting-edge AI adopter 85/100

Howden scores 85 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How common is the Howden stack in its industry?

Share of the 1,150 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.

Azure37%
Python44%
SQL52%
Power BI31%
Databricks14%
Azure DevOps17%
Active Directory12%
Windows21%
PowerShell15%
C#21%

What sets Howden apart

Copilot Studio4%
Tanium1%

Questions about the Howden tech stack

What programming languages does Howden use?

The languages named in Howden job postings are Python (32%), SQL (26%), PowerShell (10%), C# (7%), JavaScript (2%), as a share of the 82 postings of the last 12 months.

Does Howden use Azure?

Yes. Azure is named in 30 of 82 job postings (37%) and required in 20 of them.

What cloud and platforms does Howden use?

The cloud and platforms named in Howden job postings are Azure (30), Power BI (18), Databricks (14) (postings in brackets).

What skills do you need for a Analytics job at Howden?

Analytics postings at Howden most often require SQL (10), Power BI (9), Python (8), Databricks (3), out of 17 postings in the last 12 months.

Is the Howden tech stack changing?

Yes. Tanium, pySpark, Claude, ChatGPT first appeared in Howden job postings in the last six months.

How modern is the Howden tech stack?

Howden scores 85 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.

How does Alion know the Howden tech stack?

Alion reads every job posting Howden publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 82 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 7, 2026.

Method and citation

Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count

Alion, "Howden tech stack: 106 technologies from 82 job postings", as of Nov 7, 2026. https://alion.io/company/howdengroup-2/technologies

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