Northern Trust tech stack
Northern Trust builds mostly with Python, SQL, Java, JavaScript. Its stack also includes Azure, Power BI, Snowflake, Spring Boot. Azure is named in 164 of the 446 job postings Northern Trust published in the last 12 months (37%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Northern Trust, updated Nov 12, 2026.
What programming languages does Northern Trust use?
Python is named in 26% of job postings at Northern Trust, followed by SQL (22%), Java (12%), JavaScript (8%).
Python
116 26%
SQL
100 22%
Java
55 12%
JavaScript
34 8%
PowerShell
23 5%
C#
15 3%
TypeScript
14 3%
Node JS
9 2%
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What frameworks and libraries does Northern Trust use?
Spring Boot is named in 5% of job postings at Northern Trust, followed by React.js (4%), Selenium (2%), Playwright (1%).
Spring Boot
24 5%
React.js
16 4%
Selenium
10 2%
Playwright
5 1%
ASP.NET Core
4 1%
Rest-Assured
4 1%
LangChain
4 1%
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And 1 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does Northern Trust use?
Snowflake is named in 8% of job postings at Northern Trust, followed by Oracle (4%), Azure SQL Database (3%), PostgreSQL (3%).
Snowflake
37 8%
Oracle
20 4%
Azure SQL Database
15 3%
PostgreSQL
13 3%
Neo4j
6 1%
Azure Cosmos DB
5 1%
Delta Lake
3 1%
ElasticSearch
3 1%
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What cloud and platforms does Northern Trust use?
Azure is named in 37% of job postings at Northern Trust, followed by Power BI (22%), Azure DevOps (16%), AWS (13%).
Azure
164 37%
Power BI
100 22%
Azure DevOps
70 16%
AWS
57 13%
Kubernetes
43 10%
GitHub Actions
32 7%
GitHub
29 7%
Databricks
29 7%
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And 34 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Northern Trust use?
Microsoft Excel is named in 20% of job postings at Northern Trust, followed by Rest API (15%), Terraform (13%), Copilot (9%).
Rest API
66 15%
Terraform
57 13%
Copilot
41 9%
Git
34 8%
Docker
27 6%
Jenkins
22 5%
Bicep
13 3%
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And 9 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Northern Trust use?
LLM is named in 5% of job postings at Northern Trust, followed by Claude (1%).
Which engineering practices does Northern Trust ask for?
CI/CD is named in 26% of job postings at Northern Trust, followed by Platform Engineering (9%), AI Agents (8%), IAM (8%).
CI/CD
117 26%
Platform Engineering
41 9%
AI Agents
37 8%
Incident Management
25 6%
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And 18 more, each named in fewer postings.
What does each Northern Trust team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Finance
149 postingsSecurity
54 postingsAnalytics
37 postingsBackend
34 postingsDevOps
21 postingsIndustrial Engineering
18 postingsHow does your stack fit Northern Trust?
How much does Northern Trust pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Northern Trust postings with stated pay: $185k across 180 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | 61 | $195k | +5% |
| SQL | 41 | $195k | +5% |
| Python | 40 | $195k | +5% |
| Power BI | 29 | $141k | −24% |
| Java | 27 | $195k | +5% |
| Azure DevOps | 27 | $169k | −9% |
| AWS | 17 | $234k | +26% |
| Snowflake | 15 | $234k | +26% |
| Databricks | 14 | $234k | +26% |
| LLM | 13 | $234k | +26% |
How is the Northern Trust 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.
How modern is the Northern Trust stack?
Northern Trust scores 75 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Northern Trust stack in its industry?
Share of the 1,107 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Northern Trust apart
Companies with a stack like Northern Trust
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation
186 shared technologies
Scotiabank
196 shared technologies
TD Bank Group
218 shared technologies
State Street
232 shared technologies
Bank of Montreal
183 shared technologies
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group
189 shared technologies
U.S. Bank
190 shared technologies
London Stock Exchange Group
203 shared technologies
Questions about the Northern Trust tech stack
What programming languages does Northern Trust use?
The languages named in Northern Trust job postings are Python (26%), SQL (22%), Java (12%), JavaScript (8%), PowerShell (5%), as a share of the 446 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Northern Trust use Spring Boot?
Yes. Spring Boot is named in 24 of 446 job postings (5%) and required in 19 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Northern Trust use?
The cloud and platforms named in Northern Trust job postings are Azure (164), Power BI (100), Azure DevOps (70) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Finance job at Northern Trust?
Finance postings at Northern Trust most often require Microsoft Excel (49), Power BI (48), Python (27), SQL (25), out of 149 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Northern Trust tech stack changing?
Yes. FastAPI, Embeddings, Aqua Security, Modularization first appeared in Northern Trust job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Northern Trust tech stack?
Northern Trust scores 75 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: 2; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Northern Trust tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Northern Trust publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 446 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 12, 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, "Northern Trust tech stack: 257 technologies from 446 job postings", as of Nov 12, 2026. https://alion.io/company/northerntrust/technologies