Pearson tech stack
Pearson builds mostly with Python, SQL, JavaScript, Java. Its stack also includes AWS, Azure, React.js, PostgreSQL. AWS is named in 73 of the 178 job postings Pearson published in the last 12 months (41%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Pearson, updated Nov 14, 2026.
What programming languages does Pearson use?
Python is named in 34% of job postings at Pearson, followed by SQL (24%), JavaScript (23%), Java (20%).
Python
61 34%
SQL
43 24%
JavaScript
41 23%
Java
36 20%
TypeScript
30 17%
C#
17 10%
Node JS
12 7%
PowerShell
8 4%
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What frameworks and libraries does Pearson use?
React.js is named in 11% of job postings at Pearson, followed by Angular (6%), Playwright (6%), Selenium (6%).
React.js
19 11%
Angular
11 6%
Playwright
11 6%
Selenium
10 6%
Spring Boot
7 4%
LangChain
7 4%
LangGraph
5 3%
ASP.NET Core
4 2%
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And 9 more, each named in fewer postings.
What databases does Pearson use?
PostgreSQL is named in 8% of job postings at Pearson, followed by Google BigQuery (5%), MySQL (4%), Oracle (3%).
PostgreSQL
15 8%
Google BigQuery
9 5%
MySQL
7 4%
Oracle
6 3%
Amazon Aurora
5 3%
Azure SQL Database
4 2%
Snowflake
4 2%
DynamoDB
3 2%
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What cloud and platforms does Pearson use?
AWS is named in 41% of job postings at Pearson, followed by Azure (34%), GCP (15%), Kubernetes (12%).
AWS
73 41%
Azure
61 34%
GCP
27 15%
Kubernetes
22 12%
GitHub Actions
11 6%
Azure DevOps
9 5%
AWS Lambda
9 5%
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And 35 more, each named in fewer postings.
What developer tools does Pearson use?
Rest API is named in 17% of job postings at Pearson, followed by Microsoft Excel (11%), Docker (11%), Git (10%).
Rest API
31 17%
Docker
20 11%
Git
18 10%
Terraform
17 10%
Copilot
16 9%
Model Context Protocol
14 8%
Cursor
12 7%
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And 4 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Pearson use?
LLM is named in 16% of job postings at Pearson, followed by Claude (3%), ChatGPT (1%).
Which engineering practices does Pearson ask for?
CI/CD is named in 40% of job postings at Pearson, followed by AI Agents (29%), RAG (10%), Human-in-the-Loop (9%).
CI/CD
71 40%
AI Agents
52 29%
RAG
17 10%
Prompt Engineering
15 8%
Platform Engineering
15 8%
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And 18 more, each named in fewer postings.
What other technologies does Pearson use?
Kotlin Coroutines is named in 1% of job postings at Pearson.
Kotlin Coroutines
1 1%
What does each Pearson team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
46 postingsDevOps
18 postingsLeadership
18 postingsQA
18 postingsFinance
15 postingsData Science
10 postingsHow does your stack fit Pearson?
How much does Pearson pay by technology?
Median stated pay of the postings that name each technology, against the median of all Pearson postings with stated pay: $160k across 43 postings.
| Technology | Postings with pay | Median | vs company median |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | 22 | $168k | +5% |
| Azure | 16 | $168k | +5% |
| Python | 13 | $160k | 0% |
| Java | 12 | $173k | +8% |
| LLM | 12 | $168k | +5% |
| JavaScript | 12 | $163k | +2% |
| TypeScript | 11 | $160k | 0% |
| GCP | 8 | $173k | +8% |
| SQL | 7 | $165k | +3% |
| React.js | 6 | $175k | +9% |
How is the Pearson 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 Pearson stack?
Pearson scores 80 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 Pearson stack in its industry?
Share of the 2,007 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Pearson apart
Companies with a stack like Pearson
Questions about the Pearson tech stack
What programming languages does Pearson use?
The languages named in Pearson job postings are Python (34%), SQL (24%), JavaScript (23%), Java (20%), TypeScript (17%), as a share of the 178 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Pearson use React.js?
Yes. React.js is named in 19 of 178 job postings (11%) and required in 17 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Pearson use?
The cloud and platforms named in Pearson job postings are AWS (73), Azure (61), GCP (27) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Pearson?
Backend postings at Pearson most often require AWS (26), Python (21), React.js (15), Azure (14), out of 46 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Pearson tech stack changing?
Yes. LookML, Amazon EC2, Multimodal AI, JQuery first appeared in Pearson job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Pearson tech stack?
Pearson scores 80 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 Pearson tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Pearson publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 178 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 14, 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, "Pearson tech stack: 271 technologies from 178 job postings", as of Nov 14, 2026. https://alion.io/company/pearson/technologies