Network Architect jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-24, Skillenai has indexed 121 job postings with the title “Network Architect” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is network architecture, with demand down 49% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-24
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+How many Network Architect jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 121 job postings with the title “Network Architect” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, with demand down 49% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Network Architect jobs require?
Across Network Architect postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, the skills mentioned most often are network architecture, BGP, Network Engineering, OSPF, firewalls.
+Which cities are hiring the most Network Architect?
As of 2026-09-24, Network Architect postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Washington, Scott Air Force Base, Bethesda, New York City, Pune.
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Skillenai indexes 121 Network Architect postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, with demand down 49% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Network Architect postings is network architecture, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Network Architect postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Network Architect
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| network architecture | 54 | 44.6% |
| BGP | 30 | 24.8% |
| Network Engineering | 27 | 22.3% |
| OSPF | 23 | 19.0% |
| firewalls | 21 | 17.4% |
| network design | 18 | 14.9% |
| switching | 16 | 13.2% |
| routing | 16 | 13.2% |
| MPLS | 14 | 11.6% |
| EVPN | 12 | 9.9% |
| SD-WAN | 11 | 9.1% |
| QoS | 11 | 9.1% |
| WAN | 11 | 9.1% |
| Cisco | 11 | 9.1% |
| network segmentation | 10 | 8.3% |
Top metros hiring Network Architect
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 6 | 5.0% |
| Scott Air Force Base | 5 | 4.1% |
| Bethesda | 4 | 3.3% |
| New York City | 3 | 2.5% |
| Pune | 3 | 2.5% |
| Singapore | 3 | 2.5% |
| Tallahassee | 3 | 2.5% |
| Dallas | 2 | 1.7% |
| Odenton | 2 | 1.7% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-24, matching postings whose canonical role is “Network Architect”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- Network Architect
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-24
- window_days
- 90
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