Network Architect jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-05-23, Skillenai has indexed 66 job postings with the title “Network Architect” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is network architecture, with demand down 65% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-23
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+How many Network Architect jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 66 job postings with the title “Network Architect” over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 65% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Network Architect jobs require?
Across Network Architect postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, the skills mentioned most often are network architecture, SD-WAN, BGP, network design, OSPF.
+Which cities are hiring the most Network Architect?
As of 2026-05-23, Network Architect postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Washington, Chantilly, Herndon, Laurel, Fulton.
+Is Network Architect a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 66 Network Architect postings over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 65% 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 | 24 | 24.7% |
| SD-WAN | 9 | 9.3% |
| BGP | 7 | 7.2% |
| network design | 7 | 7.2% |
| OSPF | 6 | 6.2% |
| security clearance | 6 | 6.2% |
| VPN | 6 | 6.2% |
| firewalls | 5 | 5.2% |
| CCIE | 5 | 5.2% |
| Python | 4 | 4.1% |
| QoS | 4 | 4.1% |
| CISSP | 4 | 4.1% |
| DNS | 4 | 4.1% |
| Network Engineering | 3 | 3.1% |
| troubleshooting | 3 | 3.1% |
Top metros hiring Network Architect
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 4 | 19.0% |
| Chantilly | 3 | 14.3% |
| Herndon | 3 | 14.3% |
| Laurel | 3 | 14.3% |
| Fulton | 2 | 9.5% |
| King of Prussia | 2 | 9.5% |
| Santa Clara | 2 | 9.5% |
| Astoria | 1 | 4.8% |
| Athens | 1 | 4.8% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, 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
- 2026-05-23
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- 90
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