Security Engineer jobs in Chicago — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)

As of 2026-09-20, Skillenai has indexed 26 Security Engineer postings located in Chicago over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is IAM, with demand down 42% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-20

Postings · last 90 days
26
Demand vs prior month
down 42% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Next-largest hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about Security Engineer jobs in Chicago

+Are Security Engineer jobs being posted in Chicago right now?

Yes. Skillenai has indexed 26 Security Engineer postings located in Chicago over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20, with demand down 42% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills do Security Engineer jobs in Chicago require?

Across Security Engineer postings in Chicago indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20, the skills mentioned most often are IAM, Python, PowerShell, vulnerability management, CI/CD.

+Which other cities are hiring Security Engineer?

As of 2026-09-20, the metro areas posting the most Security Engineer jobs outside Chicago are New York City, San Francisco, London, Bengaluru, Seattle, based on the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly Security Engineer postings in Chicago — last 90 days

Skills most often required for Security Engineer in Chicago

NamePostingsShare
IAM934.6%
Python830.8%
PowerShell623.1%
vulnerability management519.2%
CI/CD519.2%
Bash519.2%
Zero Trust519.2%
SAST415.4%
container security415.4%
security architecture415.4%
MFA415.4%
SIEM415.4%

Other top cities hiring Security Engineer

NamePostingsShare
New York City89342.3%
San Francisco77296.2%
London41157.7%
Bengaluru36138.5%
Seattle34130.8%
Seoul32123.1%
Boston28107.7%
Singapore27103.8%
Dublin26100.0%
Austin2388.5%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Security Engineer” and whose locationCity is “Chicago”.

city
Chicago
role
Security Engineer
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-09-20
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index