Systems Architect jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-01, Skillenai has indexed 139 job postings with the title “Systems Architect” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is systems engineering, with demand up 32% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-01
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+How many Systems Architect jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 139 job postings with the title “Systems Architect” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-01, with demand up 32% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Systems Architect jobs require?
Across Systems Architect postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-01, the skills mentioned most often are systems engineering, Systems architecture, System architecture, SysML, Cameo.
+Which cities are hiring the most Systems Architect?
As of 2026-09-01, Systems Architect postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Bethesda, Chantilly, Warrenton, Washington, Austin.
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Skillenai indexes 139 Systems Architect postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-01, with demand up 32% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in Systems Architect postings is systems engineering, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly Systems Architect postings — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Systems Architect
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| systems engineering | 18 | 12.9% |
| Systems architecture | 17 | 12.2% |
| System architecture | 12 | 8.6% |
| SysML | 12 | 8.6% |
| Cameo | 10 | 7.2% |
| CI/CD | 9 | 6.5% |
| Python | 9 | 6.5% |
| Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) | 9 | 6.5% |
| enterprise architecture | 9 | 6.5% |
| Kubernetes | 9 | 6.5% |
| Linux | 8 | 5.8% |
| Azure | 8 | 5.8% |
| MBSE | 8 | 5.8% |
| AWS | 8 | 5.8% |
| requirements management | 7 | 5.0% |
Top metros hiring Systems Architect
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bethesda | 4 | 2.9% |
| Chantilly | 4 | 2.9% |
| Warrenton | 3 | 2.2% |
| Washington | 3 | 2.2% |
| Austin | 2 | 1.4% |
| Boulder | 2 | 1.4% |
| Colorado Springs | 2 | 1.4% |
| Framingham | 2 | 1.4% |
| Kirkland | 2 | 1.4% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-01, matching postings whose canonical role is “Systems Architect”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Systems Architect
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-09-01
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