access control jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-23, access control appears in 719 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 42% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-23
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Frequently asked questions about access control
+Is access control in demand in 2026?
Yes. access control appears in 719 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 42% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (17% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require access control?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, the job titles most likely to require access control are Software Engineer (17% of postings list access control), Data Engineer (8% of postings list access control), Security Engineer (4% of postings list access control).
+What skills are commonly paired with access control?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-23), access control most often appears alongside Python, authentication, data governance, Distributed systems, SQL.
+Where is access control most in demand?
As of 2026-05-23, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring access control are San Francisco, New York City, London, Seattle, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring access control — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require access control
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 125 | 17.4% |
| Data Engineer | 56 | 7.8% |
| Security Engineer | 26 | 3.6% |
| Product Manager | 24 | 3.3% |
| DevOps Engineer | 22 | 3.1% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 19 | 2.6% |
| Principal Engineer | 15 | 2.1% |
| Database Administrator | 13 | 1.8% |
| Engineering Manager | 11 | 1.5% |
| Platform Engineer | 11 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for access control
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 69 | 33.7% |
| New York City | 28 | 13.7% |
| London | 25 | 12.2% |
| Seattle | 17 | 8.3% |
| Bengaluru | 15 | 7.3% |
| Mountain View | 15 | 7.3% |
| Singapore | 15 | 7.3% |
| Washington | 11 | 5.4% |
| Berlin | 10 | 4.9% |
Skills commonly paired with access control
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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