AIOps jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-18, AIOps appears in 159 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 7% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-18
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+Is AIOps in demand in 2026?
Yes. AIOps appears in 159 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18, with demand up 7% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (11% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require AIOps?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18, the job titles most likely to require AIOps are Software Engineer (11% of postings list AIOps), Site Reliability Engineer (9% of postings list AIOps), DevOps Engineer (6% of postings list AIOps).
+What skills are commonly paired with AIOps?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-18), AIOps most often appears alongside Python, observability, CI/CD, AWS, Kubernetes.
+Where is AIOps most in demand?
As of 2026-08-18, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring AIOps are Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, New York City, Bengaluru, Gdańsk, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring AIOps — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require AIOps
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 17 | 10.7% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 15 | 9.4% |
| DevOps Engineer | 10 | 6.3% |
| AI Engineer | 6 | 3.8% |
| Consulting Engineer | 5 | 3.1% |
| Data Scientist | 4 | 2.5% |
| Cloud Engineer | 3 | 1.9% |
| IT Application Specialist | 3 | 1.9% |
| Kubernetes Platform Engineer | 3 | 1.9% |
| Product Manager | 3 | 1.9% |
Top metros hiring for AIOps
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 7 | 4.4% |
| Kuala Lumpur | 5 | 3.1% |
| New York City | 5 | 3.1% |
| Bengaluru | 4 | 2.5% |
| Gdańsk | 3 | 1.9% |
| Pune | 3 | 1.9% |
| San Jose | 3 | 1.9% |
| Tokyo | 3 | 1.9% |
| Toronto | 3 | 1.9% |
Skills commonly paired with AIOps
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18. 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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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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