Ansible jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-21, Ansible appears in 3,374 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for DevOps Engineer roles, with demand down 4% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-21
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Frequently asked questions about Ansible
+Is Ansible in demand in 2026?
Yes. Ansible appears in 3,374 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-21, with demand down 4% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for DevOps Engineer roles (15% of DevOps Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Ansible?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-21, the job titles most likely to require Ansible are DevOps Engineer (15% of postings list Ansible), Software Engineer (9% of postings list Ansible), Site Reliability Engineer (9% of postings list Ansible).
+What skills are commonly paired with Ansible?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-21), Ansible most often appears alongside Terraform, Python, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD.
+Where is Ansible most in demand?
As of 2026-07-21, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Ansible are Washington, Bengaluru, San Francisco, Sunnyvale, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Ansible content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Ansible — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Ansible
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| DevOps Engineer | 507 | 15.0% |
| Software Engineer | 317 | 9.4% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 303 | 9.0% |
| Cloud Engineer | 116 | 3.4% |
| Platform Engineer | 103 | 3.1% |
| Network Engineer | 83 | 2.5% |
| Systems Engineer | 81 | 2.4% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 71 | 2.1% |
| Systems Administrator | 36 | 1.1% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 34 | 1.0% |
Top metros hiring for Ansible
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 137 | 4.1% |
| Bengaluru | 74 | 2.2% |
| San Francisco | 65 | 1.9% |
| Sunnyvale | 65 | 1.9% |
| London | 64 | 1.9% |
| Pune | 53 | 1.6% |
| Annapolis | 46 | 1.4% |
| New York City | 44 | 1.3% |
| Hyderabad | 40 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with Ansible
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-21. 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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