CD jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-17, CD appears in 189 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 32% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-17
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Frequently asked questions about CD
+Is CD in demand in 2026?
Yes. CD appears in 189 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand down 32% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (35% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require CD?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, the job titles most likely to require CD are Software Engineer (35% of postings list CD), DevOps Engineer (5% of postings list CD), Data Engineer (4% of postings list CD).
+What skills are commonly paired with CD?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-17), CD most often appears alongside CI, CI/CD, Python, Kubernetes, AWS.
+Where is CD most in demand?
As of 2026-09-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring CD are New York City, San Francisco, Berlin, London, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new CD content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring CD — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require CD
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 67 | 35.4% |
| DevOps Engineer | 9 | 4.8% |
| Data Engineer | 7 | 3.7% |
| Platform Engineer | 7 | 3.7% |
| Engineering Manager | 4 | 2.1% |
| QA Automation Engineer | 3 | 1.6% |
| AI Platform Engineer | 2 | 1.1% |
| Backend Engineer | 2 | 1.1% |
| Cloud Software Engineer | 2 | 1.1% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 2 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for CD
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 6 | 3.2% |
| San Francisco | 6 | 3.2% |
| Berlin | 5 | 2.6% |
| London | 5 | 2.6% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 1.6% |
| Ahmedabad | 2 | 1.1% |
| Amsterdam | 2 | 1.1% |
| Boston | 2 | 1.1% |
| Budapest | 2 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with CD
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17. 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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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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