CD jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-20, CD appears in 169 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 72% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-20
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+Is CD in demand in 2026?
Yes. CD appears in 169 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-20, with demand up 72% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (32% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require CD?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-20, the job titles most likely to require CD are Software Engineer (32% of postings list CD), DevOps Engineer (5% of postings list CD), Platform Engineer (4% of postings list CD).
+What skills are commonly paired with CD?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-20), CD most often appears alongside CI, CI/CD, Python, Kubernetes, AWS.
+Where is CD most in demand?
As of 2026-08-20, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring CD are New York City, London, San Francisco, Berlin, Colorado Springs, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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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 | 54 | 32.0% |
| DevOps Engineer | 9 | 5.3% |
| Platform Engineer | 6 | 3.6% |
| Engineering Manager | 5 | 3.0% |
| Backend Engineer | 4 | 2.4% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 3 | 1.8% |
| Backend Developer | 2 | 1.2% |
| Backend Software Engineer | 2 | 1.2% |
| Cloud Software Engineer | 2 | 1.2% |
| Data Engineer | 2 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for CD
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 6 | 3.6% |
| London | 5 | 3.0% |
| San Francisco | 4 | 2.4% |
| Berlin | 3 | 1.8% |
| Colorado Springs | 3 | 1.8% |
| Hyderabad | 3 | 1.8% |
| Seattle | 3 | 1.8% |
| Washington | 3 | 1.8% |
| Amsterdam | 2 | 1.2% |
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 2026-08-20. 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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