CDK jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-27, CDK appears in 162 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 2% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-27
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Frequently asked questions about CDK
+Is CDK in demand in 2026?
Yes. CDK appears in 162 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27, with demand down 2% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (29% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require CDK?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27, the job titles most likely to require CDK are Software Engineer (29% of postings list CDK), DevOps Engineer (12% of postings list CDK), Cloud Engineer (6% of postings list CDK).
+What skills are commonly paired with CDK?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-27), CDK most often appears alongside AWS, Terraform, CI/CD, CloudFormation, Python.
+Where is CDK most in demand?
As of 2026-08-27, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring CDK are London, San Francisco, New York City, Atlanta, Austin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new CDK content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring CDK — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require CDK
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 47 | 29.0% |
| DevOps Engineer | 19 | 11.7% |
| Cloud Engineer | 9 | 5.6% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 9 | 5.6% |
| Platform Engineer | 8 | 4.9% |
| Backend Engineer | 7 | 4.3% |
| Data Engineer | 5 | 3.1% |
| Cloud Consultant | 3 | 1.9% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 3 | 1.9% |
| AI Engineer | 2 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for CDK
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 13 | 8.0% |
| San Francisco | 9 | 5.6% |
| New York City | 4 | 2.5% |
| Atlanta | 3 | 1.9% |
| Austin | 3 | 1.9% |
| Madrid | 3 | 1.9% |
| Tallinn | 3 | 1.9% |
| Arlington | 2 | 1.2% |
| Auckland | 2 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with CDK
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27. 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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