Chef jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-18, Chef appears in 520 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for DevOps Engineer roles, with demand down 17% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-18
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Frequently asked questions about Chef
+Is Chef in demand in 2026?
Yes. Chef appears in 520 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-18, with demand down 17% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for DevOps Engineer roles (22% of DevOps Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Chef?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-18, the job titles most likely to require Chef are DevOps Engineer (22% of postings list Chef), Site Reliability Engineer (10% of postings list Chef), Software Engineer (7% of postings list Chef).
+What skills are commonly paired with Chef?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-18), Chef most often appears alongside Ansible, Puppet, Terraform, Python, Kubernetes.
+Where is Chef most in demand?
As of 2026-07-18, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Chef are New York City, Bengaluru, Austin, Chicago, Montréal, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Chef content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Chef — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Chef
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| DevOps Engineer | 112 | 21.5% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 52 | 10.0% |
| Software Engineer | 36 | 6.9% |
| Systems Engineer | 19 | 3.7% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 14 | 2.7% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 9 | 1.7% |
| Platform Engineer | 9 | 1.7% |
| Technology Lead | 9 | 1.7% |
| Cloud Platform Engineer | 8 | 1.5% |
| Cloud Engineer | 7 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for Chef
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 17 | 3.3% |
| Bengaluru | 14 | 2.7% |
| Austin | 10 | 1.9% |
| Chicago | 10 | 1.9% |
| Montréal | 9 | 1.7% |
| Seattle | 9 | 1.7% |
| Hyderabad | 8 | 1.5% |
| San Francisco | 8 | 1.5% |
| Washington | 7 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with Chef
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-18. 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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