CI jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-17, CI appears in 579 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 11% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-17

Postings · last 90 days
579
Demand vs prior month
down 11% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 33% require it
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about CI

+Is CI in demand in 2026?

Yes. CI appears in 579 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand down 11% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (33% of Software Engineer postings list it).

+What jobs require CI?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, the job titles most likely to require CI are Software Engineer (33% of postings list CI), Backend Engineer (2% of postings list CI), Data Engineer (2% of postings list CI).

+What skills are commonly paired with CI?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-17), CI most often appears alongside CI/CD, Python, CD, TypeScript, Kubernetes.

+Where is CI most in demand?

As of 2026-09-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring CI are San Francisco, New York City, London, Berlin, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring CI — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Job titles most likely to require CI

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Software Engineer19333.3%
Backend Engineer122.1%
Data Engineer122.1%
Engineering Manager101.7%
QA Engineer101.7%
Analytics Engineer91.6%
Android Software Engineer91.6%
Product Manager91.6%
DevOps Engineer81.4%
Full Stack Engineer81.4%

Top metros hiring for CI

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco356.0%
New York City172.9%
London142.4%
Berlin111.9%
Bengaluru91.6%
Boston91.6%
Chicago81.4%
Paris71.2%
Pune71.2%

Skills commonly paired with CI

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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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90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index