CI/CD jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-01, CI/CD appears in 26,400 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 38% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-01
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Frequently asked questions about CI/CD
+Is CI/CD in demand in 2026?
Yes. CI/CD appears in 26,400 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-01, with demand up 38% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (25% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require CI/CD?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-01, the job titles most likely to require CI/CD are Software Engineer (25% of postings list CI/CD), DevOps Engineer (6% of postings list CI/CD), Data Engineer (4% of postings list CI/CD).
+What skills are commonly paired with CI/CD?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-01), CI/CD most often appears alongside Python, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform.
+Where is CI/CD most in demand?
As of 2026-09-01, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring CI/CD are Bengaluru, New York City, San Francisco, London, Hyderabad, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring CI/CD — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require CI/CD
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 6,554 | 24.8% |
| DevOps Engineer | 1,538 | 5.8% |
| Data Engineer | 1,110 | 4.2% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 601 | 2.3% |
| Platform Engineer | 559 | 2.1% |
| Backend Engineer | 521 | 2.0% |
| Engineering Manager | 518 | 2.0% |
| AI Engineer | 391 | 1.5% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 365 | 1.4% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 287 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for CI/CD
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 735 | 2.8% |
| New York City | 703 | 2.7% |
| San Francisco | 678 | 2.6% |
| London | 640 | 2.4% |
| Hyderabad | 371 | 1.4% |
| Pune | 370 | 1.4% |
| Toronto | 354 | 1.3% |
| Berlin | 270 | 1.0% |
| Washington | 250 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with CI/CD
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-01. 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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