cloud infrastructure jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, cloud infrastructure appears in 2,456 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 39% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about cloud infrastructure
+Is cloud infrastructure in demand in 2026?
Yes. cloud infrastructure appears in 2,456 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 39% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (27% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require cloud infrastructure?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require cloud infrastructure are Software Engineer (27% of postings list cloud infrastructure), DevOps Engineer (4% of postings list cloud infrastructure), Engineering Manager (4% of postings list cloud infrastructure).
+What skills are commonly paired with cloud infrastructure?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), cloud infrastructure most often appears alongside Python, AWS, GCP, Distributed systems, Kubernetes.
+Where is cloud infrastructure most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring cloud infrastructure are San Francisco, New York City, London, Bengaluru, Seattle, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new cloud infrastructure content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring cloud infrastructure — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require cloud infrastructure
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 673 | 27.4% |
| DevOps Engineer | 97 | 3.9% |
| Engineering Manager | 86 | 3.5% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 66 | 2.7% |
| Platform Engineer | 53 | 2.2% |
| Backend Engineer | 48 | 2.0% |
| Forward Deployed Software Engineer | 46 | 1.9% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 45 | 1.8% |
| Technical Program Manager | 45 | 1.8% |
| AI Trainer | 41 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for cloud infrastructure
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 217 | 32.5% |
| New York City | 175 | 26.2% |
| London | 88 | 13.2% |
| Bengaluru | 48 | 7.2% |
| Seattle | 42 | 6.3% |
| Toronto | 31 | 4.6% |
| Singapore | 23 | 3.4% |
| San Mateo | 22 | 3.3% |
| Tel Aviv | 22 | 3.3% |
Skills commonly paired with cloud infrastructure
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. 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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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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