configuration management jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, configuration management appears in 2,064 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning configuration management, with demand down 45% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is configuration management in demand in 2026?
Yes. configuration management appears in 2,064 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 45% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning configuration management (13.0% of all postings mentioning configuration management).
+What jobs require configuration management?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning configuration management are Linux Infrastructure Engineer (29.6% of that role’s postings mention configuration management), Integration & Test Engineer (22.2% of that role’s postings mention configuration management), Linux Systems Engineer (21.2% of that role’s postings mention configuration management).
+What skills are commonly paired with configuration management?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), configuration management most often appears alongside Python, CI/CD, Linux, Ansible, Kubernetes.
+Where is configuration management most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring configuration management are Colorado Springs, New York City, Huntsville, Chantilly, Hawthorne, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring configuration management — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require configuration management
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Infrastructure Engineer | 8 | 29.6% |
| Integration & Test Engineer | 6 | 22.2% |
| Linux Systems Engineer | 7 | 21.2% |
| Network Operations Engineer | 4 | 19.0% |
| DevOps Consultant | 4 | 16.7% |
| Spacecraft Systems Engineer | 4 | 15.4% |
| DevOps Manager | 4 | 14.3% |
| IT Infrastructure Engineer | 8 | 12.9% |
| Systems Engineering Manager | 9 | 12.9% |
| Software Integration Engineer | 5 | 11.6% |
Roles with the most configuration management postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 269 | 13.0% |
| Systems Engineer | 255 | 12.4% |
| DevOps Engineer | 188 | 9.1% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 107 | 5.2% |
| Platform Engineer | 42 | 2.0% |
| Program Manager | 42 | 2.0% |
| Security Engineer | 30 | 1.5% |
| Engineering Manager | 28 | 1.4% |
| Cloud Engineer | 24 | 1.2% |
| Product Manager | 24 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for configuration management
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs | 35 | 1.7% |
| New York City | 31 | 1.5% |
| Huntsville | 29 | 1.4% |
| Chantilly | 27 | 1.3% |
| Hawthorne | 25 | 1.2% |
| London | 23 | 1.1% |
| Boston | 22 | 1.1% |
| Pune | 21 | 1.0% |
| Austin | 20 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with configuration management
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning configuration management by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s configuration management postings by all configuration management postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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