container orchestration jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, container orchestration appears in 1,049 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 35% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about container orchestration
+Is container orchestration in demand in 2026?
Yes. container orchestration appears in 1,049 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 35% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (23% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require container orchestration?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require container orchestration are Software Engineer (23% of postings list container orchestration), DevOps Engineer (9% of postings list container orchestration), Site Reliability Engineer (6% of postings list container orchestration).
+What skills are commonly paired with container orchestration?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), container orchestration most often appears alongside Kubernetes, AWS, Python, CI/CD, Terraform.
+Where is container orchestration most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring container orchestration are San Francisco, New York City, London, Bengaluru, Seattle, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new container orchestration content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring container orchestration — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require container orchestration
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 243 | 23.2% |
| DevOps Engineer | 90 | 8.6% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 67 | 6.4% |
| Platform Engineer | 36 | 3.4% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 36 | 3.4% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 35 | 3.3% |
| Backend Engineer | 25 | 2.4% |
| Cloud Engineer | 20 | 1.9% |
| Engineering Manager | 18 | 1.7% |
| Principal Software Engineer | 15 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for container orchestration
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 88 | 26.9% |
| New York City | 67 | 20.5% |
| London | 49 | 15.0% |
| Bengaluru | 39 | 11.9% |
| Seattle | 29 | 8.9% |
| Munich | 15 | 4.6% |
| Boston | 14 | 4.3% |
| Singapore | 14 | 4.3% |
| Pune | 12 | 3.7% |
Skills commonly paired with container orchestration
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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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