container orchestration jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-17, container orchestration appears in 1,065 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 9% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-17
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Frequently asked questions about container orchestration
+Is container orchestration in demand in 2026?
Yes. container orchestration appears in 1,065 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand down 9% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (29% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require container orchestration?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, the job titles most likely to require container orchestration are Software Engineer (29% of postings list container orchestration), DevOps Engineer (10% of postings list container orchestration), Site Reliability Engineer (7% of postings list container orchestration).
+What skills are commonly paired with container orchestration?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-17), container orchestration most often appears alongside Kubernetes, Python, CI/CD, AWS, Terraform.
+Where is container orchestration most in demand?
As of 2026-09-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring container orchestration are San Francisco, London, New York City, Seattle, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring container orchestration — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require container orchestration
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 308 | 28.9% |
| DevOps Engineer | 102 | 9.6% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 78 | 7.3% |
| Platform Engineer | 55 | 5.2% |
| Engineering Manager | 32 | 3.0% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 19 | 1.8% |
| Cloud Engineer | 16 | 1.5% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 12 | 1.1% |
| Data Engineer | 11 | 1.0% |
| Software Architect | 10 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for container orchestration
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 59 | 5.5% |
| London | 41 | 3.8% |
| New York City | 33 | 3.1% |
| Seattle | 30 | 2.8% |
| Bengaluru | 29 | 2.7% |
| Dublin | 27 | 2.5% |
| Hyderabad | 17 | 1.6% |
| Singapore | 17 | 1.6% |
| Tel Aviv | 13 | 1.2% |
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 2026-09-17. 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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