container security jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, container security appears in 217 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about container security
+Is container security in demand in 2026?
Yes. container security appears in 217 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (18% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require container security?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require container security are Security Engineer (18% of postings list container security), Application Security Engineer (5% of postings list container security), Cloud Security Engineer (5% of postings list container security).
+What skills are commonly paired with container security?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), container security most often appears alongside Kubernetes, CI/CD, Terraform, Python, threat modeling.
+Where is container security most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring container security are New York City, Sunnyvale, San Francisco, London, Paris, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new container security content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring container security — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require container security
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 40 | 18.4% |
| Application Security Engineer | 11 | 5.1% |
| Cloud Security Engineer | 10 | 4.6% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 9 | 4.1% |
| Infrastructure Security Engineer | 7 | 3.2% |
| Product Security Engineer | 7 | 3.2% |
| Software Engineer | 7 | 3.2% |
| Enterprise Architect | 6 | 2.8% |
| Platform Engineer | 6 | 2.8% |
| Principal Security Engineer | 5 | 2.3% |
Top metros hiring for container security
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 10 | 18.2% |
| Sunnyvale | 10 | 18.2% |
| San Francisco | 8 | 14.5% |
| London | 5 | 9.1% |
| Paris | 5 | 9.1% |
| Singapore | 5 | 9.1% |
| Austin | 4 | 7.3% |
| Bengaluru | 4 | 7.3% |
| Herndon | 4 | 7.3% |
Skills commonly paired with container security
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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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