DAST jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-25, DAST appears in 581 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Application Security Engineer roles, with demand down 1% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-25
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Frequently asked questions about DAST
+Is DAST in demand in 2026?
Yes. DAST appears in 581 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-25, with demand down 1% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Application Security Engineer roles (19% of Application Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require DAST?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-25, the job titles most likely to require DAST are Application Security Engineer (19% of postings list DAST), Security Engineer (18% of postings list DAST), DevSecOps Engineer (6% of postings list DAST).
+What skills are commonly paired with DAST?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-25), DAST most often appears alongside SAST, SCA, CI/CD, threat modeling, Python.
+Where is DAST most in demand?
As of 2026-07-25, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring DAST are Bengaluru, New York City, London, San Francisco, Prague, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new DAST content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring DAST — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require DAST
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Application Security Engineer | 112 | 19.3% |
| Security Engineer | 103 | 17.7% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 38 | 6.5% |
| Product Security Engineer | 35 | 6.0% |
| Software Engineer | 29 | 5.0% |
| Cloud Security Analyst | 17 | 2.9% |
| Information Security Engineer | 16 | 2.8% |
| DevOps Engineer | 13 | 2.2% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 10 | 1.7% |
| Security Architect | 8 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for DAST
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 27 | 4.6% |
| New York City | 22 | 3.8% |
| London | 11 | 1.9% |
| San Francisco | 10 | 1.7% |
| Prague | 9 | 1.5% |
| Austin | 7 | 1.2% |
| Boston | 7 | 1.2% |
| Warsaw | 7 | 1.2% |
| Berlin | 6 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with DAST
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-25. 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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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