DAST jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, DAST appears in 916 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning DAST, with demand down 7% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
Which roles want DAST?
Upload your resume and Skillenai will show which roles your DAST experience fits, which skills you already cover, and what is missing.
Prepare to discuss DAST in your interview
We’re building mock interviews informed by job postings and career profiles, to help you explain how you’ve used DAST.
Frequently asked questions about DAST
+Is DAST in demand in 2026?
Yes. DAST appears in 916 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 7% vs the prior 4 weeks. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning DAST (17.5% of all postings mentioning DAST).
+What jobs require DAST?
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 DAST are Application Security Engineer (42.7% of that role’s postings mention DAST), Software Security Engineer (28.1% of that role’s postings mention DAST), Application Security Analyst (28.0% of that role’s postings mention DAST).
+What skills are commonly paired with DAST?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), DAST most often appears alongside SAST, SCA, CI/CD, threat modeling, DevSecOps.
+Where is DAST most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring DAST are Bengaluru, New York City, Boston, San Francisco, Hyderabad, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new DAST content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning DAST alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new DAST content from your Skillenai account.
Weekly job postings requiring DAST — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require DAST
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Application Security Engineer | 158 | 42.7% |
| Software Security Engineer | 9 | 28.1% |
| Application Security Analyst | 7 | 28.0% |
| Product Security Engineer | 63 | 19.8% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 59 | 18.5% |
| Vulnerability Management Engineer | 3 | 12.0% |
| Technical Success Manager | 2 | 8.7% |
| Security Engineer | 160 | 7.9% |
| Security Architect | 23 | 7.7% |
| Security Engineering Manager | 4 | 7.1% |
Roles with the most DAST postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 160 | 17.5% |
| Application Security Engineer | 158 | 17.2% |
| Product Security Engineer | 63 | 6.9% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 59 | 6.4% |
| Software Engineer | 37 | 4.0% |
| Security Architect | 23 | 2.5% |
| DevOps Engineer | 22 | 2.4% |
| Cloud Security Engineer | 12 | 1.3% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 12 | 1.3% |
| Application Security Manager | 9 | 1.0% |
Top metros hiring for DAST
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 44 | 4.8% |
| New York City | 23 | 2.5% |
| Boston | 20 | 2.2% |
| San Francisco | 19 | 2.1% |
| Hyderabad | 15 | 1.6% |
| Austin | 12 | 1.3% |
| Toronto | 12 | 1.3% |
| Washington | 12 | 1.3% |
| Chicago | 11 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with DAST
Get a daily email digest of new DAST content
Skillenai indexes news articles, blog posts, and research papers that mention DAST. Click below and we'll open a pre-filled daily digest — change the cadence to hourly or weekly if you prefer, then save. Free account required (~30 seconds).
Explore related pages
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 DAST by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s DAST postings by all DAST 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).
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- entity_id
- 78768c4474c75a39
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-28
- window_days
- 90
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.
Skillenai for recruiters →