DevOps jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-22, DevOps appears in 6,433 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 52% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-22
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Frequently asked questions about DevOps
+Is DevOps in demand in 2026?
Yes. DevOps appears in 6,433 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-22, with demand down 52% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (17% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require DevOps?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-22, the job titles most likely to require DevOps are Software Engineer (17% of postings list DevOps), DevOps Engineer (14% of postings list DevOps), Site Reliability Engineer (4% of postings list DevOps).
+What skills are commonly paired with DevOps?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-22), DevOps most often appears alongside CI/CD, Python, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform.
+Where is DevOps most in demand?
As of 2026-05-22, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring DevOps are Bengaluru, London, New York City, San Francisco, Pune, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new DevOps content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring DevOps — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require DevOps
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 1,096 | 17.0% |
| DevOps Engineer | 903 | 14.0% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 275 | 4.3% |
| Engineering Manager | 155 | 2.4% |
| Backend Engineer | 115 | 1.8% |
| Platform Engineer | 96 | 1.5% |
| Data Engineer | 86 | 1.3% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 69 | 1.1% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 65 | 1.0% |
| Full Stack Developer | 55 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for DevOps
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 233 | 19.2% |
| London | 222 | 18.3% |
| New York City | 214 | 17.7% |
| San Francisco | 146 | 12.1% |
| Pune | 102 | 8.4% |
| Toronto | 82 | 6.8% |
| Hyderabad | 74 | 6.1% |
| Tel Aviv | 70 | 5.8% |
| Austin | 68 | 5.6% |
Skills commonly paired with DevOps
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-22. 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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