EC2 jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-01, EC2 appears in 1,446 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 10% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-01
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Frequently asked questions about EC2
+Is EC2 in demand in 2026?
Yes. EC2 appears in 1,446 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-01, with demand up 10% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (25% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require EC2?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-01, the job titles most likely to require EC2 are Software Engineer (25% of postings list EC2), DevOps Engineer (15% of postings list EC2), Site Reliability Engineer (5% of postings list EC2).
+What skills are commonly paired with EC2?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-01), EC2 most often appears alongside AWS, S3, Terraform, Python, RDS.
+Where is EC2 most in demand?
As of 2026-09-01, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring EC2 are Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Boston, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring EC2 — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require EC2
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 368 | 25.4% |
| DevOps Engineer | 217 | 15.0% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 66 | 4.6% |
| Cloud Engineer | 49 | 3.4% |
| Platform Engineer | 47 | 3.3% |
| Data Engineer | 37 | 2.6% |
| Backend Engineer | 30 | 2.1% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 25 | 1.7% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 22 | 1.5% |
| Consulting Engineer | 18 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for EC2
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 40 | 2.8% |
| Pune | 27 | 1.9% |
| Hyderabad | 25 | 1.7% |
| Boston | 23 | 1.6% |
| San Francisco | 23 | 1.6% |
| London | 22 | 1.5% |
| New York City | 22 | 1.5% |
| Toronto | 16 | 1.1% |
| Austin | 15 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with EC2
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-01. 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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- 3d19323854468956
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- 90
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