ECS jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-26, ECS appears in 1,017 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 7% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-26
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Frequently asked questions about ECS
+Is ECS in demand in 2026?
Yes. ECS appears in 1,017 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, with demand down 7% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (30% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require ECS?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, the job titles most likely to require ECS are Software Engineer (30% of postings list ECS), DevOps Engineer (11% of postings list ECS), Platform Engineer (5% of postings list ECS).
+What skills are commonly paired with ECS?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-26), ECS most often appears alongside AWS, Terraform, Lambda, S3, Python.
+Where is ECS most in demand?
As of 2026-08-26, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring ECS are San Francisco, London, New York City, Bengaluru, Pune, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring ECS — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require ECS
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 302 | 29.7% |
| DevOps Engineer | 110 | 10.8% |
| Platform Engineer | 47 | 4.6% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 42 | 4.1% |
| Engineering Manager | 37 | 3.6% |
| Cloud Engineer | 24 | 2.4% |
| Data Engineer | 23 | 2.3% |
| Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 17 | 1.7% |
| Backend Engineer | 14 | 1.4% |
| Cloud Architect | 14 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for ECS
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 31 | 3.0% |
| London | 30 | 2.9% |
| New York City | 29 | 2.9% |
| Bengaluru | 23 | 2.3% |
| Pune | 17 | 1.7% |
| Austin | 16 | 1.6% |
| Toronto | 16 | 1.6% |
| Chicago | 13 | 1.3% |
| Milan | 13 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with ECS
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26. 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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