Encryption jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Encryption appears in 1,588 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning Encryption, with demand down 16% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Encryption in demand in 2026?
Yes. Encryption appears in 1,588 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 16% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Encryption (9.4% of all postings mentioning Encryption).
+What jobs require Encryption?
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 Encryption are Network Software Engineer (31.0% of that role’s postings mention Encryption), Cloud Security Architect (25.0% of that role’s postings mention Encryption), Core Infrastructure Engineer (18.6% of that role’s postings mention Encryption).
+What skills are commonly paired with Encryption?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Encryption most often appears alongside AWS, CI/CD, Python, Kubernetes, Azure.
+Where is Encryption most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Encryption are Washington, New York City, Bengaluru, London, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Encryption — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Encryption
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Network Software Engineer | 9 | 31.0% |
| Cloud Security Architect | 12 | 25.0% |
| Core Infrastructure Engineer | 8 | 18.6% |
| Information Security Architect | 4 | 18.2% |
| Azure Cloud Engineer | 10 | 16.7% |
| Platform Security Engineer | 8 | 16.7% |
| Oracle Database Administrator | 5 | 15.6% |
| Software Security Engineer | 5 | 15.6% |
| Forward Deployment Engineer | 6 | 15.4% |
| Endpoint Security Engineer | 3 | 15.0% |
Roles with the most Encryption postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 149 | 9.4% |
| Security Engineer | 112 | 7.1% |
| Data Engineer | 41 | 2.6% |
| Systems Engineer | 37 | 2.3% |
| Security Architect | 33 | 2.1% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 28 | 1.8% |
| Database Administrator | 27 | 1.7% |
| Cloud Engineer | 26 | 1.6% |
| Cloud Security Engineer | 25 | 1.6% |
| Solutions Architect | 22 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for Encryption
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 52 | 3.3% |
| New York City | 47 | 3.0% |
| Bengaluru | 26 | 1.6% |
| London | 25 | 1.6% |
| San Francisco | 25 | 1.6% |
| Hyderabad | 21 | 1.3% |
| Singapore | 21 | 1.3% |
| Austin | 17 | 1.1% |
| San Jose | 16 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with Encryption
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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 Encryption by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Encryption postings by all Encryption 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).
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