GKE jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-05-02, GKE appears in 347 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-02

Postings · last 90 days
347
Demand vs prior month
down 17% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top hiring metro
Washington

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Frequently asked questions about GKE

+Is GKE in demand in 2026?

Yes. GKE appears in 347 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-02, with demand down 17% vs the prior 4 weeks.

+What skills are commonly paired with GKE?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-02), GKE most often appears alongside Kubernetes, Terraform, Python, CI/CD, Docker.

+Where is GKE most in demand?

As of 2026-05-02, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring GKE are Washington, Bengaluru, San Francisco, Sunnyvale, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring GKE — last 90 days

Top metros hiring for GKE

NamePostingsShare
Washington5542.0%
Bengaluru1713.0%
San Francisco139.9%
Sunnyvale129.2%
New York City118.4%
London75.3%
Austin64.6%
Little Canada64.6%
Amsterdam43.1%

Skills commonly paired with GKE

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-02. 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
entity_id
3883066b9901b751
data_as_of
2026-05-02
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90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index
GKE jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills — Skillenai