identity jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-22, identity appears in 322 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 9% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-22
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Frequently asked questions about identity
+Is identity in demand in 2026?
Yes. identity appears in 322 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-22, with demand up 9% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (11% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require identity?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-22, the job titles most likely to require identity are Software Engineer (11% of postings list identity), Product Manager (9% of postings list identity), Engineering Manager (6% of postings list identity).
+What skills are commonly paired with identity?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-22), identity most often appears alongside AWS, Azure, security, Python, observability.
+Where is identity most in demand?
As of 2026-07-22, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring identity are San Francisco, New York City, Bengaluru, London, Seattle, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new identity content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring identity — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require identity
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 36 | 11.2% |
| Product Manager | 28 | 8.7% |
| Engineering Manager | 20 | 6.2% |
| Enterprise Applications Director | 11 | 3.4% |
| Security Engineer | 11 | 3.4% |
| Technical Product Manager | 9 | 2.8% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 8 | 2.5% |
| Technical Program Manager | 7 | 2.2% |
| Platform Engineer | 6 | 1.9% |
| Solution Architect | 6 | 1.9% |
Top metros hiring for identity
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 27 | 8.4% |
| New York City | 24 | 7.5% |
| Bengaluru | 10 | 3.1% |
| London | 8 | 2.5% |
| Seattle | 6 | 1.9% |
| Boston | 5 | 1.6% |
| Tel Aviv | 5 | 1.6% |
| Toronto | 5 | 1.6% |
| Amsterdam | 4 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with identity
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-22. 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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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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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