IDS/IPS jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-25, IDS/IPS appears in 263 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand up 44% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-25
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Frequently asked questions about IDS/IPS
+Is IDS/IPS in demand in 2026?
Yes. IDS/IPS appears in 263 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25, with demand up 44% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (12% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require IDS/IPS?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25, the job titles most likely to require IDS/IPS are Security Engineer (12% of postings list IDS/IPS), Cybersecurity Engineer (6% of postings list IDS/IPS), Information Security Analyst (5% of postings list IDS/IPS).
+What skills are commonly paired with IDS/IPS?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-25), IDS/IPS most often appears alongside SIEM, firewalls, incident response, AWS, Python.
+Where is IDS/IPS most in demand?
As of 2026-08-25, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring IDS/IPS are Bengaluru, Pune, Dallas, New York City, San Jose, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring IDS/IPS — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require IDS/IPS
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 33 | 12.5% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 15 | 5.7% |
| Information Security Analyst | 14 | 5.3% |
| Network Security Engineer | 13 | 4.9% |
| Security Analyst | 13 | 4.9% |
| Cyber Security Engineer | 12 | 4.6% |
| Information Security Engineer | 11 | 4.2% |
| Cloud Security Engineer | 8 | 3.0% |
| Security Research Engineer | 5 | 1.9% |
| Cloud Engineer | 4 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for IDS/IPS
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 6 | 2.3% |
| Pune | 5 | 1.9% |
| Dallas | 4 | 1.5% |
| New York City | 4 | 1.5% |
| San Jose | 4 | 1.5% |
| Stockholm | 4 | 1.5% |
| Washington | 4 | 1.5% |
| Ashville | 3 | 1.1% |
| Debrecen | 3 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with IDS/IPS
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-25. 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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