infrastructure-as-code jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-04, infrastructure-as-code appears in 2,459 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 35% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-04
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Frequently asked questions about infrastructure-as-code
+Is infrastructure-as-code in demand in 2026?
Yes. infrastructure-as-code appears in 2,459 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, with demand up 35% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (19% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require infrastructure-as-code?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, the job titles most likely to require infrastructure-as-code are Software Engineer (19% of postings list infrastructure-as-code), DevOps Engineer (6% of postings list infrastructure-as-code), Site Reliability Engineer (6% of postings list infrastructure-as-code).
+What skills are commonly paired with infrastructure-as-code?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-04), infrastructure-as-code most often appears alongside CI/CD, Terraform, Kubernetes, Python, AWS.
+Where is infrastructure-as-code most in demand?
As of 2026-09-04, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring infrastructure-as-code are San Francisco, New York City, London, Bengaluru, El Segundo, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring infrastructure-as-code — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require infrastructure-as-code
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 476 | 19.4% |
| DevOps Engineer | 143 | 5.8% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 139 | 5.7% |
| Platform Engineer | 132 | 5.4% |
| Data Engineer | 98 | 4.0% |
| Security Engineer | 86 | 3.5% |
| Engineering Manager | 54 | 2.2% |
| Cloud Engineer | 51 | 2.1% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 47 | 1.9% |
| Backend Engineer | 39 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for infrastructure-as-code
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 114 | 4.6% |
| New York City | 96 | 3.9% |
| London | 88 | 3.6% |
| Bengaluru | 61 | 2.5% |
| El Segundo | 57 | 2.3% |
| Toronto | 37 | 1.5% |
| Berlin | 36 | 1.5% |
| Boston | 36 | 1.5% |
| Seattle | 29 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with infrastructure-as-code
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04. 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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