Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) appears in 392 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — DevOps Engineer has the most postings mentioning Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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Frequently asked questions about Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
+Is Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) in demand in 2026?
Yes. Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) appears in 392 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks. DevOps Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) (11.2% of all postings mentioning Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)).
+What jobs require Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)?
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 Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) are Cloud Solutions Architect (10.3% of that role’s postings mention Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)), Delivery Manager (10.0% of that role’s postings mention Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)), Network Systems Engineer (8.3% of that role’s postings mention Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)).
+What skills are commonly paired with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) most often appears alongside Terraform, CI/CD, Kubernetes, AWS, Python.
+Where is Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) are Washington, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Austin, Pune, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Solutions Architect | 8 | 10.3% |
| Delivery Manager | 2 | 10.0% |
| Network Systems Engineer | 2 | 8.3% |
| Infrastructure Security Engineer | 5 | 7.7% |
| AWS Cloud Engineer | 2 | 6.9% |
| Cloud DevOps Engineer | 5 | 6.0% |
| Infrastructure Software Engineer | 2 | 5.9% |
| Platform Engineering Director | 1 | 5.0% |
| Technical Solution Architect | 1 | 5.0% |
| AI Platform Architect | 1 | 4.3% |
Roles with the most Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| DevOps Engineer | 44 | 11.2% |
| Software Engineer | 27 | 6.9% |
| Platform Engineer | 21 | 5.4% |
| Cloud Engineer | 18 | 4.6% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 18 | 4.6% |
| Security Engineer | 16 | 4.1% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 13 | 3.3% |
| Cloud Architect | 9 | 2.3% |
| Cloud Solutions Architect | 8 | 2.0% |
| Solution Architect | 7 | 1.8% |
Top metros hiring for Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 18 | 4.6% |
| Bengaluru | 15 | 3.8% |
| Hyderabad | 10 | 2.6% |
| Austin | 7 | 1.8% |
| Pune | 7 | 1.8% |
| Denver | 5 | 1.3% |
| Dublin | 5 | 1.3% |
| El Segundo | 5 | 1.3% |
| Herndon | 5 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC)
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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 Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) postings by all Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) 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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