Infrastructure as Code (IaC) jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) appears in 1,916 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for DevOps Engineer roles, with demand down 47% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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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 1,916 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 47% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for DevOps Engineer roles (15% of DevOps Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require Infrastructure as Code (IaC) are DevOps Engineer (15% of postings list Infrastructure as Code (IaC)), Software Engineer (10% of postings list Infrastructure as Code (IaC)), Site Reliability Engineer (9% of postings list Infrastructure as Code (IaC)).
+What skills are commonly paired with Infrastructure as Code (IaC)?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), 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 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Infrastructure as Code (IaC) are Washington, San Francisco, Bengaluru, London, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Infrastructure as Code (IaC) — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| DevOps Engineer | 291 | 15.2% |
| Software Engineer | 183 | 9.6% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 178 | 9.3% |
| Platform Engineer | 85 | 4.4% |
| Cloud Engineer | 77 | 4.0% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 64 | 3.3% |
| Security Engineer | 37 | 1.9% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 36 | 1.9% |
| Azure Cloud Engineer | 34 | 1.8% |
| Data Engineer | 32 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 83 | 17.8% |
| San Francisco | 82 | 17.6% |
| Bengaluru | 68 | 14.6% |
| London | 67 | 14.4% |
| New York City | 63 | 13.5% |
| Paris | 31 | 6.7% |
| Pune | 29 | 6.2% |
| Toronto | 24 | 5.2% |
| Austin | 19 | 4.1% |
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 2026-05-17. 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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