Jenkins jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, Jenkins appears in 3,673 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 31% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about Jenkins
+Is Jenkins in demand in 2026?
Yes. Jenkins appears in 3,673 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 31% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (18% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Jenkins?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require Jenkins are Software Engineer (18% of postings list Jenkins), DevOps Engineer (12% of postings list Jenkins), Backend Engineer (7% of postings list Jenkins).
+What skills are commonly paired with Jenkins?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), Jenkins most often appears alongside CI/CD, Python, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS.
+Where is Jenkins most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Jenkins are Bengaluru, Pune, Washington, London, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Jenkins content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Jenkins — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Jenkins
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 681 | 18.5% |
| DevOps Engineer | 431 | 11.7% |
| Backend Engineer | 261 | 7.1% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 99 | 2.7% |
| Platform Engineer | 75 | 2.0% |
| QA Automation Engineer | 75 | 2.0% |
| Software Development Engineer in Test | 58 | 1.6% |
| Cloud Engineer | 56 | 1.5% |
| QA Engineer | 50 | 1.4% |
| Data Engineer | 48 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for Jenkins
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 163 | 23.6% |
| Pune | 94 | 13.6% |
| Washington | 88 | 12.7% |
| London | 78 | 11.3% |
| New York City | 76 | 11.0% |
| San Francisco | 65 | 9.4% |
| Hyderabad | 54 | 7.8% |
| Austin | 37 | 5.4% |
| Warsaw | 36 | 5.2% |
Skills commonly paired with Jenkins
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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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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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