key management jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, key management appears in 240 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 45% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about key management
+Is key management in demand in 2026?
Yes. key management appears in 240 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 45% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (15% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require key management?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require key management are Software Engineer (15% of postings list key management), Security Engineer (10% of postings list key management), Principal Engineer (7% of postings list key management).
+What skills are commonly paired with key management?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), key management most often appears alongside cryptography, Encryption, authentication, threat modeling, Distributed systems.
+Where is key management most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring key management are San Francisco, New York City, Costa Mesa, Mountain View, Seattle, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring key management — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require key management
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 35 | 14.6% |
| Security Engineer | 23 | 9.6% |
| Principal Engineer | 16 | 6.7% |
| Security Software Engineer | 13 | 5.4% |
| Backend Engineer | 9 | 3.8% |
| Mobile Engineer | 8 | 3.3% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 7 | 2.9% |
| Security Architect | 7 | 2.9% |
| Systems Security Engineer | 6 | 2.5% |
| Principal Security Engineer | 5 | 2.1% |
Top metros hiring for key management
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 20 | 28.6% |
| New York City | 12 | 17.1% |
| Costa Mesa | 7 | 10.0% |
| Mountain View | 7 | 10.0% |
| Seattle | 6 | 8.6% |
| Washington | 6 | 8.6% |
| Torrance | 5 | 7.1% |
| Boston | 4 | 5.7% |
| Sunnyvale | 3 | 4.3% |
Skills commonly paired with key management
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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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