monitoring and alerting jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, monitoring and alerting appears in 197 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about monitoring and alerting
+Is monitoring and alerting in demand in 2026?
Yes. monitoring and alerting appears in 197 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (19% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require monitoring and alerting?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require monitoring and alerting are Software Engineer (19% of postings list monitoring and alerting), Site Reliability Engineer (12% of postings list monitoring and alerting), Data Engineer (6% of postings list monitoring and alerting).
+What skills are commonly paired with monitoring and alerting?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), monitoring and alerting most often appears alongside Python, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD.
+Where is monitoring and alerting most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring monitoring and alerting are New York City, San Francisco, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Austin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new monitoring and alerting content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring monitoring and alerting — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require monitoring and alerting
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 37 | 18.8% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 23 | 11.7% |
| Data Engineer | 11 | 5.6% |
| DevOps Engineer | 9 | 4.6% |
| AI Engineer | 6 | 3.0% |
| Backend Engineer | 6 | 3.0% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 4 | 2.0% |
| Airflow Reliability Engineer | 3 | 1.5% |
| Data Engineering Manager | 3 | 1.5% |
| Database Engineer | 3 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for monitoring and alerting
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 14 | 24.6% |
| San Francisco | 14 | 24.6% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 10.5% |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 8.8% |
| Austin | 4 | 7.0% |
| London | 4 | 7.0% |
| Toronto | 4 | 7.0% |
| Chicago | 3 | 5.3% |
| Seattle | 3 | 5.3% |
Skills commonly paired with monitoring and alerting
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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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