network security jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, network security appears in 765 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand down 33% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about network security
+Is network security in demand in 2026?
Yes. network security appears in 765 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 33% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (11% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require network security?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require network security are Security Engineer (11% of postings list network security), Systems Engineer (10% of postings list network security), Software Engineer (5% of postings list network security).
+What skills are commonly paired with network security?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), network security most often appears alongside Python, incident response, AWS, Cloud Security, vulnerability management.
+Where is network security most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring network security are New York City, San Francisco, London, Hawthorne, Seattle, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new network security content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring network security — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require network security
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 81 | 10.6% |
| Systems Engineer | 78 | 10.2% |
| Software Engineer | 40 | 5.2% |
| Security Software Engineer | 38 | 5.0% |
| Network Security Engineer | 29 | 3.8% |
| Product Security Engineer | 21 | 2.7% |
| Network Engineer | 16 | 2.1% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 15 | 2.0% |
| Security Architect | 14 | 1.8% |
| DevOps Engineer | 12 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for network security
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 26 | 17.3% |
| San Francisco | 25 | 16.7% |
| London | 23 | 15.3% |
| Hawthorne | 17 | 11.3% |
| Seattle | 15 | 10.0% |
| Washington | 15 | 10.0% |
| Redmond | 11 | 7.3% |
| Bengaluru | 9 | 6.0% |
| Palo Alto | 9 | 6.0% |
Skills commonly paired with network security
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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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