network security jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, network security appears in 1,361 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning network security, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is network security in demand in 2026?
Yes. network security appears in 1,361 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 50% vs the prior 4 weeks. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning network security (8.5% of all postings mentioning network security).
+What jobs require network security?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning network security are Embedded Security Engineer (51.5% of that role’s postings mention network security), Information Security Advisor (45.5% of that role’s postings mention network security), Security Software Engineer (39.2% of that role’s postings mention network security).
+What skills are commonly paired with network security?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), network security most often appears alongside incident response, Python, Cloud Security, AWS, vulnerability management.
+Where is network security most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring network security are New York City, Hawthorne, Bengaluru, London, Dublin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring network security — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require network security
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Embedded Security Engineer | 17 | 51.5% |
| Information Security Advisor | 10 | 45.5% |
| Security Software Engineer | 47 | 39.2% |
| Cybersecurity Advisor | 7 | 26.9% |
| Network Security Engineer | 34 | 22.5% |
| Cloud Security Architect | 10 | 20.8% |
| IT Security Specialist | 7 | 18.4% |
| Business Information Security Officer | 4 | 17.4% |
| Network Systems Engineer | 4 | 16.7% |
| Software Security Engineer | 5 | 15.6% |
Roles with the most network security postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 116 | 8.5% |
| Systems Engineer | 60 | 4.4% |
| Security Software Engineer | 47 | 3.5% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 46 | 3.4% |
| Software Engineer | 45 | 3.3% |
| Security Architect | 37 | 2.7% |
| Network Security Engineer | 34 | 2.5% |
| Product Security Engineer | 32 | 2.4% |
| Cybersecurity Specialist | 21 | 1.5% |
| Customer Engineer | 18 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for network security
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 35 | 2.6% |
| Hawthorne | 31 | 2.3% |
| Bengaluru | 28 | 2.1% |
| London | 27 | 2.0% |
| Dublin | 26 | 1.9% |
| Redmond | 25 | 1.8% |
| Washington | 24 | 1.8% |
| San Francisco | 21 | 1.5% |
| Palo Alto | 20 | 1.5% |
Skills commonly paired with network security
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- Embedded Security Engineer
- Information Security Advisor
- Security Software Engineer
- Cybersecurity Advisor
- Network Security Engineer
- Cloud Security Architect
- IT Security Specialist
- Business Information Security Officer
- incident response
- Python
- Cloud Security
- AWS
- vulnerability management
- Application security
- SIEM
- Encryption
How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning network security by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s network security postings by all network security postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- 2026-09-28
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