network security jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-11-05, network security appears in 1,674 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning network security, with demand share up 6.4% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-05
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Frequently asked questions about network security
+Is network security in demand in 2026?
Yes. network security appears in 1,674 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning network security (12.1% of all postings mentioning network security).
+What jobs require network security?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning network security are Embedded Security Engineer (43.3% of that role’s postings mention network security), Information Security Advisor (39.3% of that role’s postings mention network security), Customer Engineer (30.5% 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 2026-11-05), network security most often appears alongside incident response, Cloud Security, Python, AWS, vulnerability management.
+Where is network security most in demand?
As of 2026-11-05, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring network security are New York City, Bengaluru, Washington, Singapore, Dublin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new network security content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning network security alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new network security content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after network security?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring network security — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around network security
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before network security
Skills after network security
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: sql | 6 |
| Before: Firewalls | 6 |
| Before: incident response | 5 |
| Before: python | 4 |
| Before: data analysis | 4 |
| Before: JavaScript | 4 |
| Before: Network Infrastructure | 3 |
| Before: Windows | 3 |
| After: AWS | 4 |
| After: Cisco | 4 |
| After: troubleshooting | 3 |
| After: sql | 3 |
| After: python | 3 |
| After: Active Directory | 3 |
| After: testing | 3 |
| After: ci/cd | 2 |
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 | 13 | 43.3% |
| Information Security Advisor | 11 | 39.3% |
| Customer Engineer | 39 | 30.5% |
| Security Software Engineer | 24 | 28.6% |
| Network Security Engineer | 49 | 25.8% |
| Cybersecurity Advisor | 7 | 25.0% |
| Cyber Security Architect | 9 | 22.0% |
| Security Solutions Architect | 5 | 20.8% |
| Machine Learning Systems Engineer | 4 | 19.0% |
| Business Information Security Officer | 5 | 16.7% |
Roles with the most network security postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 202 | 12.1% |
| Systems Engineer | 96 | 5.7% |
| Software Engineer | 61 | 3.6% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 59 | 3.5% |
| Security Architect | 59 | 3.5% |
| Network Security Engineer | 49 | 2.9% |
| Customer Engineer | 39 | 2.3% |
| Product Manager | 29 | 1.7% |
| Cyber Security Engineer | 24 | 1.4% |
| Information Security Analyst | 24 | 1.4% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring network security
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Lacework | 87 |
| SpaceX | 69 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 47 |
| Cloudflare | 44 |
| Cisco | 37 |
| Stripe | 28 |
| NetLimiter | 27 |
| Elevance Health | 24 |
| Bah | 17 |
| Myriad360 | 14 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for network security
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 37 | 2.2% |
| Bengaluru | 36 | 2.2% |
| Washington | 34 | 2.0% |
| Singapore | 27 | 1.6% |
| Dublin | 24 | 1.4% |
| London | 23 | 1.4% |
| Hawthorne | 22 | 1.3% |
| San Francisco | 22 | 1.3% |
| Palo Alto | 19 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with network security
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- Embedded Security Engineer
- Information Security Advisor
- Customer Engineer
- Security Software Engineer
- Network Security Engineer
- Cybersecurity Advisor
- Cyber Security Architect
- Security Solutions Architect
- incident response
- Cloud Security
- Python
- AWS
- vulnerability management
- Application security
- SIEM
- endpoint security
How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05. 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). Adjusted posting share: 0.7% to 0.7%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,472 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-07-07 to 2026-10-05 and 2026-08-04 to 2026-11-02 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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