networking jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, networking appears in 4,443 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning networking, with demand down 41% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is networking in demand in 2026?
Yes. networking appears in 4,443 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 41% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning networking (21.8% of all postings mentioning networking).
+What jobs require networking?
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 networking are Production Software Engineer (90.0% of that role’s postings mention networking), Mission Software Engineer (51.7% of that role’s postings mention networking), Technical Services Engineer (45.2% of that role’s postings mention networking).
+What skills are commonly paired with networking?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), networking most often appears alongside Python, Kubernetes, Linux, AWS, CI/CD.
+Where is networking most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring networking are San Francisco, Costa Mesa, New York City, Bengaluru, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring networking — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require networking
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Production Software Engineer | 18 | 90.0% |
| Mission Software Engineer | 30 | 51.7% |
| Technical Services Engineer | 14 | 45.2% |
| Sales Systems Engineer | 8 | 29.6% |
| Infrastructure Architect | 12 | 26.1% |
| Systems/Software Engineer | 5 | 21.7% |
| GIS Solution Engineer | 5 | 20.0% |
| Cloud Infrastructure Engineer | 36 | 19.1% |
| Technical Support Manager | 4 | 18.2% |
| Cloud Solutions Architect | 14 | 17.9% |
Roles with the most networking postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 968 | 21.8% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 213 | 4.8% |
| DevOps Engineer | 207 | 4.7% |
| Platform Engineer | 128 | 2.9% |
| Systems Engineer | 114 | 2.6% |
| Solutions Architect | 111 | 2.5% |
| Technical Program Manager | 108 | 2.4% |
| Infrastructure Engineer | 73 | 1.6% |
| Cloud Engineer | 67 | 1.5% |
| Product Manager | 66 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for networking
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 159 | 3.6% |
| Costa Mesa | 118 | 2.7% |
| New York City | 105 | 2.4% |
| Bengaluru | 100 | 2.3% |
| London | 85 | 1.9% |
| Sunnyvale | 71 | 1.6% |
| El Segundo | 70 | 1.6% |
| Seattle | 49 | 1.1% |
| Dublin | 46 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with networking
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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 networking by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s networking postings by all networking 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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