Offensive Security jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, Offensive Security appears in 222 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand down 31% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about Offensive Security
+Is Offensive Security in demand in 2026?
Yes. Offensive Security appears in 222 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 31% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (15% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Offensive Security?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require Offensive Security are Security Engineer (15% of postings list Offensive Security), Offensive Security Engineer (13% of postings list Offensive Security), Application Security Engineer (7% of postings list Offensive Security).
+What skills are commonly paired with Offensive Security?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), Offensive Security most often appears alongside penetration testing, threat modeling, Python, Red Teaming, AWS.
+Where is Offensive Security most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Offensive Security are San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Prague, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Offensive Security — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Offensive Security
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 34 | 15.3% |
| Offensive Security Engineer | 28 | 12.6% |
| Application Security Engineer | 16 | 7.2% |
| Product Security Engineer | 10 | 4.5% |
| Product Infrastructure Security Engineer | 7 | 3.2% |
| Software Engineer | 7 | 3.2% |
| Vulnerability Researcher | 6 | 2.7% |
| Growth Account Executive | 5 | 2.3% |
| Penetration Tester | 4 | 1.8% |
| Product Manager | 4 | 1.8% |
Top metros hiring for Offensive Security
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 25 | 33.3% |
| New York City | 20 | 26.7% |
| Seattle | 6 | 8.0% |
| Prague | 5 | 6.7% |
| Bengaluru | 4 | 5.3% |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 5.3% |
| London | 4 | 5.3% |
| Paris | 4 | 5.3% |
| Atlanta | 3 | 4.0% |
Skills commonly paired with Offensive Security
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- Application Security Engineer
- Product Security Engineer
- Product Infrastructure Security Engineer
- Software Engineer
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- Growth Account Executive
- penetration testing
- threat modeling
- Python
- Red Teaming
- AWS
- Application security
- incident response
- Kubernetes
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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