On-call rotations jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, On-call rotations appears in 242 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 41% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about On-call rotations
+Is On-call rotations in demand in 2026?
Yes. On-call rotations appears in 242 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 41% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (29% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require On-call rotations?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require On-call rotations are Software Engineer (29% of postings list On-call rotations), Engineering Manager (9% of postings list On-call rotations), Site Reliability Engineer (9% of postings list On-call rotations).
+What skills are commonly paired with On-call rotations?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), On-call rotations most often appears alongside Distributed systems, incident response, observability, Python, AWS.
+Where is On-call rotations most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring On-call rotations are New York City, Bengaluru, London, San Francisco, Hyderabad, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring On-call rotations — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require On-call rotations
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 71 | 29.3% |
| Engineering Manager | 21 | 8.7% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 21 | 8.7% |
| Backend Engineer | 14 | 5.8% |
| Backend Software Engineer | 10 | 4.1% |
| Software Engineering Manager | 9 | 3.7% |
| Full Stack Software Developer | 6 | 2.5% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 6 | 2.5% |
| Technical Program Manager | 5 | 2.1% |
| Fullstack Product Software Engineer | 4 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for On-call rotations
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 14 | 20.6% |
| Bengaluru | 12 | 17.6% |
| London | 11 | 16.2% |
| San Francisco | 9 | 13.2% |
| Hyderabad | 6 | 8.8% |
| Dublin | 5 | 7.4% |
| Palo Alto | 4 | 5.9% |
| Seattle | 4 | 5.9% |
| Austin | 3 | 4.4% |
Skills commonly paired with On-call rotations
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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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