PKI jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, PKI appears in 240 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Systems Engineer roles, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about PKI
+Is PKI in demand in 2026?
Yes. PKI appears in 240 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Systems Engineer roles (19% of Systems Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require PKI?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require PKI are Systems Engineer (19% of postings list PKI), Software Engineer (12% of postings list PKI), Platform Engineer (3% of postings list PKI).
+What skills are commonly paired with PKI?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), PKI most often appears alongside network security, Kubernetes, Python, Linux, TCP/IP.
+Where is PKI most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring PKI are San Francisco, Nantes, New York City, In Salah, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new PKI content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring PKI — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require PKI
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineer | 45 | 18.8% |
| Software Engineer | 29 | 12.1% |
| Platform Engineer | 7 | 2.9% |
| Security Engineer | 7 | 2.9% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 7 | 2.9% |
| Research Engineer Intern | 6 | 2.5% |
| Cloud Security Engineer | 4 | 1.7% |
| Cybersecurity Consultant | 4 | 1.7% |
| Security Infrastructure Engineer | 4 | 1.7% |
| Security Software Engineer | 4 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for PKI
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 9 | 17.6% |
| Nantes | 7 | 13.7% |
| New York City | 7 | 13.7% |
| In Salah | 6 | 11.8% |
| London | 6 | 11.8% |
| Paris | 5 | 9.8% |
| Lausanne | 4 | 7.8% |
| Santa Clara | 4 | 7.8% |
| Chantilly | 3 | 5.9% |
Skills commonly paired with PKI
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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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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