playbooks jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, playbooks appears in 254 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand down 49% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about playbooks
+Is playbooks in demand in 2026?
Yes. playbooks appears in 254 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 49% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (8% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require playbooks?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require playbooks are Security Engineer (8% of postings list playbooks), Staff Software Engineer (5% of postings list playbooks), Software Engineer (4% of postings list playbooks).
+What skills are commonly paired with playbooks?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), playbooks most often appears alongside Python, automation, incident response, documentation, Kubernetes.
+Where is playbooks most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring playbooks are New York City, San Francisco, London, Seattle, Munich, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new playbooks content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring playbooks — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require playbooks
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 20 | 7.9% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 12 | 4.7% |
| Software Engineer | 9 | 3.5% |
| AI Deployment Manager | 7 | 2.8% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 6 | 2.4% |
| Engineering Manager | 5 | 2.0% |
| Program Manager | 5 | 2.0% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 5 | 2.0% |
| Enterprise Account Executive | 4 | 1.6% |
| Technical Program Manager | 4 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for playbooks
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 34 | 33.3% |
| San Francisco | 26 | 25.5% |
| London | 11 | 10.8% |
| Seattle | 8 | 7.8% |
| Munich | 6 | 5.9% |
| Bengaluru | 5 | 4.9% |
| Berlin | 4 | 3.9% |
| Dublin | 4 | 3.9% |
| Pune | 4 | 3.9% |
Skills commonly paired with playbooks
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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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