RDS jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-02, RDS appears in 1,119 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 20% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-02
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Frequently asked questions about RDS
+Is RDS in demand in 2026?
Yes. RDS appears in 1,119 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, with demand up 20% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (28% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require RDS?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, the job titles most likely to require RDS are Software Engineer (28% of postings list RDS), DevOps Engineer (14% of postings list RDS), Site Reliability Engineer (6% of postings list RDS).
+What skills are commonly paired with RDS?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-02), RDS most often appears alongside AWS, S3, EC2, Lambda, Terraform.
+Where is RDS most in demand?
As of 2026-09-02, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring RDS are Bengaluru, Pune, New York City, Boston, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring RDS — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require RDS
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 311 | 27.8% |
| DevOps Engineer | 151 | 13.5% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 61 | 5.5% |
| Data Engineer | 49 | 4.4% |
| Platform Engineer | 38 | 3.4% |
| Cloud Engineer | 33 | 2.9% |
| Backend Engineer | 23 | 2.1% |
| Cloud Architect | 18 | 1.6% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 14 | 1.3% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 13 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for RDS
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 30 | 2.7% |
| Pune | 23 | 2.1% |
| New York City | 18 | 1.6% |
| Boston | 17 | 1.5% |
| London | 17 | 1.5% |
| San Francisco | 17 | 1.5% |
| Austin | 15 | 1.3% |
| Chicago | 15 | 1.3% |
| Berlin | 14 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with RDS
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02. 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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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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