Red Teaming jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-04, Red Teaming appears in 305 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand up 42% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-04
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Frequently asked questions about Red Teaming
+Is Red Teaming in demand in 2026?
Yes. Red Teaming appears in 305 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, with demand up 42% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (14% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Red Teaming?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, the job titles most likely to require Red Teaming are Security Engineer (14% of postings list Red Teaming), Offensive Security Engineer (8% of postings list Red Teaming), Security Researcher (4% of postings list Red Teaming).
+What skills are commonly paired with Red Teaming?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-04), Red Teaming most often appears alongside penetration testing, Python, threat modeling, Offensive Security, incident response.
+Where is Red Teaming most in demand?
As of 2026-09-04, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Red Teaming are San Francisco, New York City, London, Bengaluru, Tel Aviv, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Red Teaming content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Red Teaming — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Red Teaming
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 43 | 14.1% |
| Offensive Security Engineer | 26 | 8.5% |
| Security Researcher | 12 | 3.9% |
| Software Engineer | 12 | 3.9% |
| AI Security Engineer | 11 | 3.6% |
| Red Team Operator | 7 | 2.3% |
| AI Red Team Engineer | 6 | 2.0% |
| Incident Response Security Engineer | 6 | 2.0% |
| Product Security Engineer | 6 | 2.0% |
| Red Team Engineer | 6 | 2.0% |
Top metros hiring for Red Teaming
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 18 | 5.9% |
| New York City | 13 | 4.3% |
| London | 9 | 3.0% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 2.0% |
| Tel Aviv | 6 | 2.0% |
| Dublin | 5 | 1.6% |
| Berlin | 4 | 1.3% |
| Dalian | 4 | 1.3% |
| Cairo | 3 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with Red Teaming
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04. 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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