SASE jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-10-30, SASE appears in 325 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Systems Engineer has the most postings mentioning SASE.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-30
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Frequently asked questions about SASE
+Is SASE in demand in 2026?
Yes. SASE appears in 325 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30. Systems Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning SASE (10.2% of all postings mentioning SASE).
+What jobs require SASE?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning SASE are Technical Success Manager (40.0% of that role’s postings mention SASE), Technical Marketing Engineer (31.8% of that role’s postings mention SASE), Network Software Engineer (17.4% of that role’s postings mention SASE).
+What skills are commonly paired with SASE?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-30), SASE most often appears alongside Zero Trust, SD-WAN, ZTNA, network security, Python.
+Where is SASE most in demand?
As of 2026-10-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SASE are Santa Clara, San Jose, Tokyo, Toronto, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new SASE content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning SASE alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new SASE content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after SASE?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring SASE — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around SASE
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before SASE
Skills after SASE
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Cloud Run | 1 |
| Before: Artifact Registry | 1 |
| Before: Cloud Armor | 1 |
| Before: ci/cd | 1 |
| Before: ServiceNow | 1 |
| Before: Cloud Scheduler | 1 |
| Before: Panorama | 1 |
| Before: Cloud Functions | 1 |
| After: Splunk ES | 1 |
| After: ServiceNow | 1 |
| After: Microsoft DevOps | 1 |
| After: CVE | 1 |
| After: Nessus | 1 |
| After: SOC-as-a-Service | 1 |
| After: CMDB | 1 |
| After: Managed Detection & Response | 1 |
Roles most likely to require SASE
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Success Manager | 10 | 40.0% |
| Technical Marketing Engineer | 7 | 31.8% |
| Network Software Engineer | 4 | 17.4% |
| Cybersecurity Advisor | 5 | 16.7% |
| AI Security Specialist | 4 | 16.7% |
| Customer Delivery Architect | 3 | 15.0% |
| Security Operations Engineer | 6 | 11.5% |
| Sales Engineering Manager | 3 | 10.7% |
| Network Security Engineer | 18 | 10.1% |
| Cybersecurity Lead | 2 | 10.0% |
Roles with the most SASE postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineer | 33 | 10.2% |
| Security Engineer | 22 | 6.8% |
| Product Manager | 20 | 6.2% |
| Network Security Engineer | 18 | 5.5% |
| Network Engineer | 16 | 4.9% |
| Software Engineer | 15 | 4.6% |
| Solutions Architect | 11 | 3.4% |
| Technical Success Manager | 10 | 3.1% |
| Solution Architect | 8 | 2.5% |
| Technical Marketing Engineer | 7 | 2.2% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring SASE
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Zscaler | 59 |
| Palo Alto Networks | 29 |
| Lacework | 22 |
| Cisco | 17 |
| HPE | 7 |
| Altruist | 5 |
| Nimble Storage | 5 |
| Optiv | 5 |
| NetLimiter | 4 |
| H&M Group | 4 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for SASE
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 13 | 4.0% |
| San Jose | 9 | 2.8% |
| Tokyo | 8 | 2.5% |
| Toronto | 8 | 2.5% |
| Bengaluru | 7 | 2.2% |
| New York City | 7 | 2.2% |
| Los Angeles | 6 | 1.8% |
| San Francisco | 6 | 1.8% |
| Singapore | 6 | 1.8% |
Skills commonly paired with SASE
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How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning SASE by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s SASE postings by all SASE postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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