SASE jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-18, SASE appears in 151 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Systems Engineer roles, with demand up 10% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-18
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+Is SASE in demand in 2026?
Yes. SASE appears in 151 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18, with demand up 10% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Systems Engineer roles (9% of Systems Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require SASE?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18, the job titles most likely to require SASE are Systems Engineer (9% of postings list SASE), Security Engineer (7% of postings list SASE), Forward Deployed Engineer (5% of postings list SASE).
+What skills are commonly paired with SASE?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-18), SASE most often appears alongside Zero Trust, SD-WAN, AWS, ZTNA, network security.
+Where is SASE most in demand?
As of 2026-08-18, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SASE are Toronto, London, Tel Aviv, San Jose, Stockholm, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring SASE — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require SASE
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineer | 13 | 8.6% |
| Security Engineer | 10 | 6.6% |
| Forward Deployed Engineer | 8 | 5.3% |
| Product Manager | 7 | 4.6% |
| Network Security Engineer | 6 | 4.0% |
| Solutions Architect | 6 | 4.0% |
| Customer Engineer | 5 | 3.3% |
| Network Software Engineer | 5 | 3.3% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 4 | 2.6% |
| Security Architect | 4 | 2.6% |
Top metros hiring for SASE
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 9 | 6.0% |
| London | 5 | 3.3% |
| Tel Aviv | 5 | 3.3% |
| San Jose | 4 | 2.6% |
| Stockholm | 4 | 2.6% |
| Cairo | 3 | 2.0% |
| São Paulo | 3 | 2.0% |
| Austin | 2 | 1.3% |
| Bangkok | 2 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with SASE
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18. 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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