SAST jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-04, SAST appears in 1,003 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand up 53% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-04
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Frequently asked questions about SAST
+Is SAST in demand in 2026?
Yes. SAST appears in 1,003 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, with demand up 53% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (17% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require SAST?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-04, the job titles most likely to require SAST are Security Engineer (17% of postings list SAST), Application Security Engineer (15% of postings list SAST), DevSecOps Engineer (7% of postings list SAST).
+What skills are commonly paired with SAST?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-04), SAST most often appears alongside DAST, SCA, CI/CD, threat modeling, Python.
+Where is SAST most in demand?
As of 2026-09-04, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SAST are Bengaluru, New York City, San Francisco, Austin, Chicago, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring SAST — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require SAST
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 171 | 17.0% |
| Application Security Engineer | 154 | 15.4% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 72 | 7.2% |
| Product Security Engineer | 59 | 5.9% |
| Software Engineer | 52 | 5.2% |
| DevOps Engineer | 40 | 4.0% |
| Security Architect | 21 | 2.1% |
| Information Security Engineer | 18 | 1.8% |
| Cloud Security Analyst | 17 | 1.7% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 15 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for SAST
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 44 | 4.4% |
| New York City | 22 | 2.2% |
| San Francisco | 21 | 2.1% |
| Austin | 19 | 1.9% |
| Chicago | 18 | 1.8% |
| Boston | 16 | 1.6% |
| Hyderabad | 14 | 1.4% |
| London | 12 | 1.2% |
| Pune | 11 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with SAST
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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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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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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