SCA jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-06-11, SCA appears in 419 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Application Security Engineer roles, with demand down 2% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-06-11
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Frequently asked questions about SCA
+Is SCA in demand in 2026?
Yes. SCA appears in 419 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, with demand down 2% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Application Security Engineer roles (20% of Application Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require SCA?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, the job titles most likely to require SCA are Application Security Engineer (20% of postings list SCA), Security Engineer (16% of postings list SCA), Product Security Engineer (7% of postings list SCA).
+What skills are commonly paired with SCA?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-06-11), SCA most often appears alongside SAST, DAST, threat modeling, CI/CD, Application security.
+Where is SCA most in demand?
As of 2026-06-11, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SCA are Bengaluru, London, New York City, San Francisco, Paris, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new SCA content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring SCA — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require SCA
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Application Security Engineer | 82 | 19.6% |
| Security Engineer | 66 | 15.8% |
| Product Security Engineer | 28 | 6.7% |
| Software Engineer | 27 | 6.4% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 26 | 6.2% |
| DevSecOps Team Lead | 8 | 1.9% |
| Application Security Manager | 7 | 1.7% |
| Information Security Engineer | 7 | 1.7% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 7 | 1.7% |
| DevOps Engineer | 6 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for SCA
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 27 | 6.4% |
| London | 19 | 4.5% |
| New York City | 15 | 3.6% |
| San Francisco | 15 | 3.6% |
| Paris | 13 | 3.1% |
| Boston | 8 | 1.9% |
| Foster City | 8 | 1.9% |
| Lisbon | 7 | 1.7% |
| Chicago | 6 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with SCA
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11. 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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