security and compliance jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-20, security and compliance appears in 160 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand up 142% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-20
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Frequently asked questions about security and compliance
+Is security and compliance in demand in 2026?
Yes. security and compliance appears in 160 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-20, with demand up 142% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (9% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require security and compliance?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-20, the job titles most likely to require security and compliance are Product Manager (9% of postings list security and compliance), Solutions Architect (9% of postings list security and compliance), Customer Solutions Architect (6% of postings list security and compliance).
+What skills are commonly paired with security and compliance?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-20), security and compliance most often appears alongside DevOps, AWS, CI/CD, workload migrations, Data engineering.
+Where is security and compliance most in demand?
As of 2026-07-20, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring security and compliance are San Francisco, Mexico City, New York City, Bengaluru, Seattle, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new security and compliance content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring security and compliance — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require security and compliance
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 14 | 8.8% |
| Solutions Architect | 14 | 8.8% |
| Customer Solutions Architect | 10 | 6.2% |
| Software Engineer | 10 | 6.2% |
| Engineering Manager | 9 | 5.6% |
| DevOps Engineer | 7 | 4.4% |
| Operations Analyst | 6 | 3.8% |
| Platform Engineer | 6 | 3.8% |
| Cloud Architect | 5 | 3.1% |
| AI/ML Engineering Manager | 4 | 2.5% |
Top metros hiring for security and compliance
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 14 | 8.8% |
| Mexico City | 7 | 4.4% |
| New York City | 7 | 4.4% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 1.9% |
| Seattle | 3 | 1.9% |
| Cape Canaveral | 2 | 1.3% |
| Fort Worth | 2 | 1.3% |
| London | 2 | 1.3% |
| Pune | 2 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with security and compliance
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-20. 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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