security best practices jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-21, security best practices appears in 473 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 36% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-21
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Frequently asked questions about security best practices
+Is security best practices in demand in 2026?
Yes. security best practices appears in 473 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-21, with demand up 36% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (20% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require security best practices?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-21, the job titles most likely to require security best practices are Software Engineer (20% of postings list security best practices), DevOps Engineer (7% of postings list security best practices), Backend Software Engineer (3% of postings list security best practices).
+What skills are commonly paired with security best practices?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-21), security best practices most often appears alongside AWS, Python, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker.
+Where is security best practices most in demand?
As of 2026-07-21, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring security best practices are New York City, San Francisco, London, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring security best practices — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require security best practices
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 93 | 19.7% |
| DevOps Engineer | 31 | 6.6% |
| Backend Software Engineer | 16 | 3.4% |
| Engineering Manager | 15 | 3.2% |
| Security Engineer | 15 | 3.2% |
| Backend Engineer | 13 | 2.7% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 12 | 2.5% |
| Platform Engineer | 9 | 1.9% |
| Data Engineer | 7 | 1.5% |
| Solutions Architect | 7 | 1.5% |
Top metros hiring for security best practices
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 20 | 4.2% |
| San Francisco | 19 | 4.0% |
| London | 12 | 2.5% |
| Hyderabad | 11 | 2.3% |
| Bengaluru | 8 | 1.7% |
| São Paulo | 8 | 1.7% |
| Berlin | 7 | 1.5% |
| Pune | 7 | 1.5% |
| Amsterdam | 5 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with security best practices
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-21. 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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