security monitoring jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-06-11, security monitoring appears in 412 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand down 21% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-06-11
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Frequently asked questions about security monitoring
+Is security monitoring in demand in 2026?
Yes. security monitoring appears in 412 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, with demand down 21% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (19% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require security monitoring?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-06-11, the job titles most likely to require security monitoring are Security Engineer (19% of postings list security monitoring), Information Security Engineer (4% of postings list security monitoring), Fullstack Software Engineer (3% of postings list security monitoring).
+What skills are commonly paired with security monitoring?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-06-11), security monitoring most often appears alongside incident response, SIEM, vulnerability management, Python, SOC 2.
+Where is security monitoring most in demand?
As of 2026-06-11, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring security monitoring are New York City, London, San Francisco, Austin, Arlington, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new security monitoring content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring security monitoring — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require security monitoring
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 80 | 19.4% |
| Information Security Engineer | 16 | 3.9% |
| Fullstack Software Engineer | 14 | 3.4% |
| Infrastructure Security Engineer | 14 | 3.4% |
| Security Analyst | 14 | 3.4% |
| Engineering Manager | 12 | 2.9% |
| Security Operations Engineer | 12 | 2.9% |
| Cloud Security Engineer | 10 | 2.4% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 10 | 2.4% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 9 | 2.2% |
Top metros hiring for security monitoring
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 18 | 4.4% |
| London | 15 | 3.6% |
| San Francisco | 14 | 3.4% |
| Austin | 9 | 2.2% |
| Arlington | 6 | 1.5% |
| Seattle | 6 | 1.5% |
| Los Angeles | 5 | 1.2% |
| Paris | 5 | 1.2% |
| Singapore | 5 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with security monitoring
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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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- 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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