security monitoring jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, security monitoring appears in 336 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand down 55% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about security monitoring
+Is security monitoring in demand in 2026?
Yes. security monitoring appears in 336 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 55% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (18% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require security monitoring?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require security monitoring are Security Engineer (18% of postings list security monitoring), Information Security Engineer (4% of postings list security monitoring), Fullstack Software Engineer (4% of postings list security monitoring).
+What skills are commonly paired with security monitoring?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), security monitoring most often appears alongside incident response, SIEM, Python, vulnerability management, ISO 27001.
+Where is security monitoring most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring security monitoring are New York City, London, San Francisco, Austin, Seattle, 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 | 60 | 17.9% |
| Information Security Engineer | 15 | 4.5% |
| Fullstack Software Engineer | 14 | 4.2% |
| Engineering Manager | 11 | 3.3% |
| Security Operations Engineer | 11 | 3.3% |
| Cloud Security Engineer | 10 | 3.0% |
| Infrastructure Security Engineer | 9 | 2.7% |
| Security Analyst | 9 | 2.7% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 8 | 2.4% |
| DevOps Engineer | 7 | 2.1% |
Top metros hiring for security monitoring
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 17 | 22.1% |
| London | 14 | 18.2% |
| San Francisco | 13 | 16.9% |
| Austin | 10 | 13.0% |
| Seattle | 6 | 7.8% |
| Arlington | 5 | 6.5% |
| Los Angeles | 4 | 5.2% |
| Paris | 4 | 5.2% |
| Sydney | 4 | 5.2% |
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 2026-05-17. 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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