security protocols jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-28, security protocols appears in 187 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning security protocols, with demand down 25% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28

Postings · last 90 days
187
Demand vs prior month
down 25% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 9.1% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Irvine

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Frequently asked questions about security protocols

+Is security protocols in demand in 2026?

Yes. security protocols appears in 187 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 25% vs the prior 4 weeks. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning security protocols (9.1% of all postings mentioning security protocols).

+What jobs require security protocols?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning security protocols are Endpoint Security Engineer (5.0% of that role’s postings mention security protocols), Product Security Architect (5.0% of that role’s postings mention security protocols), Penetration Tester (4.6% of that role’s postings mention security protocols).

+What skills are commonly paired with security protocols?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), security protocols most often appears alongside Python, AWS, authentication, incident response, Kubernetes.

+Where is security protocols most in demand?

As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring security protocols are Irvine, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Bengaluru, San Jose, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring security protocols — last 90 days

Roles most likely to require security protocols

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Endpoint Security Engineer15.0%
Product Security Architect15.0%
Penetration Tester54.6%
Business Systems Engineer24.5%
C++ Software Engineer24.3%
Systems Security Engineer34.2%
Information Systems Security Engineer24.1%
Technology Consultant13.7%
Systems Analyst13.3%
Quality Assurance Coordinator12.8%

Roles with the most security protocols postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Security Engineer179.1%
Software Engineer179.1%
Embedded Software Engineer158.0%
Product Manager63.2%
Penetration Tester52.7%
Systems Engineer52.7%
Backend Engineer42.1%
Information Security Engineer42.1%
AI Security Engineer31.6%
Cybersecurity Engineer31.6%

Top metros hiring for security protocols

NamePostingsShare
Irvine105.3%
Los Angeles84.3%
San Francisco63.2%
Bengaluru42.1%
San Jose42.1%
El Segundo31.6%
London31.6%
New York City31.6%
Singapore31.6%

Skills commonly paired with security protocols

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning security protocols by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s security protocols postings by all security protocols postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. 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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136320f4962ca55a
data_as_of
2026-09-28
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90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index