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
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+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.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Endpoint Security Engineer | 1 | 5.0% |
| Product Security Architect | 1 | 5.0% |
| Penetration Tester | 5 | 4.6% |
| Business Systems Engineer | 2 | 4.5% |
| C++ Software Engineer | 2 | 4.3% |
| Systems Security Engineer | 3 | 4.2% |
| Information Systems Security Engineer | 2 | 4.1% |
| Technology Consultant | 1 | 3.7% |
| Systems Analyst | 1 | 3.3% |
| Quality Assurance Coordinator | 1 | 2.8% |
Roles with the most security protocols postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 17 | 9.1% |
| Software Engineer | 17 | 9.1% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 15 | 8.0% |
| Product Manager | 6 | 3.2% |
| Penetration Tester | 5 | 2.7% |
| Systems Engineer | 5 | 2.7% |
| Backend Engineer | 4 | 2.1% |
| Information Security Engineer | 4 | 2.1% |
| AI Security Engineer | 3 | 1.6% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 3 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for security protocols
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Irvine | 10 | 5.3% |
| Los Angeles | 8 | 4.3% |
| San Francisco | 6 | 3.2% |
| Bengaluru | 4 | 2.1% |
| San Jose | 4 | 2.1% |
| El Segundo | 3 | 1.6% |
| London | 3 | 1.6% |
| New York City | 3 | 1.6% |
| Singapore | 3 | 1.6% |
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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