SOAR jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, SOAR appears in 289 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand down 30% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about SOAR
+Is SOAR in demand in 2026?
Yes. SOAR appears in 289 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 30% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (25% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require SOAR?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require SOAR are Security Engineer (25% of postings list SOAR), Security Operations Engineer (6% of postings list SOAR), Systems Engineer (4% of postings list SOAR).
+What skills are commonly paired with SOAR?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), SOAR most often appears alongside SIEM, incident response, Python, EDR, AWS.
+Where is SOAR most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SOAR are New York City, Bengaluru, Austin, London, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new SOAR content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring SOAR — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require SOAR
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 73 | 25.3% |
| Security Operations Engineer | 17 | 5.9% |
| Systems Engineer | 11 | 3.8% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 10 | 3.5% |
| Software Engineer | 10 | 3.5% |
| Information Security Engineer | 9 | 3.1% |
| Security Analyst | 8 | 2.8% |
| Cybersecurity Analyst | 7 | 2.4% |
| Security Software Engineer | 6 | 2.1% |
| Solutions Architect | 6 | 2.1% |
Top metros hiring for SOAR
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 26 | 32.1% |
| Bengaluru | 11 | 13.6% |
| Austin | 9 | 11.1% |
| London | 9 | 11.1% |
| Toronto | 8 | 9.9% |
| Paris | 6 | 7.4% |
| San Francisco | 6 | 7.4% |
| Berlin | 3 | 3.7% |
| Boston | 3 | 3.7% |
Skills commonly paired with SOAR
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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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