Threat hunting jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Threat hunting appears in 752 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning Threat hunting, with demand up 13% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Threat hunting in demand in 2026?
Yes. Threat hunting appears in 752 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand up 13% vs the prior 4 weeks. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Threat hunting (20.2% of all postings mentioning Threat hunting).
+What jobs require Threat hunting?
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 Threat hunting are Security Operations Analyst (61.9% of that role’s postings mention Threat hunting), Detection Engineer (45.8% of that role’s postings mention Threat hunting), SOC Analyst (33.3% of that role’s postings mention Threat hunting).
+What skills are commonly paired with Threat hunting?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Threat hunting most often appears alongside incident response, SIEM, threat intelligence, Python, EDR.
+Where is Threat hunting most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Threat hunting are New York City, Bengaluru, Boston, Tel Aviv, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Threat hunting — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Threat hunting
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Security Operations Analyst | 13 | 61.9% |
| Detection Engineer | 11 | 45.8% |
| SOC Analyst | 8 | 33.3% |
| Security Operations Engineer | 13 | 21.3% |
| Endpoint Security Engineer | 4 | 20.0% |
| Security Analyst | 46 | 12.3% |
| Cybersecurity Advisor | 3 | 11.5% |
| Cyber Security Analyst | 21 | 11.2% |
| Cybersecurity Analyst | 27 | 10.0% |
| Security Consultant | 3 | 9.7% |
Roles with the most Threat hunting postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 152 | 20.2% |
| Security Analyst | 46 | 6.1% |
| Cybersecurity Analyst | 27 | 3.6% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 25 | 3.3% |
| Cyber Security Analyst | 21 | 2.8% |
| Information Security Analyst | 18 | 2.4% |
| Information Security Engineer | 18 | 2.4% |
| Software Engineer | 15 | 2.0% |
| Security Operations Analyst | 13 | 1.7% |
| Security Operations Engineer | 13 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for Threat hunting
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 28 | 3.7% |
| Bengaluru | 23 | 3.1% |
| Boston | 17 | 2.3% |
| Tel Aviv | 16 | 2.1% |
| San Francisco | 15 | 2.0% |
| Austin | 14 | 1.9% |
| Seattle | 14 | 1.9% |
| Sydney | 14 | 1.9% |
| Dublin | 12 | 1.6% |
Skills commonly paired with Threat hunting
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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 Threat hunting by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Threat hunting postings by all Threat hunting 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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