Threat hunting jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-23, Threat hunting appears in 294 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Security Engineer roles, with demand down 46% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-23
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Frequently asked questions about Threat hunting
+Is Threat hunting in demand in 2026?
Yes. Threat hunting appears in 294 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 46% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Security Engineer roles (27% of Security Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Threat hunting?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, the job titles most likely to require Threat hunting are Security Engineer (27% of postings list Threat hunting), Security Operations Engineer (5% of postings list Threat hunting), Security Analyst (4% of postings list Threat hunting).
+What skills are commonly paired with Threat hunting?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-23), Threat hunting most often appears alongside incident response, Python, SIEM, threat intelligence, Detection engineering.
+Where is Threat hunting most in demand?
As of 2026-05-23, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Threat hunting are New York City, Seattle, San Francisco, Tel Aviv, Sydney, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Threat hunting content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Threat hunting — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Threat hunting
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 80 | 27.2% |
| Security Operations Engineer | 15 | 5.1% |
| Security Analyst | 12 | 4.1% |
| Cybersecurity Analyst | 10 | 3.4% |
| Security Operations Analyst | 10 | 3.4% |
| Software Engineer | 9 | 3.1% |
| Corporate Security Engineer | 7 | 2.4% |
| Threat Intelligence Researcher | 6 | 2.0% |
| Detection & Response Engineer | 5 | 1.7% |
| Detection Engineer | 5 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for Threat hunting
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 25 | 28.7% |
| Seattle | 13 | 14.9% |
| San Francisco | 12 | 13.8% |
| Tel Aviv | 9 | 10.3% |
| Sydney | 8 | 9.2% |
| Singapore | 7 | 8.0% |
| Austin | 5 | 5.7% |
| Bengaluru | 4 | 4.6% |
| Los Angeles | 4 | 4.6% |
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 2026-05-23. 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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