threat modeling jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, threat modeling appears in 2,275 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning threat modeling, with demand down 30% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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Frequently asked questions about threat modeling
+Is threat modeling in demand in 2026?
Yes. threat modeling appears in 2,275 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 30% vs the prior 4 weeks. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning threat modeling (21.2% of all postings mentioning threat modeling).
+What jobs require threat modeling?
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 modeling are Product Security Architect (95.0% of that role’s postings mention threat modeling), Security Operations Analyst (57.1% of that role’s postings mention threat modeling), AI Security Architect (54.2% of that role’s postings mention threat modeling).
+What skills are commonly paired with threat modeling?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), threat modeling most often appears alongside Python, penetration testing, CI/CD, Application security, AWS.
+Where is threat modeling most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring threat modeling are San Francisco, New York City, Bengaluru, London, Seattle, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring threat modeling — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require threat modeling
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Product Security Architect | 19 | 95.0% |
| Security Operations Analyst | 12 | 57.1% |
| AI Security Architect | 13 | 54.2% |
| Enterprise Security Engineer | 18 | 52.9% |
| Application Security Engineer | 194 | 52.4% |
| Product Security Engineer | 163 | 51.3% |
| Software Security Engineer | 12 | 37.5% |
| Embedded Security Engineer | 12 | 36.4% |
| AI Security Engineer | 50 | 36.2% |
| Application Security Analyst | 9 | 36.0% |
Roles with the most threat modeling postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 483 | 21.2% |
| Application Security Engineer | 194 | 8.5% |
| Product Security Engineer | 163 | 7.2% |
| Software Engineer | 135 | 5.9% |
| Security Architect | 68 | 3.0% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 54 | 2.4% |
| AI Security Engineer | 50 | 2.2% |
| Cloud Security Engineer | 46 | 2.0% |
| DevSecOps Engineer | 32 | 1.4% |
| Information Security Engineer | 32 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for threat modeling
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 96 | 4.2% |
| New York City | 95 | 4.2% |
| Bengaluru | 64 | 2.8% |
| London | 49 | 2.2% |
| Seattle | 42 | 1.8% |
| Toronto | 36 | 1.6% |
| Austin | 34 | 1.5% |
| Boston | 29 | 1.3% |
| Berlin | 20 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with threat modeling
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- Product Security Architect
- Security Operations Analyst
- AI Security Architect
- Enterprise Security Engineer
- Application Security Engineer
- Product Security Engineer
- Software Security Engineer
- Embedded Security Engineer
- Python
- penetration testing
- CI/CD
- Application security
- AWS
- vulnerability management
- incident response
- SAST
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 modeling by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s threat modeling postings by all threat modeling 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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