UNIX jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, UNIX appears in 1,300 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning UNIX, with demand down 23% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is UNIX in demand in 2026?
Yes. UNIX appears in 1,300 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 23% vs the prior 4 weeks. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning UNIX (24.9% of all postings mentioning UNIX).
+What jobs require UNIX?
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 UNIX are Avionics Systems Engineer (52.4% of that role’s postings mention UNIX), Technical Success Manager (26.1% of that role’s postings mention UNIX), Oracle Database Administrator (15.6% of that role’s postings mention UNIX).
+What skills are commonly paired with UNIX?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), UNIX most often appears alongside Linux, Python, Java, SQL, C++.
+Where is UNIX most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring UNIX are El Segundo, Bengaluru, Pune, Woburn, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring UNIX — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require UNIX
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Avionics Systems Engineer | 22 | 52.4% |
| Technical Success Manager | 6 | 26.1% |
| Oracle Database Administrator | 5 | 15.6% |
| Cyber Software Engineer | 4 | 14.3% |
| Technology Analyst | 6 | 13.6% |
| Cybersecurity Consultant | 13 | 13.1% |
| ETL Developer | 6 | 12.2% |
| IT Infrastructure Engineer | 7 | 11.3% |
| Product Test Engineer | 3 | 10.7% |
| Technical Test Lead | 4 | 10.5% |
Roles with the most UNIX postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 324 | 24.9% |
| Systems Engineer | 88 | 6.8% |
| DevOps Engineer | 32 | 2.5% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 23 | 1.8% |
| Avionics Systems Engineer | 22 | 1.7% |
| Data Engineer | 20 | 1.5% |
| Cybersecurity Consultant | 13 | 1.0% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 12 | 0.9% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 11 | 0.8% |
| Data Scientist | 10 | 0.8% |
Top metros hiring for UNIX
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| El Segundo | 74 | 5.7% |
| Bengaluru | 38 | 2.9% |
| Pune | 38 | 2.9% |
| Woburn | 37 | 2.8% |
| New York City | 25 | 1.9% |
| Dublin | 22 | 1.7% |
| Hyderabad | 20 | 1.5% |
| Vancouver | 16 | 1.2% |
| San Jose | 15 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with UNIX
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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 UNIX by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s UNIX postings by all UNIX 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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