web security jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, web security appears in 164 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 46% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about web security
+Is web security in demand in 2026?
Yes. web security appears in 164 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 46% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (24% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require web security?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require web security are Software Engineer (24% of postings list web security), Principal Engineer (8% of postings list web security), Staff Software Engineer (8% of postings list web security).
+What skills are commonly paired with web security?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), web security most often appears alongside JavaScript, React, TypeScript, Python, authentication.
+Where is web security most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring web security are Mountain View, New York City, San Jose, Seattle, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new web security content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring web security — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require web security
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 39 | 23.8% |
| Principal Engineer | 13 | 7.9% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 13 | 7.9% |
| Frontend Engineer | 12 | 7.3% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 10 | 6.1% |
| Product Security Engineer | 6 | 3.7% |
| Full-Stack Engineer | 5 | 3.0% |
| Application Security Engineer | 4 | 2.4% |
| Security Engineer | 4 | 2.4% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 4 | 2.4% |
Top metros hiring for web security
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | 5 | 13.2% |
| New York City | 5 | 13.2% |
| San Jose | 5 | 13.2% |
| Seattle | 5 | 13.2% |
| Bengaluru | 4 | 10.5% |
| San Francisco | 4 | 10.5% |
| Washington | 4 | 10.5% |
| Austin | 3 | 7.9% |
| Lehi | 3 | 7.9% |
Skills commonly paired with web security
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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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- 90
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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