Most In-Demand DevOps Skills
The most in-demand skills for DevOps roles right now are cloud, ci-cd, devops — ranked across 53972 open postings.
Updated November 1, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cloud | 3,871 | +3,871 |
| 2 | ci-cd | 2,926 | +2,926 |
| 3 | devops | 2,879 | +2,879 |
| 4 | kubernetes | 2,524 | +2,524 |
| 5 | terraform | 2,377 | +2,377 |
| 6 | aws | 2,334 | +2,334 |
| 7 | python | 2,281 | +2,281 |
| 8 | infrastructure-as-code | 2,242 | +2,242 |
| 9 | azure | 2,117 | +2,117 |
| 10 | automation | 2,082 | +2,082 |
| 11 | linux | 2,034 | +2,034 |
| 12 | ai | 1,813 | +1,813 |
| 13 | networking | 1,639 | +1,639 |
| 14 | docker | 1,460 | +1,460 |
| 15 | bash | 1,414 | +1,414 |
| 16 | gcp | 1,357 | +1,357 |
| 17 | observability | 1,353 | +1,353 |
| 18 | ansible | 1,109 | +1,109 |
| 19 | github | 1,059 | +1,059 |
| 20 | grafana | 979 | +979 |
| 21 | gitlab | 961 | +961 |
| 22 | jenkins | 899 | +899 |
| 23 | prometheus | 866 | +866 |
| 24 | git | 833 | +833 |
| 25 | powershell | 817 | +817 |
| 26 | api | 801 | +801 |
| 27 | github-actions | 769 | +769 |
| 28 | iam | 743 | +743 |
| 29 | dns | 739 | +739 |
| 30 | firewall | 691 | +691 |
| 31 | sql | 667 | +667 |
| 32 | agile | 665 | +665 |
| 33 | cloud-native | 657 | +657 |
| 34 | gitops | 639 | +639 |
| 35 | helm | 630 | +630 |
| 36 | java | 561 | +561 |
| 37 | azure-devops | 560 | +560 |
| 38 | postgresql | 550 | +550 |
| 39 | vmware | 545 | +545 |
| 40 | active-directory | 529 | +529 |