Most In-Demand Security Skills
The most in-demand skills for Security roles right now are cloud, cybersecurity, ai — ranked across 25664 open postings.
Updated November 1, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cloud | 2,169 | +2,169 |
| 2 | cybersecurity | 1,480 | +1,480 |
| 3 | ai | 1,253 | +1,253 |
| 4 | automation | 1,128 | +1,128 |
| 5 | python | 1,038 | +1,038 |
| 6 | aws | 1,032 | +1,032 |
| 7 | iam | 937 | +937 |
| 8 | cloud-security | 900 | +900 |
| 9 | azure | 868 | +868 |
| 10 | iso-27001 | 865 | +865 |
| 11 | siem | 756 | +756 |
| 12 | cissp | 713 | +713 |
| 13 | nist | 713 | +713 |
| 14 | ci-cd | 657 | +657 |
| 15 | gcp | 638 | +638 |
| 16 | api | 637 | +637 |
| 17 | linux | 538 | +538 |
| 18 | firewall | 510 | +510 |
| 19 | network-security | 481 | +481 |
| 20 | risk-assessment | 478 | +478 |
| 21 | devsecops | 473 | +473 |
| 22 | networking | 473 | +473 |
| 23 | penetration-testing | 465 | +465 |
| 24 | authentication | 450 | +450 |
| 25 | kubernetes | 449 | +449 |
| 26 | infrastructure-as-code | 448 | +448 |
| 27 | saas | 439 | +439 |
| 28 | terraform | 416 | +416 |
| 29 | bash | 398 | +398 |
| 30 | devops | 394 | +394 |
| 31 | soc-2 | 391 | +391 |
| 32 | cism | 381 | +381 |
| 33 | powershell | 374 | +374 |
| 34 | owasp | 361 | +361 |
| 35 | zero-trust | 357 | +357 |
| 36 | edr | 355 | +355 |
| 37 | agentic-ai | 353 | +353 |
| 38 | entra-id | 303 | +303 |
| 39 | llm | 298 | +298 |
| 40 | cloud-native | 295 | +295 |