Most In-Demand DevOps Skills
The most in-demand skills for DevOps roles right now are cloud, ci-cd, automation — ranked across 190731 open postings.
Updated October 28, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cloud | 13,734 | +13,734 |
| 2 | ci-cd | 8,974 | +8,974 |
| 3 | automation | 8,896 | +8,896 |
| 4 | devops | 8,257 | +8,257 |
| 5 | linux | 8,114 | +8,114 |
| 6 | python | 8,055 | +8,055 |
| 7 | aws | 7,746 | +7,746 |
| 8 | kubernetes | 7,718 | +7,718 |
| 9 | infrastructure-as-code | 7,427 | +7,427 |
| 10 | azure | 7,135 | +7,135 |
| 11 | terraform | 7,120 | +7,120 |
| 12 | ai | 6,953 | +6,953 |
| 13 | networking | 6,870 | +6,870 |
| 14 | bash | 5,194 | +5,194 |
| 15 | docker | 4,905 | +4,905 |
| 16 | observability | 4,739 | +4,739 |
| 17 | ansible | 4,259 | +4,259 |
| 18 | gcp | 3,761 | +3,761 |
| 19 | firewall | 3,410 | +3,410 |
| 20 | github | 3,319 | +3,319 |
| 21 | api | 3,185 | +3,185 |
| 22 | powershell | 3,176 | +3,176 |
| 23 | sql | 3,156 | +3,156 |
| 24 | ccna | 3,068 | +3,068 |
| 25 | vmware | 3,001 | +3,001 |
| 26 | grafana | 2,924 | +2,924 |
| 27 | agile | 2,880 | +2,880 |
| 28 | dns | 2,837 | +2,837 |
| 29 | gitlab | 2,826 | +2,826 |
| 30 | jenkins | 2,751 | +2,751 |
| 31 | iam | 2,746 | +2,746 |
| 32 | git | 2,675 | +2,675 |
| 33 | prometheus | 2,612 | +2,612 |
| 34 | active-directory | 2,545 | +2,545 |
| 35 | cisco | 2,480 | +2,480 |
| 36 | microsoft-365 | 2,373 | +2,373 |
| 37 | github-actions | 2,281 | +2,281 |
| 38 | windows-server | 2,238 | +2,238 |
| 39 | disaster-recovery | 2,205 | +2,205 |
| 40 | itil | 2,186 | +2,186 |