Most In-Demand Security Skills
The most in-demand skills for Security roles right now are cybersecurity, cloud, ai — ranked across 126472 open postings.
Updated October 28, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cybersecurity | 10,350 | +10,350 |
| 2 | cloud | 9,532 | +9,532 |
| 3 | ai | 6,979 | +6,979 |
| 4 | automation | 5,493 | +5,493 |
| 5 | python | 4,549 | +4,549 |
| 6 | cissp | 4,444 | +4,444 |
| 7 | aws | 4,428 | +4,428 |
| 8 | iam | 4,245 | +4,245 |
| 9 | nist | 4,094 | +4,094 |
| 10 | azure | 3,863 | +3,863 |
| 11 | cloud-security | 3,806 | +3,806 |
| 12 | siem | 3,295 | +3,295 |
| 13 | vulnerability-management | 3,254 | +3,254 |
| 14 | ci-cd | 3,068 | +3,068 |
| 15 | iso-27001 | 3,039 | +3,039 |
| 16 | risk-assessment | 2,721 | +2,721 |
| 17 | api | 2,690 | +2,690 |
| 18 | networking | 2,646 | +2,646 |
| 19 | gcp | 2,616 | +2,616 |
| 20 | linux | 2,517 | +2,517 |
| 21 | penetration-testing | 2,458 | +2,458 |
| 22 | firewall | 2,391 | +2,391 |
| 23 | threat-modeling | 2,306 | +2,306 |
| 24 | cism | 2,278 | +2,278 |
| 25 | network-security | 2,233 | +2,233 |
| 26 | devsecops | 2,161 | +2,161 |
| 27 | kubernetes | 2,059 | +2,059 |
| 28 | infrastructure-as-code | 2,058 | +2,058 |
| 29 | authentication | 2,036 | +2,036 |
| 30 | powershell | 1,850 | +1,850 |
| 31 | machine-learning | 1,838 | +1,838 |
| 32 | terraform | 1,807 | +1,807 |
| 33 | threat-intelligence | 1,761 | +1,761 |
| 34 | saas | 1,760 | +1,760 |
| 35 | bash | 1,697 | +1,697 |
| 36 | devops | 1,685 | +1,685 |
| 37 | agile | 1,662 | +1,662 |
| 38 | edr | 1,610 | +1,610 |
| 39 | cloud-native | 1,597 | +1,597 |
| 40 | zero-trust | 1,596 | +1,596 |