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network security jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, network security appears in 1,387 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning network security, with demand share up 12.7% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
1,387
Demand vs prior month
up 12.7% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 8.5% of skill postings
Security Engineer
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about network security

+Is network security in demand in 2026?

Yes. network security appears in 1,387 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning network security (8.5% of all postings mentioning network security).

+What jobs require network security?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning network security are Embedded Security Engineer (47.2% of that role’s postings mention network security), Information Security Advisor (45.5% of that role’s postings mention network security), Security Software Engineer (38.5% of that role’s postings mention network security).

+What skills are commonly paired with network security?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), network security most often appears alongside incident response, Python, Cloud Security, AWS, vulnerability management.

+Where is network security most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring network security are New York City, Hawthorne, Bengaluru, Washington, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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+Which skills come before and after network security?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring network security — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around network security

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before network security

Before network securitysql → network security: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairFirewalls → network security: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairincident response → network security: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairJavaScript → network security: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → network security: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairPower BI → network security: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSS → network security: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairExcel → network security: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetworksecuritysql: 5 movessql5 movesFirewalls: 4 movesFirewalls4 movesincident response: 4 movesincident response4 movesJavaScript: 4 movesJavaScript4 movespython: 3 movespython3 movesPower BI: 3 movesPower BI3 movesCSS: 3 movesCSS3 movesExcel: 3 movesExcel3 moves

Skills after network security

After network securitynetwork security → AWS: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork security → testing: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork security → workflows: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork security → python: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork security → Maven: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork security → Azure: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork security → Evolutionary Algorithms: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork security → Lambda: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetworksecurityAWS: 4 movesAWS4 movestesting: 3 movestesting3 movesworkflows: 2 movesworkflows2 movespython: 2 movespython2 movesMaven: 2 movesMaven2 movesAzure: 2 movesAzure2 movesEvolutionary Algorithms: 2 movesEvolutionaryAlgorithms2 movesLambda: 2 movesLambda2 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: sql5
Before: Firewalls4
Before: incident response4
Before: JavaScript4
Before: python3
Before: Power BI3
Before: CSS3
Before: Excel3
After: AWS4
After: testing3
After: workflows2
After: python2
After: Maven2
After: Azure2
After: Evolutionary Algorithms2
After: Lambda2

Roles most likely to require network security

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Embedded Security Engineer1747.2%
Information Security Advisor1045.5%
Security Software Engineer4738.5%
Cybersecurity Advisor725.9%
Cloud Security Analyst525.0%
Network Security Engineer3523.2%
Cloud Security Architect1020.8%
IT Security Specialist718.4%
Cyber Security Architect617.6%
Business Information Security Officer417.4%

Roles with the most network security postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Security Engineer1188.5%
Systems Engineer594.3%
Cybersecurity Engineer473.4%
Security Software Engineer473.4%
Software Engineer453.2%
Security Architect413.0%
Network Security Engineer352.5%
Product Security Engineer322.3%
Cybersecurity Specialist211.5%
Customer Engineer201.4%

Top companies posting jobs requiring network security

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring network security
CompanyPostings · 90 days
SpaceX100
Lacework42
Palo Alto Networks33
Stripe27
Cisco26
Cloudflare26
Elevance Health24
NetLimiter18
General Dynamics Information Technology12
Anduril10

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for network security

NamePostingsShare
New York City352.5%
Hawthorne312.2%
Bengaluru282.0%
Washington282.0%
London271.9%
Dublin261.9%
Redmond251.8%
San Francisco221.6%
Palo Alto201.4%

Skills commonly paired with network security

incident response (361)Python (307)Cloud Security (275)AWS (250)vulnerability management (213)Application security (187)SIEM (172)Encryption (168)Azure (155)endpoint security (153)

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning network security by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s network security postings by all network security postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.6% to 0.6%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,596 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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