27% positive apply intent.

4,820 of 17,778 recorded decisions showed positive apply intent over 90 days.

• 17,778 — recorded decisions
• 4,820 — positive decisions
• 1,147 — distinct candidates

Positive decisions are a subset of recorded decisions. Each ranking percentage uses that slice's own decision count and privacy-qualified candidate count.

The leading entries in this view are DevOps, SRE / Reliability, Cloud. That ranking is calculated from the same dated snapshot as the attached visual.

Interpretation: this describes behavior inside DevOpsHunt, not the entire employment market or an application conversion rate.

How it was built: Positive intent combines Apply and Self apply decisions; Pass remains in the denominator. Every published slice requires at least 25 decisions and 10 distinct candidates.

I use this as a directional view of the market rather than a prediction. The useful part is comparing the same definitions consistently over time—and checking the underlying live roles before acting on a headline or changing a career decision.

Scope: all active qualified DevOps jobs. Based on 17,778 candidate decisions, updated 2026-09-06.

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DevOps Candidate Interest Index. 27% positive apply intent. 4,820 of 17,778 recorded decisions showed positive apply intent over 90 days. Leading entries: DevOps (7781), SRE / Reliability (2517), Cloud (1823). DevOpsHunt job market data, 2026-09-06.