Technology mentions in job ads

DevOps Skills Demand

2043 of 3693 active job ads mention Kubernetes.

Updated 2026-10-183,693 active qualified job ads
55%
Kubernetes
2043 job ads
50%
Terraform
1845 job ads
49%
Python
1820 job ads
42%
Azure
1566 job ads

Every percentage uses the same 3,693 active qualified job ads as its denominator. A job can mention multiple skills, so the cards do not add to 100%.

Eight-week job-ad share

55%
Aug 22
58%
Aug 29
53%
Sep 5
54%
Sep 12
53%
Sep 19
55%
Sep 26
54%
Oct 3
57%
Oct 10

Top skills

#1Kubernetes2,043
#2Terraform1,845
#3Python1,820
#4Azure1,566
#5AWS1,556
#6Docker1,252
#7Linux1,247
#8Bash1,083
#9Ansible1,026
#10Github869

Fastest-rising mentions

#1Github-Actions22% current job-ad share+8%506
#2Github26% current job-ad share+6%581
#3IAM20% current job-ad share+6%445
#4Git25% current job-ad share+5%560
#5Prometheus21% current job-ad share+5%466
#6Grafana23% current job-ad share+4%514
#7CI/CD15% current job-ad share+4%335
#8GitHub Actions12% current job-ad share+4%275
#9Microsoft Azure11% current job-ad share+4%239
#10Terraform51% current job-ad share+3%1,156

Skills losing share

#1Gitlab22% current job-ad share-2%506
#2AWS42% current job-ad share-1%937

Common skill combinations

#1AWS + Azure23% of job ads867
#2AWS + Docker17% of job ads612
#3Docker + Kubernetes16% of job ads586
#4AWS + Bash15% of job ads552
#5AWS + GCP15% of job ads549
#6AWS + Kubernetes15% of job ads548
#7Azure + Docker15% of job ads548
#8Bash + Docker14% of job ads531
#9Ansible + Bash14% of job ads517
#10Azure + GCP13% of job ads494

Role-specific demand

#1DevOps1,450
#2Platform693
#3Cloud392
#4Infrastructure346
#5SRE / Reliability315
#6Other DevOps240
#7DevSecOps155
#8Linux / Systems66

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DevOps Skills Demand. Kubernetes appears in 55% of active jobs. 2043 of 3693 active job ads mention Kubernetes. Leading entries: Kubernetes (2043), Terraform (1845), Python (1820). DevOpsHunt job market data, 2026-10-18.
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Methodology

  • Each skill is counted at most once per job.
  • Skills combine structured job fields and AI-extracted technologies.
  • Percentages mean share of active job ads mentioning the skill.

Interpretation: frequent mentions signal employer demand, not the depth of proficiency required.

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New job
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Candidate interest
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