Technology mentions in job ads

DevOps Skills Demand

215 of 315 active job ads mention Kubernetes for sre.

Updated 2026-10-18315 active qualified job ads
68%
Kubernetes
215 job ads
65%
Python
205 job ads
55%
Terraform
173 job ads
52%
AWS
165 job ads

Every percentage uses the same 315 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

70%
Aug 23
69%
Aug 30
66%
Sep 6
71%
Sep 13
70%
Sep 20
68%
Sep 27
65%
Oct 4
68%
Oct 11

Top skills

#1Kubernetes215
#2Python205
#3Terraform173
#4AWS165
#5Linux154
#6Grafana140
#7Azure125
#8Bash121
#9Prometheus118
#10Go113

Fastest-rising mentions

#1Bash43% current job-ad share+11%77
#2Git17% current job-ad share+9%30
#3Linux52% current job-ad share+8%94
#4PostgreSQL11% current job-ad share+7%19
#5Python67% current job-ad share+5%121
#6GitHub Actions13% current job-ad share+5%23
#7Grafana46% current job-ad share+4%83
#8Elasticsearch10% current job-ad share+4%18
#9Prometheus38% current job-ad share+3%69
#10Github-Actions18% current job-ad share+3%32

Skills losing share

#1AWS48% current job-ad share-10%87
#2Azure36% current job-ad share-9%64
#3GCP31% current job-ad share-7%56
#4Java23% current job-ad share-5%42
#5Datadog16% current job-ad share-5%29
#6Powershell9% current job-ad share-5%17
#7Dynatrace9% current job-ad share-4%17
#8Terraform53% current job-ad share-3%96
#9Kubernetes67% current job-ad share-2%121
#10Helm12% current job-ad share-2%22

Common skill combinations

#1AWS + Azure29% of job ads91
#2AWS + GCP25% of job ads78
#3AWS + Kubernetes25% of job ads78
#4AWS + Bash21% of job ads67
#5Grafana + Kubernetes20% of job ads64
#6Kubernetes + Linux20% of job ads63
#7Azure + GCP20% of job ads62
#8AWS + Grafana19% of job ads60
#9AWS + Go19% of job ads59
#10AWS + Ansible18% of job ads58

Role-specific demand

#1SRE / Reliability315

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DevOps Skills Demand. Kubernetes appears in 68% of active jobs. 215 of 315 active job ads mention Kubernetes for sre. Leading entries: Kubernetes (215), Python (205), Terraform (173). 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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