Most In-Demand Security Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Security roles right now are cloud, cybersecurity, ai — ranked across 113159 open postings.
Updated July 16, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cloud | 9,930 | +7,423 |
| 2 | cybersecurity | 8,349 | +6,659 |
| 3 | ai | 6,723 | +4,677 |
| 4 | automation | 5,660 | +4,037 |
| 5 | aws | 4,857 | +3,359 |
| 6 | python | 4,439 | +3,078 |
| 7 | cloud-security | 4,079 | +3,139 |
| 8 | azure | 4,015 | +3,063 |
| 9 | siem | 3,587 | +2,820 |
| 10 | networking | 3,128 | +2,339 |
| 11 | iso-27001 | 3,103 | +2,396 |
| 12 | ci-cd | 2,883 | +2,155 |
| 13 | gcp | 2,830 | +1,997 |
| 14 | iam | 2,821 | +2,138 |
| 15 | api | 2,722 | +2,005 |
| 16 | firewall | 2,678 | +2,121 |
| 17 | network-security | 2,670 | +2,103 |
| 18 | linux | 2,293 | +1,640 |
| 19 | penetration-testing | 2,117 | +1,545 |
| 20 | machine-learning | 2,003 | +1,490 |
| 21 | authentication | 1,974 | +1,399 |
| 22 | saas | 1,973 | +1,367 |
| 23 | kubernetes | 1,939 | +1,331 |
| 24 | devsecops | 1,897 | +1,525 |
| 25 | zero-trust | 1,814 | +1,410 |
| 26 | cloud-native | 1,765 | +1,246 |
| 27 | edr | 1,746 | +1,382 |
| 28 | infrastructure-as-code | 1,643 | +1,181 |
| 29 | agile | 1,569 | +1,212 |
| 30 | owasp | 1,546 | +1,166 |
| 31 | analytics | 1,515 | +1,131 |
| 32 | devops | 1,510 | +1,151 |
| 33 | agentic-ai | 1,458 | +999 |
| 34 | soc-2 | 1,454 | +1,070 |
| 35 | sdlc | 1,451 | +1,125 |
| 36 | powershell | 1,431 | +1,086 |
| 37 | llm | 1,430 | +1,025 |
| 38 | terraform | 1,409 | +978 |
| 39 | bash | 1,375 | +1,033 |
| 40 | sast | 1,373 | +1,092 |