Most In-Demand DevOps Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for DevOps roles right now are cloud, ci-cd, automation — ranked across 176273 open postings.
Updated August 20, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cloud | 11,618 | +11,618 |
| 2 | ci-cd | 9,146 | +9,146 |
| 3 | automation | 9,107 | +9,107 |
| 4 | devops | 8,483 | +8,483 |
| 5 | python | 7,899 | +7,899 |
| 6 | kubernetes | 7,888 | +7,888 |
| 7 | aws | 7,647 | +7,647 |
| 8 | terraform | 7,443 | +7,443 |
| 9 | infrastructure-as-code | 7,272 | +7,272 |
| 10 | ai | 6,500 | +6,500 |
| 11 | azure | 6,131 | +6,131 |
| 12 | networking | 5,655 | +5,655 |
| 13 | linux | 5,542 | +5,542 |
| 14 | observability | 5,100 | +5,100 |
| 15 | bash | 4,951 | +4,951 |
| 16 | docker | 4,860 | +4,860 |
| 17 | ansible | 3,850 | +3,850 |
| 18 | github | 3,788 | +3,788 |
| 19 | gcp | 3,746 | +3,746 |
| 20 | jenkins | 3,212 | +3,212 |
| 21 | grafana | 3,141 | +3,141 |
| 22 | api | 3,073 | +3,073 |
| 23 | prometheus | 2,819 | +2,819 |
| 24 | gitlab | 2,794 | +2,794 |
| 25 | agile | 2,785 | +2,785 |
| 26 | powershell | 2,719 | +2,719 |
| 27 | github-actions | 2,689 | +2,689 |
| 28 | git | 2,495 | +2,495 |
| 29 | cloud-native | 2,490 | +2,490 |
| 30 | sql | 2,373 | +2,373 |
| 31 | iam | 2,255 | +2,255 |
| 32 | containerization | 2,203 | +2,203 |
| 33 | machine-learning | 2,003 | +2,003 |
| 34 | dns | 1,992 | +1,992 |
| 35 | java | 1,883 | +1,883 |
| 36 | helm | 1,833 | +1,833 |
| 37 | typescript | 1,789 | +1,789 |
| 38 | distributed-systems | 1,723 | +1,723 |
| 39 | analytics | 1,717 | +1,717 |
| 40 | azure-devops | 1,659 | +1,659 |