Most In-Demand Security Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Security roles right now are cloud, cybersecurity, ai — ranked across 146116 open postings.
Updated August 20, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cloud | 13,013 | +13,013 |
| 2 | cybersecurity | 10,898 | +10,898 |
| 3 | ai | 9,151 | +9,151 |
| 4 | automation | 7,493 | +7,493 |
| 5 | aws | 6,187 | +6,187 |
| 6 | python | 5,725 | +5,725 |
| 7 | azure | 5,415 | +5,415 |
| 8 | cloud-security | 5,017 | +5,017 |
| 9 | iam | 4,268 | +4,268 |
| 10 | siem | 3,962 | +3,962 |
| 11 | api | 3,757 | +3,757 |
| 12 | networking | 3,693 | +3,693 |
| 13 | ci-cd | 3,651 | +3,651 |
| 14 | iso-27001 | 3,647 | +3,647 |
| 15 | gcp | 3,599 | +3,599 |
| 16 | network-security | 2,967 | +2,967 |
| 17 | firewall | 2,960 | +2,960 |
| 18 | linux | 2,932 | +2,932 |
| 19 | authentication | 2,803 | +2,803 |
| 20 | kubernetes | 2,727 | +2,727 |
| 21 | devsecops | 2,669 | +2,669 |
| 22 | penetration-testing | 2,595 | +2,595 |
| 23 | infrastructure-as-code | 2,384 | +2,384 |
| 24 | saas | 2,377 | +2,377 |
| 25 | zero-trust | 2,243 | +2,243 |
| 26 | cloud-native | 2,208 | +2,208 |
| 27 | agile | 2,199 | +2,199 |
| 28 | devops | 2,180 | +2,180 |
| 29 | analytics | 2,156 | +2,156 |
| 30 | powershell | 2,132 | +2,132 |
| 31 | machine-learning | 2,127 | +2,127 |
| 32 | bash | 2,044 | +2,044 |
| 33 | terraform | 2,033 | +2,033 |
| 34 | edr | 2,032 | +2,032 |
| 35 | typescript | 1,994 | +1,994 |
| 36 | agentic-ai | 1,991 | +1,991 |
| 37 | soc-2 | 1,847 | +1,847 |
| 38 | owasp | 1,797 | +1,797 |
| 39 | llm | 1,692 | +1,692 |
| 40 | sdlc | 1,551 | +1,551 |