Role report · Infrastructure
DevOps Engineer: what employers ask for
Of 680 DevOps Engineer postings from 318 employers in the United States and Canada over the last 180 days, 87% ask for CI/CD, 73% for Terraform, 73% for Kubernetes, 67% for Git and 65% for Python.
From 680 DevOps Engineer postings in the United States and Canada, April 23, 2026 to October 20, 2026. Updated October 20, 2026. How we count
- Postings read
- 680from 318 employers
- Remote
- 21%of postings
- Most common level
- Mid37% of postings
- Experience asked
- 5 yearsmedian, from 509 postings that state it
- Advertised pay
- $163,000median a year, from 270 postings in US dollars
The skills employers ask for most
The share of DevOps Engineer postings that name each skill, and how often a posting that names it lists it as required rather than nice to have.
| Skill | Share of postings | Required when named |
|---|---|---|
| CI/CD | 93% | |
| Terraform | 89% | |
| Kubernetes | 82% | |
| Git | 89% | |
| Python | 84% | |
| AWS | 83% | |
| Observability | 76% | |
| Docker | 84% | |
| Bash | 83% | |
| Azure | 77% | |
| Linux | 88% | |
| Networking | 78% | |
| Agile | 68% | |
| Ansible | 76% | |
| GCP | 72% | |
| Cloud Security | 81% | |
| Go | 79% | |
| Testing | 74% | |
| Java | 74% | |
| DevOps | 92% |
Taking a larger share
Month on month, comparing like with like; only moves clear of noise are named.
Taking a smaller share
Named in fewer of these postings than before, beyond the month-to-month noise.
Seniority
| Level | Share | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Mid | 251 | |
| Senior | 227 | |
| Principal | 50 | |
| Lead | 48 | |
| Staff | 47 | |
| Director+ | 24 | |
| Manager | 15 |
Professional skills
Asked for alongside the technical ones.
- Communication48%
- Stakeholder Management39%
- Leadership30%
- Root Cause Analysis9%
- Troubleshooting7%
Advertised pay
270 of these postings state pay in US dollars. The middle half of their ranges' midpoints runs from $132,000 to $190,000 a year, with a median of $163,000. Pay by level, and what each skill adds to it like for like, is in the app.
Employers with the most postings
- Palo Alto Networks27 postings
- NVIDIA16 postings
- Northrop Grumman16 postings
- Leidos13 postings
- Booz Allen Hamilton13 postings
- UnitedHealth Group12 postings
- PwC12 postings
- Motorola Solutions9 postings
Quick answers
What skills does a DevOps Engineer need?
The skills named most often in DevOps Engineer postings are CI/CD, Terraform, Kubernetes, Git and Python. CI/CD appears in 87% of them.
Are DevOps Engineer jobs remote?
21% of the 680 DevOps Engineer postings in the last 180 days were remote.
How much experience do DevOps Engineer jobs ask for?
Postings that state it ask for a median of 5 years. The most common level is Mid (37% of postings).
What does a DevOps Engineer earn?
Postings that state pay advertise a typical $132,000 to $190,000 a year, with a median of $163,000, from 270 postings in US dollars.
Which skills are growing for DevOps Engineer roles?
Stakeholder Management and LLMs are taking a larger share of DevOps Engineer postings, month on month and comparing like with like.