Skill report · DevOps & MLOps
Monitoring: demand in job postings
Monitoring is named in 4% of the 28,652 tech job postings Mettlespark read in the United States and Canada over the last 180 days (1,272 postings), most often for Site Reliability Engineer at 27%, DevOps Engineer at 17% and Cloud Engineer at 15%. When a posting names it, 82% list it as required.
From 28,652 postings in the United States and Canada, April 23, 2026 to October 20, 2026. Updated October 20, 2026. How we count
- Postings naming it
- 1,2724% of all postings
- Required when named
- 82%rather than nice to have
- Senior level or above
- 61%of the postings naming it
Over time
Its share of postings has risen about 2.8 points since October 2023, comparing like with like.
The roles that ask for it most
The share of each role's postings that name Monitoring.
| Role | Share of the role's postings |
|---|---|
| Site Reliability Engineer | |
| DevOps Engineer | |
| Cloud Engineer | |
| Platform Engineer | |
| MLOps Engineer | |
| Applied AI Engineer | |
| Mobile Engineer | |
| Data Engineer |
Often asked for alongside
The share of postings naming Monitoring that also name each.
- Python57%
- CI/CD57%
- Observability56%
- AWS52%
- Kubernetes43%
- Terraform42%
Industries
Where the postings naming it come from.
- Banking & Financial Services12%
- Healthcare9%
- Aerospace & Defense8%
- Enterprise Software & SaaS6%
Quick answers
Is Monitoring in demand?
Monitoring is named in 4% of tech job postings in the United States and Canada over the last 180 days, 1,272 postings, and required in 82% of those. Its share of postings has risen about 2.8 points since October 2023, comparing like with like.
Which jobs ask for Monitoring?
Site Reliability Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer and Platform Engineer postings name it most often: 27% of Site Reliability Engineer postings, 17% of DevOps Engineer postings, 15% of Cloud Engineer postings.
What skills go with Monitoring?
Postings that name Monitoring most often also name Python, CI/CD, Observability and AWS.