DevOps Engineer skills employers ask for

The most-asked skills

Share of DevOps Engineer postings that mention each skill.

1. Kubernetesdistinctive71%
2. CI/CDdistinctive65%
3. AWSdistinctive65%
4. Pythondistinctive62%
5. Terraformdistinctive55%
6. Gitdistinctive45%
7. Linuxdistinctive40%
8. Azuredistinctive35%
9. Troubleshootingdistinctive34%
10. Dockerdistinctive33%
11. Google Clouddistinctive31%
12. Leadership24%
13. Communication24%
14. Training and coaching20%
15. Problem solving17%

“Distinctive” means DevOps Engineer postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.

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Where DevOps Engineer skills carry over

Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.

• Software Engineer70% overlapShared: Python, AWS, CI/CD, KubernetesHow to switch
• Software Tester65% overlapShared: Python, CI/CD, Git, LinuxHow to switch
• Information Security Analyst64% overlapShared: AWS, Python, CI/CD, Google CloudHow to switch
• Systems Engineer59% overlapShared: Python, AWS, Azure, LinuxHow to switch

Questions

What skills does a DevOps Engineer need?

In 957 current DevOps Engineer job postings, the skills asked for most often are Kubernetes (71%), CI/CD (65%), AWS (65%), Python (62%), Terraform (55%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.

What jobs can a DevOps Engineer move into?

Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Software Engineer, Software Tester, Information Security Analyst, Systems Engineer. Software Engineer shares skills such as Python, AWS, CI/CD.