AKS jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-26, AKS appears in 38 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-26
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Frequently asked questions about AKS
+Is AKS in demand in 2026?
Yes. AKS appears in 38 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (13% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require AKS?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, the job titles most likely to require AKS are Software Engineer (13% of postings list AKS), DevOps Engineer (8% of postings list AKS), Site Reliability Engineer (8% of postings list AKS).
+What skills are commonly paired with AKS?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-26), AKS most often appears alongside Kubernetes, GKE, Terraform, Azure, EKS.
+Where is AKS most in demand?
As of 2026-08-26, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring AKS are Pune, Levallois-Perret, London, San Francisco, Tel Aviv, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring AKS — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require AKS
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 5 | 13.2% |
| DevOps Engineer | 3 | 7.9% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 3 | 7.9% |
| Backend Engineer | 2 | 5.3% |
| Cloud DevOps Engineer | 2 | 5.3% |
| Cloud Engineer | 2 | 5.3% |
| Field Engineer | 2 | 5.3% |
| Platform Engineer | 2 | 5.3% |
| Solutions Architect | 2 | 5.3% |
| AI Architect | 1 | 2.6% |
Top metros hiring for AKS
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pune | 3 | 7.9% |
| Levallois-Perret | 2 | 5.3% |
| London | 2 | 5.3% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 5.3% |
| Tel Aviv | 2 | 5.3% |
| Topeka | 2 | 5.3% |
| Chantilly | 1 | 2.6% |
| Foster City | 1 | 2.6% |
| Gdynia | 1 | 2.6% |
Skills commonly paired with AKS
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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