disaster recovery jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-27, disaster recovery appears in 89 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Solutions Architect roles, with demand up 48% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-27
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Frequently asked questions about disaster recovery
+Is disaster recovery in demand in 2026?
Yes. disaster recovery appears in 89 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27, with demand up 48% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Solutions Architect roles (18% of Solutions Architect postings list it).
+What jobs require disaster recovery?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27, the job titles most likely to require disaster recovery are Solutions Architect (18% of postings list disaster recovery), Cloud Engineer (7% of postings list disaster recovery), Site Reliability Engineer (4% of postings list disaster recovery).
+What skills are commonly paired with disaster recovery?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-27), disaster recovery most often appears alongside high availability, AWS, SQL, Python, backup and recovery.
+Where is disaster recovery most in demand?
As of 2026-08-27, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring disaster recovery are Arlington, Singapore, João Lisboa, San Francisco, Gurugram, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring disaster recovery — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require disaster recovery
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Solutions Architect | 16 | 18.0% |
| Cloud Engineer | 6 | 6.7% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 4 | 4.5% |
| System Administrator | 4 | 4.5% |
| Database Administrator | 3 | 3.4% |
| Quality Assurance Engineer | 3 | 3.4% |
| SQL Server DBA | 3 | 3.4% |
| Software Engineer | 3 | 3.4% |
| Business Analyst | 2 | 2.2% |
| Cloud DevOps Engineer | 2 | 2.2% |
Top metros hiring for disaster recovery
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Arlington | 6 | 6.7% |
| Singapore | 5 | 5.6% |
| João Lisboa | 4 | 4.5% |
| San Francisco | 4 | 4.5% |
| Gurugram | 3 | 3.4% |
| Alexandria | 2 | 2.2% |
| Folsom | 2 | 2.2% |
| Milan | 2 | 2.2% |
| New York City | 2 | 2.2% |
Skills commonly paired with disaster recovery
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27. 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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