SLAs jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-31, SLAs appears in 57 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Engineering Manager roles.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-31
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Frequently asked questions about SLAs
+Is SLAs in demand in 2026?
Yes. SLAs appears in 57 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-31. It is most often required for Engineering Manager roles (21% of Engineering Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require SLAs?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-31, the job titles most likely to require SLAs are Engineering Manager (21% of postings list SLAs), Software Engineer (10% of postings list SLAs), DevOps Engineer (9% of postings list SLAs).
+What skills are commonly paired with SLAs?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-31), SLAs most often appears alongside SLOs, Kubernetes, observability, incident management, Grafana.
+Where is SLAs most in demand?
As of 2026-08-31, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SLAs are London, San Francisco, Madrid, Málaga, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring SLAs — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require SLAs
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Manager | 12 | 21.1% |
| Software Engineer | 6 | 10.5% |
| DevOps Engineer | 5 | 8.8% |
| Product Manager | 4 | 7.0% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 4 | 7.0% |
| Program Manager | 2 | 3.5% |
| Analytics Engineer | 1 | 1.8% |
| Application Security Manager | 1 | 1.8% |
| Data Product Manager | 1 | 1.8% |
| Data Product Owner | 1 | 1.8% |
Top metros hiring for SLAs
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 8 | 14.0% |
| San Francisco | 7 | 12.3% |
| Madrid | 3 | 5.3% |
| Málaga | 3 | 5.3% |
| New York City | 3 | 5.3% |
| Baden-Baden | 2 | 3.5% |
| Bellevue | 1 | 1.8% |
| Bengaluru | 1 | 1.8% |
| Dallas | 1 | 1.8% |
Skills commonly paired with SLAs
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-31. 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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