CSPM jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-30, CSPM appears in 281 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning CSPM, with demand share up 4.2% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
281
Demand vs prior month
up 4.2% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 19.6% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Pune

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Frequently asked questions about CSPM

+Is CSPM in demand in 2026?

Yes. CSPM appears in 281 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning CSPM (19.6% of all postings mentioning CSPM).

+What jobs require CSPM?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning CSPM are Cloud Security Engineer (16.3% of that role’s postings mention CSPM), SOC Analyst (15.4% of that role’s postings mention CSPM), Cloud Security Architect (10.4% of that role’s postings mention CSPM).

+What skills are commonly paired with CSPM?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), CSPM most often appears alongside AWS, SIEM, IAM, Kubernetes, Azure.

+Where is CSPM most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring CSPM are Pune, Bengaluru, London, Los Angeles, Tel Aviv, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new CSPM content and jobs?

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+Which skills come before and after CSPM?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring CSPM — last 90 days

Career paths around CSPM

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before CSPM

Before CSPMkubernetes → CSPM: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAzure → CSPM: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAWS → CSPM: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairterraform → CSPM: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairRuntime defense → CSPM: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairCASB → CSPM: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairHardware components → CSPM: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairci/cd → CSPM: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSPMkubernetes: 2 moveskubernetes2 movesAzure: 2 movesAzure2 movesAWS: 2 movesAWS2 movesterraform: 2 movesterraform2 movesRuntime defense: 1 movesRuntime defense1 movesCASB: 1 movesCASB1 movesHardware components: 1 movesHardwarecomponents1 movesci/cd: 1 movesci/cd1 moves

Skills after CSPM

After CSPMCSPM → Vulnerability Management: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSPM → data security: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSPM → SIEM: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSPM → Security Awareness Training: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSPM → incident response: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSPM → identity protection: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSPM → email security: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSPM → CNAPP: 1 observed employer moves with this skill pairCSPMVulnerability Management: 1 movesVulnerabilityManagement1 movesdata security: 1 movesdata security1 movesSIEM: 1 movesSIEM1 movesSecurity Awareness Training: 1 movesSecurity AwarenessTraining1 movesincident response: 1 movesincident response1 movesidentity protection: 1 movesidentityprotection1 movesemail security: 1 movesemail security1 movesCNAPP: 1 movesCNAPP1 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: kubernetes2
Before: Azure2
Before: AWS2
Before: terraform2
Before: Runtime defense1
Before: CASB1
Before: Hardware components1
Before: ci/cd1
After: Vulnerability Management1
After: data security1
After: SIEM1
After: Security Awareness Training1
After: incident response1
After: identity protection1
After: email security1
After: CNAPP1

Roles most likely to require CSPM

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Cloud Security Engineer4716.3%
SOC Analyst415.4%
Cloud Security Architect510.4%
Security Operations Engineer46.3%
Cyber Security Architect25.9%
Software Security Engineer25.7%
AI Security Researcher14.8%
Infrastructure Security Engineer34.7%
Security Solutions Architect14.5%
Information Security Architect14.3%

Roles with the most CSPM postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Security Engineer5519.6%
Cloud Security Engineer4716.7%
DevSecOps Engineer93.2%
Security Analyst93.2%
Forward Deployed Engineer72.5%
Information Security Engineer72.5%
Cloud Security Architect51.8%
Cybersecurity Engineer51.8%
Cloud & AI Security Enablement Engineer41.4%
Cyber Defense Analyst41.4%

Top companies posting jobs requiring CSPM

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring CSPM
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Braze9
BeyondTrust7
Veeam5
Stripe4
Delinea4
Elsevier4
Anduril Industries4
Syngenta4
Renesas3
Snyk3

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for CSPM

NamePostingsShare
Pune113.9%
Bengaluru82.8%
London82.8%
Los Angeles82.8%
Tel Aviv72.5%
New York City62.1%
Boston51.8%
Seattle51.8%
Singapore51.8%

Skills commonly paired with CSPM

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning CSPM by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s CSPM postings by all CSPM postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index