IDS/IPS jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, IDS/IPS appears in 352 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning IDS/IPS.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about IDS/IPS
+Is IDS/IPS in demand in 2026?
Yes. IDS/IPS appears in 352 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning IDS/IPS (11.6% of all postings mentioning IDS/IPS).
+What jobs require IDS/IPS?
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 IDS/IPS are SOC Analyst (23.1% of that role’s postings mention IDS/IPS), Network Security Engineer (15.2% of that role’s postings mention IDS/IPS), Security Research Engineer (12.5% of that role’s postings mention IDS/IPS).
+What skills are commonly paired with IDS/IPS?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), IDS/IPS most often appears alongside SIEM, firewalls, incident response, EDR, Python.
+Where is IDS/IPS most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring IDS/IPS are Pune, Bengaluru, Toronto, Washington, Hyderabad, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new IDS/IPS content and jobs?
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+Which skills come before and after IDS/IPS?
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 IDS/IPS — last 90 days
Career paths around IDS/IPS
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before IDS/IPS
Skills after IDS/IPS
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.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: incident response | 5 |
| Before: Nessus | 4 |
| Before: Access controls | 3 |
| Before: Vulnerability assessments | 3 |
| Before: ISO 27001 | 3 |
| Before: Qualys | 3 |
| Before: Splunk | 3 |
| Before: XSS | 2 |
| After: Vulnerability assessments | 9 |
| After: Splunk | 5 |
| After: ISO 27001 | 4 |
| After: NIST | 4 |
| After: disaster recovery | 3 |
| After: Nessus | 3 |
| After: QRadar | 3 |
| After: Endpoint Protection | 3 |
Roles most likely to require IDS/IPS
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| SOC Analyst | 6 | 23.1% |
| Network Security Engineer | 23 | 15.2% |
| Security Research Engineer | 7 | 12.5% |
| Cyber Security Engineer | 19 | 9.0% |
| Information Security Analyst | 21 | 8.1% |
| Security Platform Engineer | 2 | 7.7% |
| Offensive Security Engineer | 4 | 6.2% |
| Enterprise Security Engineer | 2 | 5.9% |
| Information Security Engineer | 14 | 5.6% |
| Cybersecurity Architect | 4 | 5.5% |
Roles with the most IDS/IPS postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Security Engineer | 41 | 11.6% |
| Network Security Engineer | 23 | 6.5% |
| Information Security Analyst | 21 | 6.0% |
| Cyber Security Engineer | 19 | 5.4% |
| Security Analyst | 16 | 4.5% |
| Cybersecurity Engineer | 14 | 4.0% |
| Information Security Engineer | 14 | 4.0% |
| Cloud Security Engineer | 8 | 2.3% |
| Security Research Engineer | 7 | 2.0% |
| Cybersecurity Analyst | 6 | 1.7% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring IDS/IPS
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Tekion | 8 |
| Cisco | 7 |
| Zscaler | 6 |
| Anduril Industries | 5 |
| Nimble Storage | 5 |
| Bosch | 5 |
| Dungarvin | 5 |
| Apertium | 5 |
| H&M Group | 5 |
| ServiceNow | 5 |
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 IDS/IPS
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pune | 9 | 2.6% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 1.7% |
| Toronto | 6 | 1.7% |
| Washington | 6 | 1.7% |
| Hyderabad | 5 | 1.4% |
| Stockholm | 5 | 1.4% |
| Dallas | 4 | 1.1% |
| London | 4 | 1.1% |
| New York City | 4 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with IDS/IPS
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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 IDS/IPS by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s IDS/IPS postings by all IDS/IPS 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). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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