maintenance jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, maintenance appears in 170 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Systems Engineer has the most postings mentioning maintenance.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about maintenance
+Is maintenance in demand in 2026?
Yes. maintenance appears in 170 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Systems Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning maintenance (8.8% of all postings mentioning maintenance).
+What jobs require maintenance?
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 maintenance are Spacecraft Operations Engineer (8.0% of that role’s postings mention maintenance), System Test Engineer (5.9% of that role’s postings mention maintenance), Enterprise Solutions Architect (5.0% of that role’s postings mention maintenance).
+What skills are commonly paired with maintenance?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), maintenance most often appears alongside testing, deployment, Integration, Troubleshooting, Python.
+Where is maintenance most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring maintenance are McKinney, New York City, Sunnyvale, San Jose, Costa Mesa, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new maintenance content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning maintenance alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new maintenance content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after maintenance?
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 maintenance — last 90 days
Career paths around maintenance
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before maintenance
Skills after maintenance
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: testing | 4 |
| Before: python | 4 |
| Before: C++ | 4 |
| Before: JavaScript | 4 |
| Before: Java | 4 |
| Before: automation | 3 |
| Before: sql | 3 |
| Before: troubleshooting | 3 |
| After: JavaScript | 7 |
| After: HTML | 6 |
| After: CSS | 5 |
| After: React | 5 |
| After: Git | 4 |
| After: AWS | 4 |
| After: SQL Server | 4 |
| After: docker | 4 |
Roles most likely to require maintenance
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Spacecraft Operations Engineer | 2 | 8.0% |
| System Test Engineer | 3 | 5.9% |
| Enterprise Solutions Architect | 1 | 5.0% |
| Product Test Engineer | 1 | 3.6% |
| IT Cybersecurity Specialist | 1 | 3.0% |
| IT Specialist | 2 | 3.0% |
| Quality Assurance Coordinator | 1 | 2.8% |
| Mechanical Engineering Manager | 1 | 2.4% |
| Data Science Intern | 1 | 2.3% |
| Cybersecurity Consultant | 2 | 2.0% |
Roles with the most maintenance postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineer | 15 | 8.8% |
| Software Engineer | 13 | 7.6% |
| Engineering Manager | 8 | 4.7% |
| RF Test Systems Engineer | 5 | 2.9% |
| Automation Engineer | 4 | 2.4% |
| Program Manager | 4 | 2.4% |
| Solution Architect | 4 | 2.4% |
| Computer Systems Architect | 3 | 1.8% |
| Database Administrator | 3 | 1.8% |
| Embedded Software Engineer | 3 | 1.8% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring maintenance
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Globalpr | 6 |
| Leidos | 6 |
| Intuitive | 5 |
| Northrop Grumman | 5 |
| Unilever | 3 |
| CACI | 3 |
| Thales | 3 |
| National Security Agency/Central Security Service | 3 |
| Adobe | 3 |
| Anduril | 2 |
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 maintenance
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| McKinney | 5 | 2.9% |
| New York City | 5 | 2.9% |
| Sunnyvale | 5 | 2.9% |
| San Jose | 4 | 2.4% |
| Costa Mesa | 3 | 1.8% |
| Hyderabad | 3 | 1.8% |
| Menlo Park | 3 | 1.8% |
| Annapolis | 2 | 1.2% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with maintenance
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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 maintenance by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s maintenance postings by all maintenance 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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