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

As of 2026-09-30, network segmentation appears in 564 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning network segmentation, with demand share up 6.7% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
564
Demand vs prior month
up 6.7% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 10.1% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about network segmentation

+Is network segmentation in demand in 2026?

Yes. network segmentation appears in 564 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning network segmentation (10.1% of all postings mentioning network segmentation).

+What jobs require network segmentation?

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 network segmentation are Network Security Engineer (19.2% of that role’s postings mention network segmentation), Information Security Architect (17.4% of that role’s postings mention network segmentation), Cybersecurity Advisor (14.8% of that role’s postings mention network segmentation).

+What skills are commonly paired with network segmentation?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), network segmentation most often appears alongside AWS, firewalls, Terraform, IAM, vulnerability management.

+Where is network segmentation most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring network segmentation are New York City, Los Angeles, Bengaluru, San Jose, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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+Which skills come before and after network segmentation?

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 network segmentation — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around network segmentation

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before network segmentation

Before network segmentationPCI → network segmentation: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairFirewalls → network segmentation: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAWS → network segmentation: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairVLAN segmentation → network segmentation: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairVPNs → network segmentation: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAzure Functions → network segmentation: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairterraform → network segmentation: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairJava → network segmentation: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetworksegmentationPCI: 2 movesPCI2 movesFirewalls: 2 movesFirewalls2 movesAWS: 2 movesAWS2 movesVLAN segmentation: 2 movesVLAN segmentation2 movesVPNs: 2 movesVPNs2 movesAzure Functions: 2 movesAzure Functions2 movesterraform: 2 movesterraform2 movesJava: 2 movesJava2 moves

Skills after network segmentation

After network segmentationnetwork segmentation → AWS CloudWatch: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork segmentation → kubernetes: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork segmentation → PowerShell: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork segmentation → docker: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork segmentation → terraform: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork segmentation → VPC: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork segmentation → GitLab CI: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetwork segmentation → Jenkins: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairnetworksegmentationAWS CloudWatch: 2 movesAWS CloudWatch2 moveskubernetes: 2 moveskubernetes2 movesPowerShell: 2 movesPowerShell2 movesdocker: 2 movesdocker2 movesterraform: 2 movesterraform2 movesVPC: 2 movesVPC2 movesGitLab CI: 2 movesGitLab CI2 movesJenkins: 2 movesJenkins2 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: PCI2
Before: Firewalls2
Before: AWS2
Before: VLAN segmentation2
Before: VPNs2
Before: Azure Functions2
Before: terraform2
Before: Java2
After: AWS CloudWatch2
After: kubernetes2
After: PowerShell2
After: docker2
After: terraform2
After: VPC2
After: GitLab CI2
After: Jenkins2

Roles most likely to require network segmentation

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Network Security Engineer2919.2%
Information Security Architect417.4%
Cybersecurity Advisor414.8%
Infrastructure Security Engineer812.5%
Software Security Engineer411.4%
Cybersecurity Director311.1%
Network Architect129.5%
Enterprise Security Engineer38.8%
Business Information Security Officer28.7%
Head of Information Security28.3%

Roles with the most network segmentation postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Security Engineer5710.1%
Network Security Engineer295.1%
Cybersecurity Engineer193.4%
Security Architect193.4%
Cloud Security Engineer152.7%
Network Engineer142.5%
Network Architect122.1%
Infrastructure Engineer101.8%
Principal Product Manager101.8%
Cloud Engineer91.6%

Top companies posting jobs requiring network segmentation

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring network segmentation
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Tailscale12
State Street8
Onebrief7
Leidos6
Apex-technology-inc6
Muon Space5
IonQ5
NetLimiter5
TEKsystems5
GeVernova5

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 network segmentation

NamePostingsShare
New York City183.2%
Los Angeles122.1%
Bengaluru112.0%
San Jose112.0%
San Francisco101.8%
London91.6%
Washington91.6%
Dallas81.4%
Singapore61.1%

Skills commonly paired with network segmentation

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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 network segmentation by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s network segmentation postings by all network segmentation 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: 0.2% to 0.2%. 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 2,596 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