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

As of 2026-09-30, OpenShift appears in 1,020 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning OpenShift, with demand share up 1.4% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
1,020
Demand vs prior month
up 1.4% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 17.9% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Pune

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Frequently asked questions about OpenShift

+Is OpenShift in demand in 2026?

Yes. OpenShift appears in 1,020 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning OpenShift (17.9% of all postings mentioning OpenShift).

+What jobs require OpenShift?

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 OpenShift are Partner Solutions Architect (28.6% of that role’s postings mention OpenShift), Engagement Manager (12.0% of that role’s postings mention OpenShift), DevOps Software Engineer (12.0% of that role’s postings mention OpenShift).

+What skills are commonly paired with OpenShift?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), OpenShift most often appears alongside Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, Python, AWS.

+Where is OpenShift most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring OpenShift are Pune, Bengaluru, Reston, Singapore, Bucharest, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning OpenShift alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new OpenShift content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after OpenShift?

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 OpenShift — last 90 days

Salary distribution

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

Career paths around OpenShift

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before OpenShift

Before OpenShiftJenkins → OpenShift: 26 observed employer moves with this skill pairdocker → OpenShift: 24 observed employer moves with this skill pairAWS → OpenShift: 21 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → OpenShift: 19 observed employer moves with this skill pairkubernetes → OpenShift: 19 observed employer moves with this skill pairterraform → OpenShift: 18 observed employer moves with this skill pairAnsible → OpenShift: 17 observed employer moves with this skill pairJava → OpenShift: 13 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenShiftJenkins: 26 movesJenkins26 movesdocker: 24 movesdocker24 movesAWS: 21 movesAWS21 movespython: 19 movespython19 moveskubernetes: 19 moveskubernetes19 movesterraform: 18 movesterraform18 movesAnsible: 17 movesAnsible17 movesJava: 13 movesJava13 moves

Skills after OpenShift

After OpenShiftOpenShift → Jenkins: 16 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenShift → AWS: 15 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenShift → python: 15 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenShift → Prometheus: 14 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenShift → kubernetes: 12 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenShift → Lambda: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenShift → Grafana: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenShift → RDS: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairOpenShiftJenkins: 16 movesJenkins16 movesAWS: 15 movesAWS15 movespython: 15 movespython15 movesPrometheus: 14 movesPrometheus14 moveskubernetes: 12 moveskubernetes12 movesLambda: 11 movesLambda11 movesGrafana: 11 movesGrafana11 movesRDS: 11 movesRDS11 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: Jenkins26
Before: docker24
Before: AWS21
Before: python19
Before: kubernetes19
Before: terraform18
Before: Ansible17
Before: Java13
After: Jenkins16
After: AWS15
After: python15
After: Prometheus14
After: kubernetes12
After: Lambda11
After: Grafana11
After: RDS11

Roles most likely to require OpenShift

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Partner Solutions Architect828.6%
Engagement Manager612.0%
DevOps Software Engineer312.0%
DevSecOps Engineer3711.2%
DevOps Platform Engineer39.7%
DevOps Consultant28.7%
Linux Systems Engineer26.2%
Java Backend Developer25.3%
Back-End Developer15.0%
Gen AI Engineer15.0%

Roles with the most OpenShift postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer18317.9%
DevOps Engineer15415.1%
DevSecOps Engineer373.6%
Platform Engineer373.6%
Site Reliability Engineer333.2%
Solution Architect161.6%
Cloud Engineer151.5%
Full Stack Engineer141.4%
Infrastructure Engineer141.4%
AI Engineer121.2%

Top companies posting jobs requiring OpenShift

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring OpenShift
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Barclays64
Sopra Steria48
Red Hat26
Devoteam19
Wf18
Cisco17
General Dynamics Information Technology17
Kyndryl16
MetroStar16
Illumio15

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 OpenShift

NamePostingsShare
Pune504.9%
Bengaluru292.8%
Reston212.1%
Singapore202.0%
Bucharest171.7%
Toronto161.6%
Chantilly151.5%
Springfield131.3%
Fort Meade121.2%

Skills commonly paired with OpenShift

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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 OpenShift by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s OpenShift postings by all OpenShift 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: 0.5% to 0.5%. 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