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

As of 2026-09-30, threat modeling appears in 2,316 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning threat modeling, with demand share up 11.7% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
2,316
Demand vs prior month
up 11.7% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 21.0% of skill postings
Security Engineer
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about threat modeling

+Is threat modeling in demand in 2026?

Yes. threat modeling appears in 2,316 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning threat modeling (21.0% of all postings mentioning threat modeling).

+What jobs require threat modeling?

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 threat modeling are Product Security Architect (95.0% of that role’s postings mention threat modeling), Security Operations Analyst (57.1% of that role’s postings mention threat modeling), AI Security Architect (54.2% of that role’s postings mention threat modeling).

+What skills are commonly paired with threat modeling?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), threat modeling most often appears alongside Python, penetration testing, CI/CD, Application security, AWS.

+Where is threat modeling most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring threat modeling are San Francisco, New York City, Bengaluru, London, Seattle, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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+Which skills come before and after threat modeling?

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 threat modeling — last 90 days

Salary distribution

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

Career paths around threat modeling

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before threat modeling

Before threat modelingpython → threat modeling: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → threat modeling: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairISO 27001 → threat modeling: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairpenetration tests → threat modeling: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairQRadar → threat modeling: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairREST APIs → threat modeling: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairLinux → threat modeling: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairVPC → threat modeling: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairthreatmodelingpython: 3 movespython3 movessql: 3 movessql3 movesISO 27001: 3 movesISO 270013 movespenetration tests: 2 movespenetration tests2 movesQRadar: 2 movesQRadar2 movesREST APIs: 2 movesREST APIs2 movesLinux: 2 movesLinux2 movesVPC: 2 movesVPC2 moves

Skills after threat modeling

After threat modelingthreat modeling → RBAC: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairthreat modeling → SCA: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairthreat modeling → documentation: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairthreat modeling → Splunk: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairthreat modeling → security policies: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairthreat modeling → Vulnerability Management: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairthreat modeling → Azure AD: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairthreat modeling → security posture: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairthreatmodelingRBAC: 3 movesRBAC3 movesSCA: 2 movesSCA2 movesdocumentation: 2 movesdocumentation2 movesSplunk: 2 movesSplunk2 movessecurity policies: 2 movessecurity policies2 movesVulnerability Management: 2 movesVulnerabilityManagement2 movesAzure AD: 2 movesAzure AD2 movessecurity posture: 2 movessecurity posture2 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: python3
Before: sql3
Before: ISO 270013
Before: penetration tests2
Before: QRadar2
Before: REST APIs2
Before: Linux2
Before: VPC2
After: RBAC3
After: SCA2
After: documentation2
After: Splunk2
After: security policies2
After: Vulnerability Management2
After: Azure AD2
After: security posture2

Roles most likely to require threat modeling

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Product Security Architect1995.0%
Security Operations Analyst1257.1%
AI Security Architect1354.2%
Enterprise Security Engineer1852.9%
Application Security Engineer19451.9%
Product Security Engineer16451.1%
AI Security Engineer5136.2%
Application Security Analyst936.0%
Software Security Engineer1234.3%
Embedded Security Engineer1233.3%

Roles with the most threat modeling postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Security Engineer48621.0%
Application Security Engineer1948.4%
Product Security Engineer1647.1%
Software Engineer1375.9%
Security Architect723.1%
Cybersecurity Engineer602.6%
AI Security Engineer512.2%
Cloud Security Engineer472.0%
Information Security Engineer321.4%
DevSecOps Engineer311.3%

Top companies posting jobs requiring threat modeling

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring threat modeling
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Cisco65
Jane Street30
Stripe27
Anthropic24
Bosch17
State Street16
NVIDIA14
Google13
ClickHouse13
ServiceNow13

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 threat modeling

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco984.2%
New York City974.2%
Bengaluru652.8%
London522.2%
Seattle401.7%
Toronto371.6%
Austin341.5%
Boston271.2%
Hyderabad231.0%

Skills commonly paired with threat modeling

Python (598)penetration testing (534)CI/CD (508)Application security (499)AWS (497)vulnerability management (476)incident response (476)SAST (466)DAST (391)Kubernetes (338)

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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 threat modeling by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s threat modeling postings by all threat modeling 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: 0.9% to 1.0%. 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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