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

As of 2026-09-30, configuration appears in 344 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning configuration, with demand share down 1.0% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
344
Demand vs prior month
down 1.0% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 7.3% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about configuration

+Is configuration in demand in 2026?

Yes. configuration appears in 344 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning configuration (7.3% of all postings mentioning configuration).

+What jobs require configuration?

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 configuration are Technical Services Engineer (35.5% of that role’s postings mention configuration), AI Deployment Lead (13.0% of that role’s postings mention configuration), Deployment Architect (8.3% of that role’s postings mention configuration).

+What skills are commonly paired with configuration?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), configuration most often appears alongside Troubleshooting, testing, deployment, Python, Integration.

+Where is configuration most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring configuration are New York City, London, Bengaluru, Seattle, Costa Mesa, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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

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+Which skills come before and after configuration?

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 configuration — last 90 days

Salary distribution

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

Career paths around configuration

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before configuration

Before configurationpython → configuration: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairSalesforce → configuration: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairActive Directory → configuration: 4 observed employer moves with this skill paircross-functional teams → configuration: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairdocumentation → configuration: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairtesting → configuration: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairServiceNow → configuration: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairpatches → configuration: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairconfigurationpython: 4 movespython4 movesSalesforce: 4 movesSalesforce4 movesActive Directory: 4 movesActive Directory4 movescross-functional teams: 3 movescross-functionalteams3 movesdocumentation: 3 movesdocumentation3 movestesting: 2 movestesting2 movesServiceNow: 2 movesServiceNow2 movespatches: 2 movespatches2 moves

Skills after configuration

After configurationconfiguration → JavaScript: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairconfiguration → python: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairconfiguration → sql: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairconfiguration → Chef: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairconfiguration → reports: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairconfiguration → C#: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairconfiguration → Monitoring: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairconfiguration → MongoDB: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairconfigurationJavaScript: 4 movesJavaScript4 movespython: 4 movespython4 movessql: 4 movessql4 movesChef: 3 movesChef3 movesreports: 3 movesreports3 movesC#: 3 movesC#3 movesMonitoring: 2 movesMonitoring2 movesMongoDB: 2 movesMongoDB2 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: python4
Before: Salesforce4
Before: Active Directory4
Before: cross-functional teams3
Before: documentation3
Before: testing2
Before: ServiceNow2
Before: patches2
After: JavaScript4
After: python4
After: sql4
After: Chef3
After: reports3
After: C#3
After: Monitoring2
After: MongoDB2

Roles most likely to require configuration

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Technical Services Engineer1135.5%
AI Deployment Lead313.0%
Deployment Architect28.3%
Network Software Engineer27.1%
Security Consultant26.2%
Field Engineering Manager25.7%
Field CTO25.3%
Delivery Manager14.5%
Embedded Linux Engineer14.5%
Tech Lead Manager14.5%

Roles with the most configuration postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Software Engineer257.3%
Solution Architect174.9%
Business Analyst164.7%
Product Manager164.7%
Forward Deployed Engineer154.4%
Technical Services Engineer113.2%
Systems Engineer92.6%
Solutions Architect82.3%
Engineering Manager61.7%
Program Manager51.5%

Top companies posting jobs requiring configuration

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring configuration
CompanyPostings · 90 days
MongoDB11
Anduril Industries10
Zuora5
City of New York5
Truelogic4
Stripe4
Tailscale4
Workday4
Cisco4
Okta3

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 configuration

NamePostingsShare
New York City195.5%
London82.3%
Bengaluru72.0%
Seattle72.0%
Costa Mesa51.5%
Manila51.5%
Atlanta41.2%
Bangkok41.2%
Barcelona41.2%

Skills commonly paired with configuration

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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 configuration by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s configuration postings by all configuration 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: 0.1% to 0.1%. 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 2,595 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.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
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data_as_of
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window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index