controls jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-30, controls appears in 441 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Software Engineer has the most postings mentioning controls.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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Frequently asked questions about controls
+Is controls in demand in 2026?
Yes. controls appears in 441 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Software Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning controls (18.6% of all postings mentioning controls).
+What jobs require controls?
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 controls are Scientific Software Engineer (40.0% of that role’s postings mention controls), Algorithm Engineer (17.6% of that role’s postings mention controls), Perception Engineer (15.0% of that role’s postings mention controls).
+What skills are commonly paired with controls?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), controls most often appears alongside Python, testing, linear algebra, differential equations, statistics.
+Where is controls most in demand?
As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring controls are Broomfield, New York City, Waltham, London, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new controls content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning controls alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new controls content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after controls?
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 controls — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Career paths around controls
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before controls
Skills after controls
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: security audits | 2 |
| Before: risk assessments | 2 |
| Before: ISO 27001 | 2 |
| Before: root cause analysis | 2 |
| Before: interpreting underlying trends | 1 |
| Before: SOC 2 | 1 |
| Before: Step-by-step guides | 1 |
| Before: contracting | 1 |
| After: functional lead for cybersecurity | 1 |
| After: cybersecurity development | 1 |
| After: permissions | 1 |
| After: Historical time-series data | 1 |
| After: QMS Documentation | 1 |
| After: AS9100 | 1 |
| After: Financial institutions | 1 |
| After: control engineering | 1 |
Roles most likely to require controls
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Software Engineer | 10 | 40.0% |
| Algorithm Engineer | 6 | 17.6% |
| Perception Engineer | 3 | 15.0% |
| Machine Learning Engineering Manager | 6 | 10.2% |
| Autonomy Engineer | 2 | 10.0% |
| AI Program Manager | 3 | 7.5% |
| Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) | 2 | 6.9% |
| Software Product Manager | 2 | 5.6% |
| Customer Value Architect | 1 | 5.0% |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 7 | 4.8% |
Roles with the most controls postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 82 | 18.6% |
| Product Manager | 36 | 8.2% |
| Research Scientist | 36 | 8.2% |
| Business Analyst | 13 | 2.9% |
| Systems Engineer | 13 | 2.9% |
| Technical Program Manager | 13 | 2.9% |
| Automation Engineer | 10 | 2.3% |
| Scientific Software Engineer | 10 | 2.3% |
| Algorithm Developer | 8 | 1.8% |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 7 | 1.6% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring controls
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Anduril Industries | 102 |
| Anduril | 40 |
| Barclays | 23 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 14 |
| General Motors | 9 |
| Capco | 8 |
| Northrop Grumman | 7 |
| Wayve | 6 |
| Wabtec Corporation | 6 |
| PAE | 4 |
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 controls
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Broomfield | 22 | 5.0% |
| New York City | 21 | 4.8% |
| Waltham | 17 | 3.9% |
| London | 12 | 2.7% |
| San Francisco | 11 | 2.5% |
| Pune | 10 | 2.3% |
| Sunnyvale | 10 | 2.3% |
| Fort Collins | 8 | 1.8% |
| Huntsville | 8 | 1.8% |
Skills commonly paired with controls
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Explore related pages
- Scientific Software Engineer
- Algorithm Engineer
- Perception Engineer
- Machine Learning Engineering Manager
- Autonomy Engineer
- AI Program Manager
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
- Software Product Manager
- Python
- testing
- linear algebra
- differential equations
- statistics
- C++
- Estimation theory
- digital signal processing
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 controls by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s controls postings by all controls 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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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