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

As of 2026-09-30, endpoint protection appears in 257 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Security Engineer has the most postings mentioning endpoint protection.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
257
Top role · 12.1% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about endpoint protection

+Is endpoint protection in demand in 2026?

Yes. endpoint protection appears in 257 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Security Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning endpoint protection (12.1% of all postings mentioning endpoint protection).

+What jobs require endpoint protection?

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 endpoint protection are Endpoint Security Engineer (22.7% of that role’s postings mention endpoint protection), Information Security Director (10.0% of that role’s postings mention endpoint protection), IT Security Analyst (9.6% of that role’s postings mention endpoint protection).

+What skills are commonly paired with endpoint protection?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), endpoint protection most often appears alongside SIEM, incident response, vulnerability management, firewalls, Cloud Security.

+Where is endpoint protection most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring endpoint protection are New York City, London, Tampa, Washington, Boston, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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+Which skills come before and after endpoint protection?

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 endpoint protection — last 90 days

Career paths around endpoint protection

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before endpoint protection

Before endpoint protectionVulnerability Management → endpoint protection: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairEndpoint Security → endpoint protection: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairIDS/IPS → endpoint protection: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairGDPR → endpoint protection: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairsecurity policies → endpoint protection: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairPCI DSS → endpoint protection: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairSplunk → endpoint protection: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairActive Directory → endpoint protection: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairendpointprotectionVulnerability Management: 3 movesVulnerabilityManagement3 movesEndpoint Security: 3 movesEndpoint Security3 movesIDS/IPS: 3 movesIDS/IPS3 movesGDPR: 3 movesGDPR3 movessecurity policies: 3 movessecurity policies3 movesPCI DSS: 3 movesPCI DSS3 movesSplunk: 3 movesSplunk3 movesActive Directory: 3 movesActive Directory3 moves

Skills after endpoint protection

After endpoint protectionendpoint protection → python: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairendpoint protection → security policies: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairendpoint protection → Nessus: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairendpoint protection → Vulnerability Management: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairendpoint protection → Qualys: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairendpoint protection → IDS/IPS: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairendpoint protection → Security Awareness Training: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairendpoint protection → Active Directory: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairendpointprotectionpython: 4 movespython4 movessecurity policies: 4 movessecurity policies4 movesNessus: 4 movesNessus4 movesVulnerability Management: 3 movesVulnerabilityManagement3 movesQualys: 3 movesQualys3 movesIDS/IPS: 2 movesIDS/IPS2 movesSecurity Awareness Training: 2 movesSecurity AwarenessTraining2 movesActive Directory: 2 movesActive Directory2 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: Vulnerability Management3
Before: Endpoint Security3
Before: IDS/IPS3
Before: GDPR3
Before: security policies3
Before: PCI DSS3
Before: Splunk3
Before: Active Directory3
After: python4
After: security policies4
After: Nessus4
After: Vulnerability Management3
After: Qualys3
After: IDS/IPS2
After: Security Awareness Training2
After: Active Directory2

Roles most likely to require endpoint protection

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Endpoint Security Engineer522.7%
Information Security Director410.0%
IT Security Analyst59.6%
IT Security Engineer58.5%
Security Platform Engineer27.7%
Information Security Engineer156.0%
Systems Security Engineer45.5%
Corporate Security Engineer15.0%
Security Operations Analyst14.8%
Security Solution Architect14.8%

Roles with the most endpoint protection postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Security Engineer3112.1%
Cybersecurity Engineer155.8%
Information Security Engineer155.8%
Solution Architect103.9%
Security Analyst93.5%
Information Security Analyst83.1%
Cyber Security Analyst62.3%
Cyber Security Engineer62.3%
Cybersecurity Analyst62.3%
Security Architect62.3%

Top companies posting jobs requiring endpoint protection

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring endpoint protection
CompanyPostings · 90 days
CrowdStrike11
AJ Bell6
Capco6
City of New York5
General Dynamics Information Technology5
Tekion4
Vulcan Elements3
Oxfam3
Quora3
Progress3

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 endpoint protection

NamePostingsShare
New York City103.9%
London93.5%
Tampa51.9%
Washington51.9%
Boston41.6%
Atlanta31.2%
Farnborough31.2%
Los Angeles31.2%
San Francisco31.2%

Skills commonly paired with endpoint protection

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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 endpoint protection by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s endpoint protection postings by all endpoint protection 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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