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

As of 2026-09-30, Group Policy appears in 218 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Systems Engineer has the most postings mentioning Group Policy, with demand share up 25.7% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
218
Demand vs prior month
up 25.7% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 22.0% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Colorado Springs

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Frequently asked questions about Group Policy

+Is Group Policy in demand in 2026?

Yes. Group Policy appears in 218 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Systems Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning Group Policy (22.0% of all postings mentioning Group Policy).

+What jobs require Group Policy?

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 Group Policy are System Administrator (14.1% of that role’s postings mention Group Policy), Systems Administrator (10.0% of that role’s postings mention Group Policy), Infrastructure Security Engineer (6.2% of that role’s postings mention Group Policy).

+What skills are commonly paired with Group Policy?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), Group Policy most often appears alongside Active Directory, PowerShell, DNS, Windows Server, DHCP.

+Where is Group Policy most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Group Policy are Colorado Springs, Madrid, Annapolis, Auckland, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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+Which skills come before and after Group Policy?

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 Group Policy — last 90 days

Career paths around Group Policy

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before Group Policy

Before Group PolicyActive Directory → Group Policy: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairC# → Group Policy: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairWindows → Group Policy: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairPowerShell → Group Policy: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairServiceNow → Group Policy: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → Group Policy: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairVMware → Group Policy: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAzure → Group Policy: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairGroup PolicyActive Directory: 4 movesActive Directory4 movesC#: 3 movesC#3 movesWindows: 3 movesWindows3 movesPowerShell: 3 movesPowerShell3 movesServiceNow: 2 movesServiceNow2 movespython: 2 movespython2 movesVMware: 2 movesVMware2 movesAzure: 2 movesAzure2 moves

Skills after Group Policy

After Group PolicyGroup Policy → python: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairGroup Policy → VMware: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairGroup Policy → NIST 800-53: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairGroup Policy → Microsoft 365: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairGroup Policy → bash: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairGroup Policy → Windows: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairGroup Policy → DNS: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairGroup Policy → Linux: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairGroup Policypython: 5 movespython5 movesVMware: 4 movesVMware4 movesNIST 800-53: 3 movesNIST 800-533 movesMicrosoft 365: 3 movesMicrosoft 3653 movesbash: 3 movesbash3 movesWindows: 3 movesWindows3 movesDNS: 2 movesDNS2 movesLinux: 2 movesLinux2 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: Active Directory4
Before: C#3
Before: Windows3
Before: PowerShell3
Before: ServiceNow2
Before: python2
Before: VMware2
Before: Azure2
After: python5
After: VMware4
After: NIST 800-533
After: Microsoft 3653
After: bash3
After: Windows3
After: DNS2
After: Linux2

Roles most likely to require Group Policy

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
System Administrator914.1%
Systems Administrator1110.0%
Infrastructure Security Engineer46.2%
IT Systems Engineer74.8%
Network Systems Engineer14.0%
Security Platform Engineer13.8%
IT Infrastructure Engineer23.3%
Cloud Systems Engineer13.1%
Systems Security Engineer22.7%
Operations Engineer22.4%

Roles with the most Group Policy postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Systems Engineer4822.0%
Infrastructure Engineer156.9%
Systems Administrator115.0%
System Administrator94.1%
IT Systems Engineer73.2%
Cloud Engineer52.3%
Security Engineer52.3%
Software Engineer52.3%
Infrastructure Security Engineer41.8%
Security Operations Center Analyst41.8%

Top companies posting jobs requiring Group Policy

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring Group Policy
CompanyPostings · 90 days
General Dynamics Information Technology13
Huntress4
Newchartertech4
Accenture Federal Services4
Virtru4
Nexthink4
Globalpr3
CACI3
Digital Waffle3
Foley Hoag3

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 Group Policy

NamePostingsShare
Colorado Springs52.3%
Madrid52.3%
Annapolis41.8%
Auckland41.8%
New York City41.8%
Arlington31.4%
Dallas31.4%
Hyderabad31.4%
Livermore31.4%

Skills commonly paired with Group Policy

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

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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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