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

As of 2026-09-30, PowerShell appears in 3,286 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — DevOps Engineer has the most postings mentioning PowerShell, with demand share up 1.2% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
3,286
Demand vs prior month
up 1.2% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 10.0% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Washington

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Frequently asked questions about PowerShell

+Is PowerShell in demand in 2026?

Yes. PowerShell appears in 3,286 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. DevOps Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning PowerShell (10.0% of all postings mentioning PowerShell).

+What jobs require PowerShell?

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 PowerShell are Azure Cloud Engineer (72.4% of that role’s postings mention PowerShell), IT Automation Engineer (58.3% of that role’s postings mention PowerShell), IT Systems Administrator (40.7% of that role’s postings mention PowerShell).

+What skills are commonly paired with PowerShell?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), PowerShell most often appears alongside Python, Bash, Terraform, CI/CD, AWS.

+Where is PowerShell most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring PowerShell are Washington, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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

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+Which skills come before and after PowerShell?

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 PowerShell — last 90 days

Salary distribution

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

Career paths around PowerShell

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before PowerShell

Before PowerShellpython → PowerShell: 52 observed employer moves with this skill pairC# → PowerShell: 33 observed employer moves with this skill pairJenkins → PowerShell: 31 observed employer moves with this skill pairdocker → PowerShell: 30 observed employer moves with this skill pairAWS → PowerShell: 30 observed employer moves with this skill pairterraform → PowerShell: 29 observed employer moves with this skill pairAnsible → PowerShell: 27 observed employer moves with this skill pairJavaScript → PowerShell: 25 observed employer moves with this skill pairPowerShellpython: 52 movespython52 movesC#: 33 movesC#33 movesJenkins: 31 movesJenkins31 movesdocker: 30 movesdocker30 movesAWS: 30 movesAWS30 movesterraform: 29 movesterraform29 movesAnsible: 27 movesAnsible27 movesJavaScript: 25 movesJavaScript25 moves

Skills after PowerShell

After PowerShellPowerShell → python: 41 observed employer moves with this skill pairPowerShell → docker: 37 observed employer moves with this skill pairPowerShell → terraform: 35 observed employer moves with this skill pairPowerShell → AWS: 29 observed employer moves with this skill pairPowerShell → kubernetes: 27 observed employer moves with this skill pairPowerShell → Jenkins: 25 observed employer moves with this skill pairPowerShell → sql: 23 observed employer moves with this skill pairPowerShell → EC2: 22 observed employer moves with this skill pairPowerShellpython: 41 movespython41 movesdocker: 37 movesdocker37 movesterraform: 35 movesterraform35 movesAWS: 29 movesAWS29 moveskubernetes: 27 moveskubernetes27 movesJenkins: 25 movesJenkins25 movessql: 23 movessql23 movesEC2: 22 movesEC222 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: python52
Before: C#33
Before: Jenkins31
Before: docker30
Before: AWS30
Before: terraform29
Before: Ansible27
Before: JavaScript25
After: python41
After: docker37
After: terraform35
After: AWS29
After: kubernetes27
After: Jenkins25
After: sql23
After: EC222

Roles most likely to require PowerShell

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Azure Cloud Engineer4272.4%
IT Automation Engineer1458.3%
IT Systems Administrator1140.7%
SQL Database Administrator1040.0%
Azure DevOps Engineer1137.9%
Software Developer in Test1837.5%
DevOps Cloud Engineer735.0%
Network Operations Engineer731.8%
Security Solution Architect628.6%
IAM Engineer1728.3%

Roles with the most PowerShell postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
DevOps Engineer32910.0%
Software Engineer1705.2%
Systems Engineer1554.7%
Security Engineer1173.6%
Cloud Engineer1143.5%
Site Reliability Engineer983.0%
Platform Engineer772.3%
Infrastructure Engineer672.0%
Database Administrator551.7%
Azure Cloud Engineer421.3%

Top companies posting jobs requiring PowerShell

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring PowerShell
CompanyPostings · 90 days
General Dynamics Information Technology58
LightFeather52
Northrop Grumman50
Veeam37
Accenture Federal Services34
Sopra Steria33
TEKsystems28
Bosch28
Devoteam23
NiCE22

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 PowerShell

NamePostingsShare
Washington882.7%
Bengaluru732.2%
Hyderabad672.0%
Pune621.9%
New York City441.3%
Warsaw411.2%
London391.2%
Toronto361.1%
Madrid290.9%

Skills commonly paired with PowerShell

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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 PowerShell by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s PowerShell postings by all PowerShell 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: 1.3% to 1.3%. 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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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index