Most In-Demand Solutions Engineering Skills
The most in-demand skills for Solutions Engineering roles right now are ai, networking, observability — ranked across 646 open postings.
Updated November 5, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ai | 63 | +63 |
| 2 | networking | 44 | +44 |
| 3 | observability | 40 | +40 |
| 4 | cloud | 36 | +36 |
| 5 | datadog | 32 | +32 |
| 6 | accessibility | 32 | +32 |
| 7 | sales-engineering | 27 | +27 |
| 8 | azure | 27 | +27 |
| 9 | aws | 26 | +26 |
| 10 | gcp | 25 | +25 |
| 11 | kubernetes | 19 | +19 |
| 12 | developer-experience | 17 | +17 |
| 13 | pre-sales | 17 | +17 |
| 14 | dns | 16 | +16 |
| 15 | cloudflare | 16 | +16 |
| 16 | devops | 13 | +13 |
| 17 | typescript | 13 | +13 |
| 18 | python | 12 | +12 |
| 19 | automation | 10 | +10 |
| 20 | llm | 10 | +10 |
| 21 | terraform | 10 | +10 |
| 22 | saas | 10 | +10 |
| 23 | linux | 10 | +10 |
| 24 | solution-design | 9 | +9 |
| 25 | api | 9 | +9 |
| 26 | infrastructure-as-code | 9 | +9 |
| 27 | ai-enablement | 9 | +9 |
| 28 | zero-trust | 8 | +8 |
| 29 | sase | 8 | +8 |
| 30 | mcp | 8 | +8 |
| 31 | agentic-ai | 8 | +8 |
| 32 | java | 7 | +7 |
| 33 | figma | 7 | +7 |
| 34 | waf | 6 | +6 |
| 35 | technical-discovery | 6 | +6 |
| 36 | devsecops | 6 | +6 |
| 37 | proof-of-concept | 6 | +6 |
| 38 | rust | 5 | +5 |
| 39 | account-executive | 5 | +5 |
| 40 | serverless | 5 | +5 |