2026 Skill Intelligence
Kubernetes
Which roles require it and how much it matters — mapped across real job-role profiles.
Roles That List It
9 roles
Of the 103 job-role profiles Skilture maps
Core Requirement
2 roles
Roles where this skill is non-negotiable
Skill Type
Technical
A hard, teachable skill
Who Hires for Kubernetes?
Backend Developer
optional
Required as a hard skill.
Cloud Engineer
important
Required as a hard skill.
Data Engineer
optional
Required as a hard skill.
DevOps Engineer
core
Required as a hard skill.
Machine Learning Engineer
important
Required as a hard skill.
Site Reliability Engineer
core
Required as a hard skill.
Software Engineer
optional
Required as a hard skill.
Solutions Architect
important
Required as a hard skill.
System Administrator
optional
Required as a hard skill.
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Skills that pair with Kubernetes
Employers hiring for Kubernetes most often ask for these alongside it.