Market Pulse · Market Report

What skills does the market require for DevOps Engineer?

This analysis shows which skills are most frequently required in current job postings for DevOps Engineer — evaluated from 28 postings (nationwide), source: Federal Employment Agency.

28
Postings evaluated · nationwide
10
Skills identified
89,3%
Peak demand
Demand · nationwide

Most in-demand skills

Share of nationwide evaluated postings that explicitly mention the skill.

1
DevOps 89,3%
2
Kubernetes 75%
3
CI/CD 67,9%
4
Docker 60,7%
5
Azure 53,6%
6
Ansible 53,6%
7
Terraform 50%
8
Linux 46,4%
9
Python 42,9%
10
Git 39,3%
Technical core Tools / Software
Trend

Where demand is heading

Trend analysis from Q4 2026
We are still gathering the necessary history — trend data will appear automatically once sufficient time series are available.
Salary

Median salary nationwide

5.677 € / month
Q25 4.488 €
Q75 7.015 €
Source: Entgeltatlas of the Federal Employment Agency
Common gaps

These skills are missing from many profiles

Highly in demand — and rarely evidenced in most CVs for DevOps Engineer.

DevOps 89,3% in demand
Frequently required, rarely evidenced in CVs.
Kubernetes 75% in demand
Frequently required, rarely evidenced in CVs.
CI/CD 67,9% in demand
Frequently required, rarely evidenced in CVs.
Docker 60,7% in demand
Frequently required, rarely evidenced in CVs.
Azure 53,6% in demand
Frequently required, rarely evidenced in CVs.

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