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DevOps Engineer

🇺🇸 US 🇬🇧 UK 🇦🇺 AU 🇨🇦 CA

Live job postings

427

as of 15 Aug 2026

Demand index

0.21%

% of all job postings

Median salary

$140k

$140,000

Salary range

$120k – $140k

$120,000 – $140,000

Trend analysis & outlook

The Australian DevOps engineer market shows 427 active postings as of July 2026, with a median salary of AUD $140,000, indicating strong demand. The 12-month demand data reveals a peak hot index of 97 (January–April 2026) and a market share often exceeding 150%, signaling acute competition for talent. Starting from a base of 166,638 job postings in August 2025, the market cooled slightly into early 2026 but remained highly active. Recent news emphasizes security and AI integration skills as key differentiators. Over the next 6–12 months, demand is expected to remain high, particularly for engineers with DevSecOps, MLOps, and advanced automation capabilities, with salaries likely to trend upward.

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Core skills employers ask for

KubernetesCI/CD pipelinesCloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)Containerization (Docker)Monitoring and observability (Prometheus, Grafana)Scripting and automation (Python, Bash, Go)Security practices (DevSecOps)Version control (Git)Configuration management (Ansible, Puppet)

AI impact on this career

AI is automating routine monitoring and incident triage, reducing the need for manual patching and log analysis. However, it is increasing demand for engineers who can design AI-augmented pipelines and integrate machine learning models into DevOps workflows. Skills in MLOps and AIOps are becoming differentiators, while core cloud and container skills remain essential for the integration layer.