# jobseekers # getfedihired folks is it just me or do you witness the same too What the data shows: Infrastructure is the dominant signal right now: Kubernetes
The demand for DevOps engineers has seen a significant increase, with job postings rising approximately 18% year over year since 2020. Companies are increasingly expecting these engineers to manage Kubernetes clusters, a trend Gartner predicts will lead to 80% of software organizations having dedicated platform teams by 2026. The fastest-growing areas within infrastructure are code-driven, including cloud landing zones, IAM, and observability, with a notable premium for skills in architecture and automation. AI
IMPACT Accelerates demand for AI-adjacent infrastructure skills and platform engineering.