Updated April 24, 2026 · Based on 1,208 job listings · Primary category signal: Security (6.3%)
Demand by Role Category
| Category | Demand % | Trend (30d) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security | 6.3% | ↓ 20.0pp | 82 |
| DevOps & Infrastructure | 5.6% | ↓ 31.9pp | 182 |
| Software Engineering | 4.4% | ↓ 4.1pp | 367 |
| AI & Machine Learning | 3.6% | ↓ 5.5pp | 80 |
| Data & Analytics | 2.8% | ↓ 2.1pp | 154 |
| Product & Design | 2.1% | ↓ 4.7pp | 34 |
Who's Asking for GCP?
Top roles: Full Stack Developer (351), Data Engineer (88), DevOps Engineer (47), SRE (41), Security Engineer (38)
Top companies: mongodb (126), databricks (53), Recruiting From Scratch (44), fivetran (41), scaleai (39)
Seniority breakdown: senior: 61.5% · mid: 37.9% · entry: 0.6%
Commonly Paired With
Skills that appear alongside GCP most frequently:
- AWS — 50.5% co-occurrence
- Azure — 39.6% co-occurrence
- Python — 28.9% co-occurrence
- Scala — 27.3% co-occurrence
- Excel — 27.2% co-occurrence
- Kubernetes — 26.7% co-occurrence
- SQL — 26.1% co-occurrence
- Docker — 22.3% co-occurrence
Salary Signal
For roles requiring GCP, published pay clusters around a $108,083 median, spanning $76,500 (25th percentile) to $177,500 (75th percentile), with top-end listings reaching $425,000.
Based on 329 listings with published compensation.
Trend
GCP demand pulled back 20.0pp to 6.3% over the last 30 days, suggesting a cooling cycle in Security.
Frequently Asked Questions
How in demand is GCP right now?
GCP appears in 1,208 active listings. In Security, demand is 6.3% with a 30-day move of -20.0 percentage points. The negative move indicates softer demand than the prior month.
What salary can I expect if I know GCP?
In listings that disclose pay, GCP roles center around a $108,083 median (329 samples), with most offers between $76,500 and $177,500.
What skills pair well with GCP?
The most common companions to GCP are AWS, Azure and Python. Hiring teams frequently bundle these skills in the same role scope, so learning them together usually improves interview fit.
Data sourced from 1,208 active job listings via Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby. Updated weekly. About our data & methodology.