Approximately 600 Platform Engineers in Des Moines, IA

Aggregated talent-market data from Wrangle.

~600
Talent pool
9.9 yrs
Avg. experience
Principal Financial Group
Top employer

Top employers

Principal Financial Group8.8%
John Deere7.6%
Workiva3.2%
Bayer2.4%
EMC Insurance Companies2.4%

Top skills

Microsoft Office16%
Amazon Web Services (AWS)14.4%
Python (Programming Language)14.4%
JAVA14%
Microsoft Excel14%

Experience

3-5 yrs6.4%
6-10 yrs40.8%
10+ yrs49.2%

Top areas

Des Moines28.4%
Ames26%
West Des Moines21.2%
Ankeny17.2%
Urbandale7.2%
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Notes

1

90% of platform engineers in Des Moines, IA have 6+ years of experience — the market leans senior.

2

Top employers include Principal Financial Group, John Deere, Workiva. The talent pool is spread across multiple companies rather than concentrated in one.

3

Microsoft Office, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python (Programming Language) are the most common skills in this market.

Data methodology

Data as of
April 27, 2026
Observed sample
250 profiles

The pool size is an estimate based on the indexed profiles available when this page was generated. Employer, skill, experience, and location shares describe the observed sample and should be used directionally.

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