IT Program Manager jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-16, Skillenai has indexed 89 job postings with the title “IT Program Manager” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is program management, with demand up 41% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-16
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+How many IT Program Manager jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 89 job postings with the title “IT Program Manager” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-16, with demand up 41% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do IT Program Manager jobs require?
Across IT Program Manager postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-16, the skills mentioned most often are program management, Agile, project management, Risk Management, enterprise architecture.
+Which cities are hiring the most IT Program Manager?
As of 2026-08-16, IT Program Manager postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Atlanta, Alexandria, Fort Meade, Arlington, Indianapolis.
+Is IT Program Manager a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 89 IT Program Manager postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-16, with demand up 41% vs the prior 4 weeks. The skill mentioned most often in IT Program Manager postings is program management, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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Weekly IT Program Manager postings — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Skills most often required for IT Program Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| program management | 15 | 16.9% |
| Agile | 12 | 13.5% |
| project management | 12 | 13.5% |
| Risk Management | 12 | 13.5% |
| enterprise architecture | 10 | 11.2% |
| testing | 6 | 6.7% |
| Change Management | 6 | 6.7% |
| strategic planning | 6 | 6.7% |
| Scrum | 6 | 6.7% |
| Portfolio Management | 6 | 6.7% |
| IT programme management | 5 | 5.6% |
| implementation | 5 | 5.6% |
| governance | 5 | 5.6% |
| deployment | 5 | 5.6% |
| Integration | 5 | 5.6% |
Top metros hiring IT Program Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 6 | 6.7% |
| Alexandria | 5 | 5.6% |
| Fort Meade | 3 | 3.4% |
| Arlington | 2 | 2.2% |
| Indianapolis | 2 | 2.2% |
| Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam | 2 | 2.2% |
| Montgomery | 2 | 2.2% |
| Washington | 2 | 2.2% |
| Barcelona | 1 | 1.1% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-16, matching postings whose canonical role is “IT Program Manager”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
- role
- IT Program Manager
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-08-16
- window_days
- 90
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