Program Manager jobs in Chicago — demand, required skills, and comparable metros (2026)
As of 2026-09-03, Skillenai has indexed 48 Program Manager postings located in Chicago over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is program management.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-03
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Frequently asked questions about Program Manager jobs in Chicago
+Are Program Manager jobs being posted in Chicago right now?
Yes. Skillenai has indexed 48 Program Manager postings located in Chicago over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03.
+What skills do Program Manager jobs in Chicago require?
Across Program Manager postings in Chicago indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03, the skills mentioned most often are program management, project management, Change Management, Project planning, Salesforce.
+Which other cities are hiring Program Manager?
As of 2026-09-03, the metro areas posting the most Program Manager jobs outside Chicago are New York City, Washington, San Francisco, Austin, Toronto, based on the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly Program Manager postings in Chicago — last 90 days
Skills most often required for Program Manager in Chicago
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| program management | 19 | 39.6% |
| project management | 15 | 31.3% |
| Change Management | 10 | 20.8% |
| Project planning | 7 | 14.6% |
| Salesforce | 5 | 10.4% |
| SQL | 5 | 10.4% |
| Risk Management | 5 | 10.4% |
| data analytics | 5 | 10.4% |
| Data analysis | 4 | 8.3% |
| budgeting | 4 | 8.3% |
| business operations | 3 | 6.3% |
| Management Consulting | 3 | 6.3% |
Other top cities hiring Program Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 119 | 247.9% |
| Washington | 113 | 235.4% |
| San Francisco | 70 | 145.8% |
| Austin | 50 | 104.2% |
| Toronto | 45 | 93.8% |
| Boston | 43 | 89.6% |
| Seattle | 35 | 72.9% |
| Bengaluru | 30 | 62.5% |
| Charlotte | 29 | 60.4% |
| Mountain View | 28 | 58.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03, filtered to postings whose canonical role is “Program Manager” and whose locationCity is “Chicago”.
- city
- Chicago
- role
- Program Manager
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-03
- window_days
- 90
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