Project Manager jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-11-05, Skillenai has indexed 311 job postings with the title “Project Manager” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is project management, with demand share up 24.6% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-05

Postings · last 90 days
311
Demand vs prior month
up 24.6% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Washington

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Frequently asked questions about Project Manager jobs

+How many Project Manager jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 311 job postings with the title “Project Manager” over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05.

+What skills do Project Manager jobs require?

Across Project Manager postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05, the skills mentioned most often are project management, Agile, JIRA, Risk Management, PMP.

+Which cities are hiring the most Project Manager?

As of 2026-11-05, Project Manager postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Washington, New York City, Boston, Pune, Bangkok.

+Is Project Manager a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 311 Project Manager postings over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05. The skill mentioned most often in Project Manager postings is project management, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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+What roles do people move into and out of Project Manager?

The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.

Weekly indexed Project Manager postings — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths through Project Manager

Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.

Historical career profiles · all locations

6,856 employer moves kept the same role.

Roles before Project Manager

Before Project ManagerProgram Manager → Project Manager: 1,375 observed employer movesSoftware Engineer → Project Manager: 978 observed employer movesBusiness Analyst → Project Manager: 934 observed employer movesProduct Manager → Project Manager: 441 observed employer movesConsultant → Project Manager: 382 observed employer movesOperations Manager → Project Manager: 297 observed employer movesProject Engineer → Project Manager: 246 observed employer movesProjectManagerProgram Manager: 1,375 movesProgram Manager1,375 movesSoftware Engineer: 978 movesSoftware Engineer978 movesBusiness Analyst: 934 movesBusiness Analyst934 movesProduct Manager: 441 movesProduct Manager441 movesConsultant: 382 movesConsultant382 movesOperations Manager: 297 movesOperations Manager297 movesProject Engineer: 246 movesProject Engineer246 moves

Roles after Project Manager

After Project ManagerProject Manager → Program Manager: 3,060 observed employer movesProject Manager → Business Analyst: 1,167 observed employer movesProject Manager → Software Engineer: 1,041 observed employer movesProject Manager → Product Manager: 845 observed employer movesProject Manager → Data Analyst: 330 observed employer movesProject Manager → Consultant: 253 observed employer movesProject Manager → Technical Program Manager: 244 observed employer movesProjectManagerProgram Manager: 3,060 movesProgram Manager3,060 movesBusiness Analyst: 1,167 movesBusiness Analyst1,167 movesSoftware Engineer: 1,041 movesSoftware Engineer1,041 movesProduct Manager: 845 movesProduct Manager845 movesData Analyst: 330 movesData Analyst330 movesConsultant: 253 movesConsultant253 movesTechnical Program Manager: 244 movesTechnical ProgramManager244 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Project Manager (different employer)6,856
Before: Program Manager1,375
Before: Software Engineer978
Before: Business Analyst934
Before: Product Manager441
Before: Consultant382
Before: Operations Manager297
Before: Project Engineer246
After: Project Manager (different employer)6,856
After: Program Manager3,060
After: Business Analyst1,167
After: Software Engineer1,041
After: Product Manager845
After: Data Analyst330
After: Consultant253
After: Technical Program Manager244

Skills most often required for Project Manager

NamePostingsShare
project management14646.9%
Agile9129.3%
JIRA6219.9%
Risk Management5216.7%
PMP5116.4%
Scrum4614.8%
SQL3711.9%
Python299.3%
Waterfall289.0%
Asana268.4%
Change Management268.4%
Confluence258.0%
AWS237.4%
Excel237.4%
Smartsheet237.4%

Top companies posting Project Manager jobs

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting Project Manager jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
ProSidian Consulting10
MaintainX7
Truelogic5
Sigma Software5
Caylent5
AECOM5
Snowflake5
Quintoandar4
Capital One4
Agoda4

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring Project Manager

NamePostingsShare
Washington103.2%
New York City82.6%
Boston61.9%
Pune61.9%
Bangkok51.6%
Singapore51.6%
Atlanta41.3%
São Paulo41.3%
Charlotte31.0%

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-05, matching postings whose canonical role is “Project Manager”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,472 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-07-07 to 2026-10-05 and 2026-08-04 to 2026-11-02 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

role
Project Manager
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-11-05
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index