Software Product Manager jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-10-30, Skillenai has indexed 31 job postings with the title “Software Product Manager” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is User stories.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-30
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Frequently asked questions about Software Product Manager jobs
+How many Software Product Manager jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 31 job postings with the title “Software Product Manager” over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30.
+What skills do Software Product Manager jobs require?
Across Software Product Manager postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30, the skills mentioned most often are User stories, JIRA, Agile, Product Management, Change Management.
+Which cities are hiring the most Software Product Manager?
As of 2026-10-30, Software Product Manager postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Costa Mesa, Bengaluru, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Austin.
+Is Software Product Manager a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 31 Software Product Manager postings over the 90 days ending 2026-10-30. The skill mentioned most often in Software Product Manager postings is User stories, 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 Software Product 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 Software Product Manager postings — last 90 days
Career paths through Software Product Manager
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
8 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before Software Product Manager
Roles after Software Product Manager
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.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: Software Product Manager (different employer) | 8 |
| Before: Product Manager | 5 |
| Before: Project Manager | 4 |
| Before: Software Engineer | 3 |
| Before: Technical Program Manager | 2 |
| Before: Technical Product Manager | 2 |
| Before: Systems Engineer | 2 |
| Before: Consultant | 2 |
| After: Product Manager | 8 |
| After: Software Product Manager (different employer) | 8 |
| After: Technical Product Manager | 3 |
| After: Product Owner | 2 |
| After: Software Engineer | 2 |
| After: Product Management Intern | 1 |
| After: API Product Manager | 1 |
| After: Software Engineering Manager | 1 |
Skills most often required for Software Product Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| User stories | 9 | 29.0% |
| JIRA | 8 | 25.8% |
| Agile | 7 | 22.6% |
| Product Management | 7 | 22.6% |
| Change Management | 5 | 16.1% |
| AI/ML | 5 | 16.1% |
| release planning | 4 | 12.9% |
| project management | 4 | 12.9% |
| Kanban | 4 | 12.9% |
| Agile methodology | 4 | 12.9% |
| Sprint planning | 4 | 12.9% |
| A/B testing | 3 | 9.7% |
| automation | 3 | 9.7% |
| Scrum (Software Development) | 3 | 9.7% |
| Risk Management | 3 | 9.7% |
Top companies posting Software Product Manager jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| HP | 5 |
| Anduril Industries | 5 |
| Globalpr | 2 |
| Newperkinelmer | 2 |
| WGU | 2 |
| INFICON | 1 |
| Deaconess Health System | 1 |
| Intel | 1 |
| Chamberlain Group | 1 |
| Sbdinc | 1 |
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 Software Product Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 3 | 9.7% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 6.5% |
| Salt Lake City | 2 | 6.5% |
| Seattle | 2 | 6.5% |
| Austin | 1 | 3.2% |
| Cambridge | 1 | 3.2% |
| Evansville | 1 | 3.2% |
| McGuire AFB | 1 | 3.2% |
| Palo Alto | 1 | 3.2% |
| San Francisco | 1 | 3.2% |
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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 2026-10-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Software Product Manager”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Software Product Manager
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