acceptance criteria jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, acceptance criteria appears in 698 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about acceptance criteria
+Is acceptance criteria in demand in 2026?
Yes. acceptance criteria appears in 698 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 38% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (34% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require acceptance criteria?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require acceptance criteria are Product Manager (34% of postings list acceptance criteria), Business Analyst (12% of postings list acceptance criteria), Product Owner (12% of postings list acceptance criteria).
+What skills are commonly paired with acceptance criteria?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), acceptance criteria most often appears alongside user stories, Agile, JIRA, Product Management, Scrum.
+Where is acceptance criteria most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring acceptance criteria are New York City, London, San Francisco, Bengaluru, Pune, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new acceptance criteria content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring acceptance criteria — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require acceptance criteria
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 240 | 34.4% |
| Business Analyst | 84 | 12.0% |
| Product Owner | 83 | 11.9% |
| Technical Product Manager | 23 | 3.3% |
| Associate Product Manager | 13 | 1.9% |
| ServiceNow Business Analyst | 13 | 1.9% |
| Technical Product Owner | 13 | 1.9% |
| Technical Business Analyst | 12 | 1.7% |
| Senior Product Manager | 11 | 1.6% |
| Data Product Manager | 8 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for acceptance criteria
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 33 | 23.2% |
| London | 32 | 22.5% |
| San Francisco | 18 | 12.7% |
| Bengaluru | 15 | 10.6% |
| Pune | 10 | 7.0% |
| Atlanta | 9 | 6.3% |
| Austin | 9 | 6.3% |
| Boston | 8 | 5.6% |
| Gurugram | 8 | 5.6% |
Skills commonly paired with acceptance criteria
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-05-17
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- 90
The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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