accounting jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-15, accounting appears in 126 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand down 23% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-15
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Frequently asked questions about accounting
+Is accounting in demand in 2026?
Yes. accounting appears in 126 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15, with demand down 23% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (13% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require accounting?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15, the job titles most likely to require accounting are Product Manager (13% of postings list accounting), Business Analyst (9% of postings list accounting), Program Manager (5% of postings list accounting).
+What skills are commonly paired with accounting?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-15), accounting most often appears alongside SQL, Data analysis, Python, Financial reporting, ERP.
+Where is accounting most in demand?
As of 2026-09-15, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring accounting are New York City, London, Dublin, Austin, Boston, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring accounting — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require accounting
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 16 | 12.7% |
| Business Analyst | 11 | 8.7% |
| Program Manager | 6 | 4.8% |
| Portfolio Analytics Associate | 5 | 4.0% |
| Solution Architect | 4 | 3.2% |
| Data Analyst | 3 | 2.4% |
| Solutions Architect | 3 | 2.4% |
| AI Model Evaluation Expert | 2 | 1.6% |
| AI Strategist | 2 | 1.6% |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | 2 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for accounting
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 8 | 6.3% |
| London | 5 | 4.0% |
| Dublin | 4 | 3.2% |
| Austin | 3 | 2.4% |
| Boston | 2 | 1.6% |
| Manhattan | 2 | 1.6% |
| Mumbai | 2 | 1.6% |
| Pune | 2 | 1.6% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 1.6% |
Skills commonly paired with accounting
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15. 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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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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