analytical skills jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-20, analytical skills appears in 121 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand down 2% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-20

Postings · last 90 days
121
Demand vs prior month
down 2% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 25% require it
Top hiring metro
Chicago

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Frequently asked questions about analytical skills

+Is analytical skills in demand in 2026?

Yes. analytical skills appears in 121 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20, with demand down 2% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (25% of Product Manager postings list it).

+What jobs require analytical skills?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20, the job titles most likely to require analytical skills are Product Manager (25% of postings list analytical skills), Business Analyst (11% of postings list analytical skills), Cybersecurity Engineer (3% of postings list analytical skills).

+What skills are commonly paired with analytical skills?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-20), analytical skills most often appears alongside Data analysis, Product Management, stakeholder management, Risk Management, project management.

+Where is analytical skills most in demand?

As of 2026-09-20, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring analytical skills are Chicago, London, Lisbon, New York City, Amsterdam, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring analytical skills — last 90 days

Job titles most likely to require analytical skills

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Product Manager3024.8%
Business Analyst1310.7%
Cybersecurity Engineer43.3%
Applied AI Transformation Manager32.5%
Program Manager32.5%
Software Engineer32.5%
Product Owner21.7%
Product Security AI Engineer21.7%
Quality Assurance Engineer21.7%
Quantitative Trader Intern21.7%

Top metros hiring for analytical skills

NamePostingsShare
Chicago54.1%
London54.1%
Lisbon43.3%
New York City43.3%
Amsterdam32.5%
Austin32.5%
Bengaluru21.7%
Istanbul21.7%
Kongens Lyngby21.7%

Skills commonly paired with analytical skills

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-20. 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).

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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42a30d29b3934c3a
data_as_of
2026-09-20
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index