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

As of 2026-05-23, Backlog prioritization appears in 221 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand down 54% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-23

Postings · last 90 days
221
Demand vs prior month
down 54% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 48% require it
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about Backlog prioritization

+Is Backlog prioritization in demand in 2026?

Yes. Backlog prioritization appears in 221 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 54% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (48% of Product Manager postings list it).

+What jobs require Backlog prioritization?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, the job titles most likely to require Backlog prioritization are Product Manager (48% of postings list Backlog prioritization), Product Owner (10% of postings list Backlog prioritization), Business Analyst (5% of postings list Backlog prioritization).

+What skills are commonly paired with Backlog prioritization?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-23), Backlog prioritization most often appears alongside user stories, Product Management, Product roadmap, Agile, Sprint planning.

+Where is Backlog prioritization most in demand?

As of 2026-05-23, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Backlog prioritization are New York City, London, Bengaluru, Washington, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring Backlog prioritization — last 90 days

Job titles most likely to require Backlog prioritization

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Product Manager10748.4%
Product Owner2210.0%
Business Analyst115.0%
Program Manager73.2%
Technical Product Manager73.2%
Payments Product Manager62.7%
Senior Product Manager62.7%
Engineering Manager41.8%
Principal Product Manager31.4%
Product Analyst31.4%

Top metros hiring for Backlog prioritization

NamePostingsShare
New York City1525.4%
London1322.0%
Bengaluru813.6%
Washington813.6%
Toronto58.5%
Berlin35.1%
Tel Aviv35.1%
Athens23.4%
Atlanta23.4%

Skills commonly paired with Backlog prioritization

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23. 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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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index