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

As of 2026-09-18, commissioning appears in 300 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Automation Engineer roles, with demand down 12% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-18

Postings · last 90 days
300
Demand vs prior month
down 12% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 11% require it
Top hiring metro
El Segundo

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Frequently asked questions about commissioning

+Is commissioning in demand in 2026?

Yes. commissioning appears in 300 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, with demand down 12% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Automation Engineer roles (11% of Automation Engineer postings list it).

+What jobs require commissioning?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, the job titles most likely to require commissioning are Automation Engineer (11% of postings list commissioning), Test Engineer (8% of postings list commissioning), Technical Program Manager (7% of postings list commissioning).

+What skills are commonly paired with commissioning?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-18), commissioning most often appears alongside Troubleshooting, PLC, SCADA, project management, validation.

+Where is commissioning most in demand?

As of 2026-09-18, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring commissioning are El Segundo, San Francisco, Austin, Atlanta, Wilson, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring commissioning — last 90 days

Job titles most likely to require commissioning

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Automation Engineer3210.7%
Test Engineer248.0%
Technical Program Manager206.7%
Program Manager155.0%
Systems Engineer113.7%
Engineering Manager93.0%
HVAC Building Controls Systems Engineer82.7%
Control Systems Engineer62.0%
HVAC Control Systems Engineer62.0%
Automation and Controls Engineer51.7%

Top metros hiring for commissioning

NamePostingsShare
El Segundo155.0%
San Francisco93.0%
Austin51.7%
Atlanta41.3%
Wilson41.3%
Bangor31.0%
Dallas31.0%
Denver31.0%
Mountain View31.0%

Skills commonly paired with commissioning

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18. 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
entity_id
e430d7940d525284
data_as_of
2026-09-18
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index