demand planning jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-18, demand planning appears in 164 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand up 9% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-18
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Frequently asked questions about demand planning
+Is demand planning in demand in 2026?
Yes. demand planning appears in 164 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, with demand up 9% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (12% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require demand planning?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, the job titles most likely to require demand planning are Product Manager (12% of postings list demand planning), Program Manager (8% of postings list demand planning), Demand & Supply Planner (7% of postings list demand planning).
+What skills are commonly paired with demand planning?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-18), demand planning most often appears alongside SQL, Power BI, forecasting, inventory management, Tableau.
+Where is demand planning most in demand?
As of 2026-09-18, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring demand planning are Costa Mesa, New York City, San Francisco, Austin, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring demand planning — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require demand planning
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 19 | 11.6% |
| Program Manager | 13 | 7.9% |
| Demand & Supply Planner | 12 | 7.3% |
| Business Analyst | 8 | 4.9% |
| Retail Analytics Manager | 6 | 3.7% |
| Solution Architect | 6 | 3.7% |
| Data Scientist | 5 | 3.0% |
| Material Planning Manager | 5 | 3.0% |
| Software Engineer | 5 | 3.0% |
| Commercial Planning Manager | 4 | 2.4% |
Top metros hiring for demand planning
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 22 | 13.4% |
| New York City | 10 | 6.1% |
| San Francisco | 5 | 3.0% |
| Austin | 4 | 2.4% |
| Bengaluru | 4 | 2.4% |
| Los Angeles | 4 | 2.4% |
| Bentonville | 3 | 1.8% |
| Fremont | 3 | 1.8% |
| Mexico City | 3 | 1.8% |
Skills commonly paired with demand planning
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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).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 06853121e6d50030
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- 2026-09-18
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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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