engineering jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-17, engineering appears in 230 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand up 30% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-17
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Frequently asked questions about engineering
+Is engineering in demand in 2026?
Yes. engineering appears in 230 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand up 30% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (22% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require engineering?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, the job titles most likely to require engineering are Product Manager (22% of postings list engineering), Program Manager (10% of postings list engineering), Product Lead (6% of postings list engineering).
+What skills are commonly paired with engineering?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-17), engineering most often appears alongside data science, computer science, Product Management, Product roadmap, statistics.
+Where is engineering most in demand?
As of 2026-09-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring engineering are New York City, Washington, Austin, Manhattan, Arlington, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring engineering — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require engineering
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 51 | 22.2% |
| Program Manager | 22 | 9.6% |
| Product Lead | 13 | 5.7% |
| Technical Program Manager | 11 | 4.8% |
| AI Trainer | 7 | 3.0% |
| Software Engineer | 6 | 2.6% |
| AI & Automation Lead | 3 | 1.3% |
| Engagement Manager | 3 | 1.3% |
| Product Owner | 3 | 1.3% |
| Automation Engineer | 2 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for engineering
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 11 | 4.8% |
| Washington | 6 | 2.6% |
| Austin | 5 | 2.2% |
| Manhattan | 4 | 1.7% |
| Arlington | 3 | 1.3% |
| Boston | 3 | 1.3% |
| Dublin | 3 | 1.3% |
| Los Angeles | 3 | 1.3% |
| San Francisco | 3 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with engineering
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17. 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
- entity_id
- 0a542cd57377a200
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- 2026-09-17
- window_days
- 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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