estimation jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, estimation appears in 139 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 60% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
Get a daily email digest of new estimation content
Skillenai indexes news articles, blog posts, and research papers that mention estimation. Click below and we'll open a pre-filled daily digest — change the cadence to hourly or weekly if you prefer, then save. Free account required (~30 seconds).
Frequently asked questions about estimation
+Is estimation in demand in 2026?
Yes. estimation appears in 139 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 60% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (34% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require estimation?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require estimation are Software Engineer (34% of postings list estimation), Engineering Manager (6% of postings list estimation), Mission Software Engineer (5% of postings list estimation).
+What skills are commonly paired with estimation?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), estimation most often appears alongside testing, PostgreSQL, NLP, MLOps, Tailwind CSS.
+Where is estimation most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring estimation are Costa Mesa, Dublin, Seattle, Amsterdam, Austin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new estimation content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning estimation alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new estimation content from your Skillenai account.
Weekly job postings requiring estimation — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require estimation
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 47 | 33.8% |
| Engineering Manager | 9 | 6.5% |
| Mission Software Engineer | 7 | 5.0% |
| Robotics Software Engineer | 7 | 5.0% |
| Business Analyst | 6 | 4.3% |
| Program Manager | 6 | 4.3% |
| Technical Program Manager | 4 | 2.9% |
| Full-Stack Tech Lead Manager | 3 | 2.2% |
| Data Scientist | 2 | 1.4% |
| Engineering Vice President | 2 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for estimation
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 7 | 21.2% |
| Dublin | 6 | 18.2% |
| Seattle | 5 | 15.2% |
| Amsterdam | 3 | 9.1% |
| Austin | 3 | 9.1% |
| Mountain View | 3 | 9.1% |
| Dallas | 2 | 6.1% |
| Fort-de-France | 2 | 6.1% |
| Greece | 2 | 6.1% |
Skills commonly paired with estimation
Stay current on estimation without doomscrolling
Same one-click setup as above, plus you can pull the underlying stream into your own coding agent via the Skillenai API.
Explore related pages
How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. 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).
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- entity_id
- 48cb712ac87b866d
- data_as_of
- 2026-05-17
- 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.
Skillenai for recruiters →