forecasting jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-02, forecasting appears in 2,209 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Scientist roles, with demand up 79% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-02
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Frequently asked questions about forecasting
+Is forecasting in demand in 2026?
Yes. forecasting appears in 2,209 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, with demand up 79% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Scientist roles (12% of Data Scientist postings list it).
+What jobs require forecasting?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02, the job titles most likely to require forecasting are Data Scientist (12% of postings list forecasting), Product Manager (6% of postings list forecasting), Program Manager (6% of postings list forecasting).
+What skills are commonly paired with forecasting?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-02), forecasting most often appears alongside SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI, machine learning.
+Where is forecasting most in demand?
As of 2026-09-02, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring forecasting are New York City, San Francisco, London, San Jose, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring forecasting — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require forecasting
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 262 | 11.9% |
| Product Manager | 125 | 5.7% |
| Program Manager | 122 | 5.5% |
| Data Analyst | 107 | 4.8% |
| Business Analyst | 63 | 2.9% |
| Technical Program Manager | 24 | 1.1% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 21 | 1.0% |
| Software Engineer | 21 | 1.0% |
| Analytics Manager | 19 | 0.9% |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | 19 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for forecasting
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 124 | 5.6% |
| San Francisco | 102 | 4.6% |
| London | 61 | 2.8% |
| San Jose | 45 | 2.0% |
| Toronto | 40 | 1.8% |
| Chicago | 25 | 1.1% |
| Austin | 23 | 1.0% |
| Atlanta | 22 | 1.0% |
| Bengaluru | 22 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with forecasting
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-02. 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
- 729f9063995ca758
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-02
- 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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