forecasting jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, forecasting appears in 1,991 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Scientist roles, with demand down 37% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about forecasting
+Is forecasting in demand in 2026?
Yes. forecasting appears in 1,991 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 37% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Scientist roles (10% of Data Scientist postings list it).
+What jobs require forecasting?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require forecasting are Data Scientist (10% of postings list forecasting), Data Analyst (5% of postings list forecasting), Product Manager (3% of postings list forecasting).
+What skills are commonly paired with forecasting?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), forecasting most often appears alongside SQL, Python, Tableau, machine learning, Data analysis.
+Where is forecasting most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring forecasting are New York City, San Francisco, London, Bengaluru, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new forecasting content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring forecasting — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require forecasting
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 190 | 9.5% |
| Data Analyst | 93 | 4.7% |
| Product Manager | 66 | 3.3% |
| Account Executive | 58 | 2.9% |
| Software Engineer | 42 | 2.1% |
| Sales Specialist | 41 | 2.1% |
| Enterprise Account Executive | 35 | 1.8% |
| Program Manager | 33 | 1.7% |
| Business Analyst | 29 | 1.5% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 26 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for forecasting
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 160 | 28.6% |
| San Francisco | 137 | 24.5% |
| London | 86 | 15.4% |
| Bengaluru | 42 | 7.5% |
| Toronto | 35 | 6.3% |
| Chicago | 30 | 5.4% |
| Seattle | 28 | 5.0% |
| Austin | 21 | 3.8% |
| Paris | 21 | 3.8% |
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 2026-05-17. 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).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- entity_id
- 729f9063995ca758
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- 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.
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