HRIS jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-16, HRIS appears in 235 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand down 15% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-16
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Frequently asked questions about HRIS
+Is HRIS in demand in 2026?
Yes. HRIS appears in 235 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, with demand down 15% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (5% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require HRIS?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, the job titles most likely to require HRIS are Product Manager (5% of postings list HRIS), Program Manager (3% of postings list HRIS), People Data Analyst (3% of postings list HRIS).
+What skills are commonly paired with HRIS?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-16), HRIS most often appears alongside Workday, SQL, Power BI, data governance, Python.
+Where is HRIS most in demand?
As of 2026-09-16, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring HRIS are San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, San Jose, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new HRIS content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring HRIS — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require HRIS
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 12 | 5.1% |
| Program Manager | 7 | 3.0% |
| People Data Analyst | 6 | 2.6% |
| HR Data Analyst | 5 | 2.1% |
| Software Engineer | 5 | 2.1% |
| AI Financial Operations Analyst | 4 | 1.7% |
| Applications Engineer | 4 | 1.7% |
| Benefits Program Manager | 4 | 1.7% |
| Compensation Program Manager | 4 | 1.7% |
| Data Analyst | 4 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for HRIS
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 17 | 7.2% |
| New York City | 9 | 3.8% |
| Los Angeles | 8 | 3.4% |
| San Jose | 6 | 2.6% |
| Bengaluru | 5 | 2.1% |
| El Segundo | 5 | 2.1% |
| Boston | 4 | 1.7% |
| Chicago | 4 | 1.7% |
| Lakes by the Bay | 4 | 1.7% |
Skills commonly paired with HRIS
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16. 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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- 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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