Kanban jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-16, Kanban appears in 1,257 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 32% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-16
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+Is Kanban in demand in 2026?
Yes. Kanban appears in 1,257 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, with demand down 32% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (18% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Kanban?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-16, the job titles most likely to require Kanban are Software Engineer (18% of postings list Kanban), Product Owner (7% of postings list Kanban), Product Manager (7% of postings list Kanban).
+What skills are commonly paired with Kanban?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-16), Kanban most often appears alongside Scrum, Agile, JIRA, Python, CI/CD.
+Where is Kanban most in demand?
As of 2026-09-16, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Kanban are London, São Paulo, Bengaluru, Pune, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Kanban — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Kanban
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 224 | 17.8% |
| Product Owner | 93 | 7.4% |
| Product Manager | 86 | 6.8% |
| Business Analyst | 79 | 6.3% |
| Technical Program Manager | 40 | 3.2% |
| Engineering Manager | 26 | 2.1% |
| Data Engineer | 25 | 2.0% |
| DevOps Engineer | 23 | 1.8% |
| Program Manager | 22 | 1.8% |
| Full Stack Engineer | 18 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for Kanban
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| London | 26 | 2.1% |
| São Paulo | 26 | 2.1% |
| Bengaluru | 25 | 2.0% |
| Pune | 22 | 1.8% |
| New York City | 21 | 1.7% |
| Toronto | 12 | 1.0% |
| Austin | 11 | 0.9% |
| Paris | 11 | 0.9% |
| Belo Horizonte | 10 | 0.8% |
Skills commonly paired with Kanban
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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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