Linear jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-18, Linear appears in 422 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Manual Quality Assurance Engineer roles, with demand down 52% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-18
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Frequently asked questions about Linear
+Is Linear in demand in 2026?
Yes. Linear appears in 422 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18, with demand down 52% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Manual Quality Assurance Engineer roles (20% of Manual Quality Assurance Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Linear?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18, the job titles most likely to require Linear are Manual Quality Assurance Engineer (20% of postings list Linear), Product Designer (16% of postings list Linear), Product Manager (11% of postings list Linear).
+What skills are commonly paired with Linear?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-18), Linear most often appears alongside JIRA, Notion, WCAG, Agile, Figma.
+Where is Linear most in demand?
As of 2026-08-18, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Linear are New York City, San Francisco, Berlin, London, Denver, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Linear — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Linear
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Manual Quality Assurance Engineer | 84 | 19.9% |
| Product Designer | 69 | 16.4% |
| Product Manager | 45 | 10.7% |
| Technical Program Manager | 41 | 9.7% |
| Software Engineer | 33 | 7.8% |
| Product Engineer | 14 | 3.3% |
| Software Developer | 10 | 2.4% |
| AI / Machine Learning Engineer | 8 | 1.9% |
| Program Manager | 8 | 1.9% |
| QA Engineer | 8 | 1.9% |
Top metros hiring for Linear
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 51 | 12.1% |
| San Francisco | 22 | 5.2% |
| Berlin | 12 | 2.8% |
| London | 8 | 1.9% |
| Denver | 6 | 1.4% |
| Bengaluru | 5 | 1.2% |
| Hyderabad | 4 | 0.9% |
| Mexico City | 4 | 0.9% |
| Belgrade | 3 | 0.7% |
Skills commonly paired with Linear
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18. 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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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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