Linear jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-22, Linear appears in 283 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Technical Program Manager roles, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-22
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Frequently asked questions about Linear
+Is Linear in demand in 2026?
Yes. Linear appears in 283 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-22, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Technical Program Manager roles (18% of Technical Program Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require Linear?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-22, the job titles most likely to require Linear are Technical Program Manager (18% of postings list Linear), Product Manager (16% of postings list Linear), Software Engineer (10% of postings list Linear).
+What skills are commonly paired with Linear?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-22), Linear most often appears alongside JIRA, Notion, Slack, TypeScript, AWS.
+Where is Linear most in demand?
As of 2026-09-22, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Linear are New York City, San Francisco, Berlin, London, Denver, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Linear content and jobs?
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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
Roles with the most Linear postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Program Manager | 51 | 18.0% |
| Product Manager | 44 | 15.5% |
| Software Engineer | 27 | 9.5% |
| Product Engineer | 20 | 7.1% |
| Product Designer | 9 | 3.2% |
| Program Manager | 9 | 3.2% |
| QA Engineer | 6 | 2.1% |
| Business Systems Engineer | 4 | 1.4% |
| Engineering Manager | 4 | 1.4% |
| AI Engineer | 3 | 1.1% |
Top metros hiring for Linear
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 50 | 17.7% |
| San Francisco | 30 | 10.6% |
| Berlin | 14 | 4.9% |
| London | 10 | 3.5% |
| Denver | 5 | 1.8% |
| Nijverdal | 5 | 1.8% |
| Paris | 4 | 1.4% |
| Austin | 3 | 1.1% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 1.1% |
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 2026-09-22. 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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