Market research jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Market research appears in 1,156 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning Market research, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Market research in demand in 2026?
Yes. Market research appears in 1,156 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 27% vs the prior 4 weeks. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning Market research (59.0% of all postings mentioning Market research).
+What jobs require Market research?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Market research are Business Intelligence Director (15.4% of that role’s postings mention Market research), Hardware Product Manager (15.0% of that role’s postings mention Market research), Analytics Intern (14.3% of that role’s postings mention Market research).
+What skills are commonly paired with Market research?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Market research most often appears alongside competitive analysis, Data analysis, Product Management, Product roadmap, product strategy.
+Where is Market research most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Market research are New York City, Sunnyvale, Pune, London, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Market research — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Market research
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Business Intelligence Director | 6 | 15.4% |
| Hardware Product Manager | 3 | 15.0% |
| Analytics Intern | 4 | 14.3% |
| Commercial Analytics Manager | 2 | 8.7% |
| Product Program Manager | 2 | 7.1% |
| Marketing Program Manager | 2 | 6.7% |
| Analytics Director | 7 | 6.5% |
| AI Product Owner | 2 | 6.5% |
| Commercial Product Manager | 2 | 6.2% |
| Software Product Manager | 2 | 5.7% |
Roles with the most Market research postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 682 | 59.0% |
| Business Analyst | 50 | 4.3% |
| Product Owner | 34 | 2.9% |
| Technical Product Manager | 16 | 1.4% |
| Program Manager | 14 | 1.2% |
| Data Scientist | 11 | 1.0% |
| Group Product Manager | 8 | 0.7% |
| Analytics Director | 7 | 0.6% |
| Data Analyst | 7 | 0.6% |
| Business Intelligence Director | 6 | 0.5% |
Top metros hiring for Market research
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 44 | 3.8% |
| Sunnyvale | 24 | 2.1% |
| Pune | 23 | 2.0% |
| London | 21 | 1.8% |
| San Francisco | 21 | 1.8% |
| Toronto | 21 | 1.8% |
| Singapore | 18 | 1.6% |
| Tel Aviv | 17 | 1.5% |
| Bengaluru | 16 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with Market research
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- Business Intelligence Director
- Hardware Product Manager
- Analytics Intern
- Commercial Analytics Manager
- Product Program Manager
- Marketing Program Manager
- Analytics Director
- AI Product Owner
- competitive analysis
- Data analysis
- Product Management
- Product roadmap
- product strategy
- product lifecycle management
- User stories
- analytics
How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning Market research by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Market research postings by all Market research postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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