MES jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, MES appears in 397 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Automation Engineer has the most postings mentioning MES, with demand down 2% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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Frequently asked questions about MES
+Is MES in demand in 2026?
Yes. MES appears in 397 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 2% vs the prior 4 weeks. Automation Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning MES (9.1% of all postings mentioning MES).
+What jobs require MES?
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 MES are Industrial Engineer (47.6% of that role’s postings mention MES), Manufacturing Systems Engineer (32.4% of that role’s postings mention MES), Manufacturing Test Engineer (11.6% of that role’s postings mention MES).
+What skills are commonly paired with MES?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), MES most often appears alongside ERP, Python, SQL, PLM, SCADA.
+Where is MES most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring MES are Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, Ashville, Irvine, Lexington, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring MES — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require MES
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Engineer | 10 | 47.6% |
| Manufacturing Systems Engineer | 12 | 32.4% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 10 | 11.6% |
| Electrical Test Engineer | 6 | 10.2% |
| Enterprise Software Engineer | 2 | 10.0% |
| Integrations Engineer | 2 | 7.1% |
| Manufacturing Engineer | 2 | 6.9% |
| Process Engineering Manager | 2 | 5.6% |
| Automation Engineer | 36 | 5.1% |
| Enterprise Solutions Architect | 1 | 5.0% |
Roles with the most MES postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Automation Engineer | 36 | 9.1% |
| Software Engineer | 23 | 5.8% |
| Product Manager | 17 | 4.3% |
| Manufacturing Systems Engineer | 12 | 3.0% |
| Industrial Engineer | 10 | 2.5% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 10 | 2.5% |
| Data Scientist | 9 | 2.3% |
| Production Program Manager | 8 | 2.0% |
| Production Coordinator | 7 | 1.8% |
| Production Technician | 7 | 1.8% |
Top metros hiring for MES
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 30 | 7.6% |
| Santa Ana | 11 | 2.8% |
| Ashville | 10 | 2.5% |
| Irvine | 10 | 2.5% |
| Lexington | 10 | 2.5% |
| Long Beach | 8 | 2.0% |
| Durham | 6 | 1.5% |
| Hyderabad | 6 | 1.5% |
| Bastrop | 5 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with MES
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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 MES by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s MES postings by all MES 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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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