metrics jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-02, metrics appears in 2,172 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand down 23% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-02
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Frequently asked questions about metrics
+Is metrics in demand in 2026?
Yes. metrics appears in 2,172 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-02, with demand down 23% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (25% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require metrics?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-02, the job titles most likely to require metrics are Software Engineer (25% of postings list metrics), Product Manager (9% of postings list metrics), Site Reliability Engineer (7% of postings list metrics).
+What skills are commonly paired with metrics?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-02), metrics most often appears alongside observability, Python, Kubernetes, logging, logs.
+Where is metrics most in demand?
As of 2026-07-02, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring metrics are New York City, San Francisco, Bengaluru, London, Mountain View, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new metrics content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring metrics — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require metrics
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 540 | 24.9% |
| Product Manager | 197 | 9.1% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 146 | 6.7% |
| Backend Engineer | 79 | 3.6% |
| Engineering Manager | 76 | 3.5% |
| DevOps Engineer | 65 | 3.0% |
| Platform Engineer | 37 | 1.7% |
| Staff Software Engineer | 37 | 1.7% |
| Data Scientist | 34 | 1.6% |
| Technical Program Manager | 29 | 1.3% |
Top metros hiring for metrics
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 133 | 6.1% |
| San Francisco | 116 | 5.3% |
| Bengaluru | 51 | 2.3% |
| London | 51 | 2.3% |
| Mountain View | 45 | 2.1% |
| Seattle | 33 | 1.5% |
| Toronto | 32 | 1.5% |
| Costa Mesa | 25 | 1.2% |
| Irvine | 21 | 1.0% |
Skills commonly paired with metrics
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-02. 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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