Payroll jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-27, Payroll appears in 84 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand up 160% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-27
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+Is Payroll in demand in 2026?
Yes. Payroll appears in 84 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27, with demand up 160% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (16% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require Payroll?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27, the job titles most likely to require Payroll are Product Manager (16% of postings list Payroll), Business Analyst (7% of postings list Payroll), Software Engineer (6% of postings list Payroll).
+What skills are commonly paired with Payroll?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-27), Payroll most often appears alongside benefits, Workday, HRIS, compliance, Integrations.
+Where is Payroll most in demand?
As of 2026-08-27, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Payroll are New York City, San Francisco, Richmond, Toronto, Austin, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Payroll content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Payroll — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require Payroll
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 13 | 15.5% |
| Business Analyst | 6 | 7.1% |
| Software Engineer | 5 | 6.0% |
| Consulting Manager | 2 | 2.4% |
| Finance Analyst | 2 | 2.4% |
| Finance Manager | 2 | 2.4% |
| HRIS Solutions Architect | 2 | 2.4% |
| Head of Finance | 2 | 2.4% |
| Head of People | 2 | 2.4% |
| People Analytics Director | 2 | 2.4% |
Top metros hiring for Payroll
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 8 | 9.5% |
| San Francisco | 4 | 4.8% |
| Richmond | 3 | 3.6% |
| Toronto | 3 | 3.6% |
| Austin | 2 | 2.4% |
| Budapest | 2 | 2.4% |
| Buenos Aires | 2 | 2.4% |
| Columbus | 2 | 2.4% |
| London | 2 | 2.4% |
Skills commonly paired with Payroll
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-27. 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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- 2026-08-27
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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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