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Payroll jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-10-28, Payroll appears in 94 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning Payroll.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-28

Postings · last 90 days
94
Top role · 13.8% of skill postings
Product Manager
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about Payroll

+Is Payroll in demand in 2026?

Yes. Payroll appears in 94 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-28. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning Payroll (13.8% of all postings mentioning Payroll).

+What jobs require Payroll?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Payroll are Finance Analyst (7.4% of that role’s postings mention Payroll), Operations Analyst (6.5% of that role’s postings mention Payroll), Operations Manager (1.4% of that role’s postings mention Payroll).

+What skills are commonly paired with Payroll?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-28), Payroll most often appears alongside Workday, HRIS, SQL, benefits, budgeting.

+Where is Payroll most in demand?

As of 2026-10-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Payroll are New York City, Richmond, San Donato Milanese, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new Payroll content and jobs?

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning Payroll alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new Payroll content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after Payroll?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring Payroll — last 90 days

Career paths around Payroll

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before Payroll

Before Payrolltraining → Payroll: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → Payroll: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairExcel → Payroll: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata entry → Payroll: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairinventory → Payroll: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata analysis → Payroll: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairinventory control → Payroll: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → Payroll: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairPayrolltraining: 5 movestraining5 movessql: 4 movessql4 movesExcel: 4 movesExcel4 movesdata entry: 3 movesdata entry3 movesinventory: 3 movesinventory3 movesdata analysis: 3 movesdata analysis3 movesinventory control: 2 movesinventory control2 movespython: 2 movespython2 moves

Skills after Payroll

After PayrollPayroll → Excel: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairPayroll → Power BI: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairPayroll → technical support: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairPayroll → budgets: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairPayroll → filing: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairPayroll → internal controls: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairPayroll → Accounts receivable: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairPayroll → development: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairPayrollExcel: 6 movesExcel6 movesPower BI: 5 movesPower BI5 movestechnical support: 3 movestechnical support3 movesbudgets: 3 movesbudgets3 movesfiling: 3 movesfiling3 movesinternal controls: 2 movesinternal controls2 movesAccounts receivable: 2 movesAccountsreceivable2 movesdevelopment: 2 movesdevelopment2 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: training5
Before: sql4
Before: Excel4
Before: data entry3
Before: inventory3
Before: data analysis3
Before: inventory control2
Before: python2
After: Excel6
After: Power BI5
After: technical support3
After: budgets3
After: filing3
After: internal controls2
After: Accounts receivable2
After: development2

Roles most likely to require Payroll

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Finance Analyst27.4%
Operations Analyst36.5%
Operations Manager11.4%
Group Product Manager10.9%
IT Business Analyst10.5%
Engineering Director10.5%
Program Manager110.2%
Business Intelligence Analyst10.2%
Business Analyst80.2%
Enterprise Architect10.2%

Roles with the most Payroll postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Product Manager1313.8%
Program Manager1111.7%
Business Analyst88.5%
Software Engineer55.3%
Operations Analyst33.2%
People Analytics Intern33.2%
Customer Architect22.1%
Finance Analyst22.1%
Solution Architect22.1%
Solutions Architect22.1%

Top companies posting jobs requiring Payroll

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting jobs requiring Payroll
CompanyPostings · 90 days
City of New York4
Mcghealth4
METRO/MAKRO3
Trimble3
CONSENSYS3
Gusto2
WelbeHealth2
Clio2
Restaurant3652
Surge Staffing2

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring for Payroll

NamePostingsShare
New York City88.5%
Richmond44.3%
San Donato Milanese33.2%
San Francisco33.2%
Buenos Aires22.1%
Dublin22.1%
Irvine22.1%
Lisbon22.1%
Bagneux11.1%

Skills commonly paired with Payroll

Workday (18)HRIS (14)SQL (13)benefits (13)budgeting (11)testing (9)Compensation (9)workforce management (8)Data analysis (8)Benefits Administration (8)

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-28. 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 Payroll by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Payroll postings by all Payroll 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). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
a4afa60e5230f19f
data_as_of
2026-10-28
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index