PLM jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-06, PLM appears in 288 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Technical Program Manager roles, with demand up 99% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-06
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+Is PLM in demand in 2026?
Yes. PLM appears in 288 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06, with demand up 99% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Technical Program Manager roles (9% of Technical Program Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require PLM?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06, the job titles most likely to require PLM are Technical Program Manager (9% of postings list PLM), Product Manager (7% of postings list PLM), Software Engineer (5% of postings list PLM).
+What skills are commonly paired with PLM?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-06), PLM most often appears alongside ERP, MES, Python, CAD, Teamcenter.
+Where is PLM most in demand?
As of 2026-09-06, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring PLM are Costa Mesa, Irvine, El Segundo, San Francisco, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring PLM — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require PLM
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Program Manager | 27 | 9.4% |
| Product Manager | 19 | 6.6% |
| Software Engineer | 14 | 4.9% |
| Solution Architect | 14 | 4.9% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 8 | 2.8% |
| Manufacturing Systems Engineer | 7 | 2.4% |
| Program Manager | 7 | 2.4% |
| Systems Engineer | 7 | 2.4% |
| Development Test Engineer | 6 | 2.1% |
| Engineering Program Manager | 5 | 1.7% |
Top metros hiring for PLM
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 38 | 13.2% |
| Irvine | 11 | 3.8% |
| El Segundo | 9 | 3.1% |
| San Francisco | 9 | 3.1% |
| New York City | 8 | 2.8% |
| Seattle | 8 | 2.8% |
| Los Angeles | 6 | 2.1% |
| San Jose | 5 | 1.7% |
| Austin | 4 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with PLM
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06. 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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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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