PLM jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, PLM appears in 320 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Technical Program Manager has the most postings mentioning PLM, with demand down 26% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is PLM in demand in 2026?
Yes. PLM appears in 320 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 26% vs the prior 4 weeks. Technical Program Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning PLM (8.8% of all postings mentioning PLM).
+What jobs require PLM?
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 PLM are Manufacturing Systems Engineer (18.9% of that role’s postings mention PLM), Enterprise Software Engineer (10.0% of that role’s postings mention PLM), Manufacturing Test Engineer (8.1% of that role’s postings mention PLM).
+What skills are commonly paired with PLM?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), PLM most often appears alongside ERP, MES, Python, CAD, SQL.
+Where is PLM most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring PLM are Costa Mesa, Irvine, New York City, El Segundo, San Francisco, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring PLM — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require PLM
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Systems Engineer | 7 | 18.9% |
| Enterprise Software Engineer | 2 | 10.0% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 7 | 8.1% |
| Mechanical Engineer | 3 | 7.7% |
| Founding Engineer | 7 | 5.9% |
| Mechanical Engineering Manager | 2 | 5.1% |
| Electrical Test Engineer | 3 | 5.1% |
| Data & Analytics Engineer | 1 | 4.8% |
| DevOps Developer | 1 | 4.8% |
| Value Engineer | 2 | 4.2% |
Roles with the most PLM postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Program Manager | 28 | 8.8% |
| Product Manager | 19 | 5.9% |
| Solution Architect | 17 | 5.3% |
| Software Engineer | 15 | 4.7% |
| Program Manager | 11 | 3.4% |
| Systems Engineer | 9 | 2.8% |
| Business Analyst | 7 | 2.2% |
| Founding Engineer | 7 | 2.2% |
| Manufacturing Systems Engineer | 7 | 2.2% |
| Manufacturing Test Engineer | 7 | 2.2% |
Top metros hiring for PLM
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Costa Mesa | 30 | 9.4% |
| Irvine | 13 | 4.1% |
| New York City | 11 | 3.4% |
| El Segundo | 9 | 2.8% |
| San Francisco | 8 | 2.5% |
| San Jose | 7 | 2.2% |
| Austin | 6 | 1.9% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 1.9% |
| Munich | 6 | 1.9% |
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 2026-09-28. 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 PLM by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s PLM postings by all PLM 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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- 2026-09-28
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