problem management jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-20, problem management appears in 146 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Infrastructure Engineer roles, with demand up 21% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-20
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Frequently asked questions about problem management
+Is problem management in demand in 2026?
Yes. problem management appears in 146 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-20, with demand up 21% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Infrastructure Engineer roles (4% of Infrastructure Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require problem management?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-20, the job titles most likely to require problem management are Infrastructure Engineer (4% of postings list problem management), Site Reliability Engineer (3% of postings list problem management), Software Engineer (3% of postings list problem management).
+What skills are commonly paired with problem management?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-20), problem management most often appears alongside incident management, Change Management, ITIL, automation, Python.
+Where is problem management most in demand?
As of 2026-07-20, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring problem management are Pune, Bengaluru, Chicago, Hyderabad, New York City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring problem management — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require problem management
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure Engineer | 6 | 4.1% |
| Site Reliability Engineer | 5 | 3.4% |
| Software Engineer | 5 | 3.4% |
| Infrastructure Security Engineer | 4 | 2.7% |
| Monitoring Engineer | 4 | 2.7% |
| Platform Operations Engineer | 4 | 2.7% |
| Application Support Analyst | 3 | 2.1% |
| Database Administrator | 3 | 2.1% |
| DevOps Engineer | 2 | 1.4% |
| Hadoop Admin | 2 | 1.4% |
Top metros hiring for problem management
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pune | 9 | 6.2% |
| Bengaluru | 7 | 4.8% |
| Chicago | 6 | 4.1% |
| Hyderabad | 4 | 2.7% |
| New York City | 4 | 2.7% |
| Denver | 3 | 2.1% |
| Amsterdam | 2 | 1.4% |
| Barcelona | 2 | 1.4% |
| San Francisco | 2 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with problem management
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-20. 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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