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

As of 2026-09-17, Process automation appears in 428 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Program Manager roles, with demand down 28% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-17

Postings · last 90 days
428
Demand vs prior month
down 28% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 5% require it
Top hiring metro
Alexandria

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Frequently asked questions about Process automation

+Is Process automation in demand in 2026?

Yes. Process automation appears in 428 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, with demand down 28% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Program Manager roles (5% of Program Manager postings list it).

+What jobs require Process automation?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17, the job titles most likely to require Process automation are Program Manager (5% of postings list Process automation), Product Manager (4% of postings list Process automation), Business Analyst (4% of postings list Process automation).

+What skills are commonly paired with Process automation?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-17), Process automation most often appears alongside SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI, Data analysis.

+Where is Process automation most in demand?

As of 2026-09-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Process automation are Alexandria, London, New York City, San Francisco, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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Weekly job postings requiring Process automation — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Job titles most likely to require Process automation

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Program Manager225.1%
Product Manager194.4%
Business Analyst184.2%
Technical Program Manager163.7%
Data Analyst153.5%
Software Engineer133.0%
Data Scientist102.3%
Privacy Operations Program Manager92.1%
Automation Engineer71.6%
Solution Architect71.6%

Top metros hiring for Process automation

NamePostingsShare
Alexandria388.9%
London143.3%
New York City112.6%
San Francisco92.1%
Bengaluru71.6%
Dublin61.4%
Chicago51.2%
McLean51.2%
Mountain View51.2%

Skills commonly paired with Process automation

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-17. 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
entity_id
aaf8d2ef2d858881
data_as_of
2026-09-17
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index