product lifecycle management jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, product lifecycle management appears in 652 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning product lifecycle management, with demand down 28% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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Frequently asked questions about product lifecycle management
+Is product lifecycle management in demand in 2026?
Yes. product lifecycle management appears in 652 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 28% vs the prior 4 weeks. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning product lifecycle management (74.4% of all postings mentioning product lifecycle management).
+What jobs require product lifecycle management?
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 product lifecycle management are Engineering Product Manager (12.1% of that role’s postings mention product lifecycle management), IT Product Manager (7.4% of that role’s postings mention product lifecycle management), Commercial Product Manager (6.2% of that role’s postings mention product lifecycle management).
+What skills are commonly paired with product lifecycle management?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), product lifecycle management most often appears alongside Market research, product strategy, competitive analysis, Product roadmap, stakeholder management.
+Where is product lifecycle management most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring product lifecycle management are Amsterdam, Austin, New York City, Sunnyvale, Bengaluru, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring product lifecycle management — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require product lifecycle management
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Product Manager | 4 | 12.1% |
| IT Product Manager | 2 | 7.4% |
| Commercial Product Manager | 2 | 6.2% |
| Software Product Manager | 2 | 5.7% |
| Hardware Engineering Manager | 1 | 4.8% |
| Electrical Engineering Manager | 2 | 4.7% |
| Product Manager | 485 | 4.0% |
| Associate Product Manager | 3 | 3.8% |
| Product Program Manager | 1 | 3.6% |
| Mechanical Engineering Manager | 1 | 2.6% |
Roles with the most product lifecycle management postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 485 | 74.4% |
| Product Owner | 26 | 4.0% |
| Technical Product Manager | 14 | 2.1% |
| Program Manager | 9 | 1.4% |
| Technical Program Manager | 9 | 1.4% |
| Engineering Product Manager | 4 | 0.6% |
| Systems Engineer | 4 | 0.6% |
| AI Product Manager | 3 | 0.5% |
| Associate Product Manager | 3 | 0.5% |
| Manufacturing Program Manager | 3 | 0.5% |
Top metros hiring for product lifecycle management
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 12 | 1.8% |
| Austin | 12 | 1.8% |
| New York City | 12 | 1.8% |
| Sunnyvale | 10 | 1.5% |
| Bengaluru | 9 | 1.4% |
| Shanghai | 9 | 1.4% |
| Pune | 8 | 1.2% |
| San Jose | 8 | 1.2% |
| Charlotte | 6 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with product lifecycle management
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- Engineering Product Manager
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- Commercial Product Manager
- Software Product Manager
- Hardware Engineering Manager
- Electrical Engineering Manager
- Product Manager
- Associate Product Manager
- Market research
- product strategy
- competitive analysis
- Product roadmap
- stakeholder management
- Business case development
- Pricing strategy
- Product Management
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 product lifecycle management by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s product lifecycle management postings by all product lifecycle management 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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