program management jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-23, program management appears in 1,677 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Program Manager roles, with demand down 49% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-23
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Frequently asked questions about program management
+Is program management in demand in 2026?
Yes. program management appears in 1,677 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, with demand down 49% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Program Manager roles (34% of Program Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require program management?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23, the job titles most likely to require program management are Program Manager (34% of postings list program management), Technical Program Manager (18% of postings list program management), Product Manager (2% of postings list program management).
+What skills are commonly paired with program management?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-23), program management most often appears alongside Risk Management, project management, stakeholder management, JIRA, Change Management.
+Where is program management most in demand?
As of 2026-05-23, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring program management are San Francisco, New York City, Costa Mesa, San Jose, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring program management — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require program management
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Program Manager | 574 | 34.2% |
| Technical Program Manager | 302 | 18.0% |
| Product Manager | 30 | 1.8% |
| Engineering Program Manager | 29 | 1.7% |
| Design Program Manager | 19 | 1.1% |
| AI Success Engineer | 17 | 1.0% |
| Operations Program Manager | 16 | 1.0% |
| Principal Program Manager | 13 | 0.8% |
| Customer Success Manager | 11 | 0.7% |
| Engineering Manager | 8 | 0.5% |
Top metros hiring for program management
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 117 | 27.1% |
| New York City | 101 | 23.4% |
| Costa Mesa | 44 | 10.2% |
| San Jose | 36 | 8.4% |
| London | 31 | 7.2% |
| Washington | 29 | 6.7% |
| Mountain View | 28 | 6.5% |
| Bengaluru | 24 | 5.6% |
| Seattle | 21 | 4.9% |
Skills commonly paired with program management
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- Program Manager
- Technical Program Manager
- Product Manager
- Engineering Program Manager
- Design Program Manager
- AI Success Engineer
- Operations Program Manager
- Principal Program Manager
- Risk Management
- project management
- stakeholder management
- JIRA
- Change Management
- Data analysis
- dependency management
- process improvement
How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-23. 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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