program management jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, program management appears in 2,834 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Program Manager has the most postings mentioning program management, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is program management in demand in 2026?
Yes. program management appears in 2,834 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 48% vs the prior 4 weeks. Program Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning program management (49.3% of all postings mentioning program management).
+What jobs require program 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 program management are Design Program Manager (72.7% of that role’s postings mention program management), Customer Program Manager (43.9% of that role’s postings mention program management), Strategic Program Manager (42.3% of that role’s postings mention program management).
+What skills are commonly paired with program management?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), program management most often appears alongside project management, Risk Management, stakeholder management, Change Management, PMP.
+Where is program management most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring program management are San Francisco, New York City, Washington, London, Boston, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring program management — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require program management
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Design Program Manager | 16 | 72.7% |
| Customer Program Manager | 18 | 43.9% |
| Strategic Program Manager | 11 | 42.3% |
| Partner Program Manager | 9 | 37.5% |
| Program Manager | 1,398 | 37.4% |
| Deputy Program Manager | 23 | 35.4% |
| Research Program Manager | 8 | 34.8% |
| Product Program Manager | 9 | 32.1% |
| Engineering Program Manager | 40 | 25.2% |
| Operations Program Manager | 16 | 21.1% |
Roles with the most program management postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Program Manager | 1,398 | 49.3% |
| Technical Program Manager | 386 | 13.6% |
| Product Manager | 63 | 2.2% |
| Engineering Program Manager | 40 | 1.4% |
| Systems Engineer | 28 | 1.0% |
| Deputy Program Manager | 23 | 0.8% |
| Customer Program Manager | 18 | 0.6% |
| Customer Success Lead | 18 | 0.6% |
| Design Program Manager | 16 | 0.6% |
| IT Program Manager | 16 | 0.6% |
Top metros hiring for program management
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 101 | 3.6% |
| New York City | 98 | 3.5% |
| Washington | 55 | 1.9% |
| London | 44 | 1.6% |
| Boston | 40 | 1.4% |
| Arlington | 38 | 1.3% |
| Seattle | 38 | 1.3% |
| Chicago | 36 | 1.3% |
| San Jose | 36 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with program management
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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 program management by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s program management postings by all program 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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