Project planning jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Project planning appears in 547 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Program Manager has the most postings mentioning Project planning, with demand down 60% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is Project planning in demand in 2026?
Yes. Project planning appears in 547 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 60% vs the prior 4 weeks. Program Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning Project planning (30.5% of all postings mentioning Project planning).
+What jobs require Project planning?
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 Project planning are Delivery Manager (10.0% of that role’s postings mention Project planning), Engineering Program Manager (8.8% of that role’s postings mention Project planning), Software Product Manager (8.6% of that role’s postings mention Project planning).
+What skills are commonly paired with Project planning?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Project planning most often appears alongside Risk Management, project management, program management, stakeholder management, Change Management.
+Where is Project planning most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Project planning are Chicago, New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Pune, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Project planning — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Project planning
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery Manager | 2 | 10.0% |
| Engineering Program Manager | 14 | 8.8% |
| Software Product Manager | 3 | 8.6% |
| Project Engineering Manager | 5 | 8.3% |
| Strategic Program Manager | 2 | 7.7% |
| Customer Program Manager | 3 | 7.3% |
| Electrical Engineering Manager | 3 | 7.0% |
| AI Strategist | 2 | 6.7% |
| Engagement Manager | 3 | 6.2% |
| Program Manager | 167 | 4.5% |
Roles with the most Project planning postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Program Manager | 167 | 30.5% |
| Technical Program Manager | 70 | 12.8% |
| Business Analyst | 32 | 5.9% |
| Product Manager | 27 | 4.9% |
| Engineering Program Manager | 14 | 2.6% |
| Engineering Manager | 13 | 2.4% |
| Data Scientist | 9 | 1.6% |
| Project Manager | 9 | 1.6% |
| Cybersecurity Operations Researcher | 6 | 1.1% |
| Project Engineering Manager | 5 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for Project planning
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 14 | 2.6% |
| New York City | 14 | 2.6% |
| Boston | 11 | 2.0% |
| Los Angeles | 8 | 1.5% |
| Pune | 8 | 1.5% |
| San Jose | 8 | 1.5% |
| London | 7 | 1.3% |
| Spring | 7 | 1.3% |
| Sunnyvale | 7 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with Project planning
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- Risk Management
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- stakeholder management
- Change 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 Project planning by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Project planning postings by all Project planning 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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