proposal development jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-10-29, proposal development appears in 280 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Program Manager has the most postings mentioning proposal development, with demand share down 10.2% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-29
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Frequently asked questions about proposal development
+Is proposal development in demand in 2026?
Yes. proposal development appears in 280 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. Program Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning proposal development (40.7% of all postings mentioning proposal development).
+What jobs require proposal development?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning proposal development are Research Program Manager (9.5% of that role’s postings mention proposal development), Sales Executive (8.1% of that role’s postings mention proposal development), Material Program Manager (8.1% of that role’s postings mention proposal development).
+What skills are commonly paired with proposal development?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-29), proposal development most often appears alongside program management, Risk Management, project management, budgeting, contract negotiation.
+Where is proposal development most in demand?
As of 2026-10-29, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring proposal development are Chicago, Lone Tree, London, Washington, Beavercreek, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new proposal development content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning proposal development alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new proposal development content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after proposal development?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring proposal development — last 90 days
Career paths around proposal development
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before proposal development
Skills after proposal development
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: predictive analysis | 1 |
| Before: Salesforce.com | 1 |
| Before: call center integration | 1 |
| Before: music publishing | 1 |
| Before: requirements development | 1 |
| Before: design | 1 |
| Before: gap analysis | 1 |
| Before: data migration | 1 |
| After: MTA transit feeds | 1 |
| After: python | 1 |
| After: Flight Training Devices | 1 |
| After: Learning Management System (LMS) | 1 |
| After: waveguide networks | 1 |
| After: ArcGIS Pro | 1 |
| After: Dynamic Maps | 1 |
| After: Agile | 1 |
Roles most likely to require proposal development
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Research Program Manager | 2 | 9.5% |
| Sales Executive | 3 | 8.1% |
| Material Program Manager | 8 | 8.1% |
| Sales Engineering Manager | 1 | 4.0% |
| Business Architect | 3 | 3.6% |
| Sales Specialist | 3 | 3.5% |
| Sales Director | 1 | 2.9% |
| Mechanical Engineering Manager | 1 | 2.8% |
| Deputy Program Manager | 2 | 2.7% |
| Systems Engineering Manager | 2 | 2.5% |
Roles with the most proposal development postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Program Manager | 114 | 40.7% |
| Solutions Architect | 10 | 3.6% |
| Product Manager | 9 | 3.2% |
| Material Program Manager | 8 | 2.9% |
| Solution Architect | 7 | 2.5% |
| Systems Engineer | 7 | 2.5% |
| Engineering Manager | 6 | 2.1% |
| Enterprise Architect | 6 | 2.1% |
| Technical Lead | 4 | 1.4% |
| Business Architect | 3 | 1.1% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring proposal development
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman | 37 |
| Globalpr | 22 |
| Nimble Storage | 11 |
| AECOM | 10 |
| HPE | 8 |
| SNC | 7 |
| Visa | 6 |
| World Vision | 5 |
| Systemstechnologyresearch | 5 |
| Moog Inc. | 5 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring for proposal development
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 6 | 2.1% |
| Lone Tree | 6 | 2.1% |
| London | 5 | 1.8% |
| Washington | 5 | 1.8% |
| Beavercreek | 4 | 1.4% |
| Denver | 4 | 1.4% |
| McLean | 4 | 1.4% |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | 1.4% |
| Toronto | 4 | 1.4% |
Skills commonly paired with proposal development
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- Research Program Manager
- Sales Executive
- Material Program Manager
- Sales Engineering Manager
- Business Architect
- Sales Specialist
- Sales Director
- Mechanical Engineering Manager
- program management
- Risk Management
- project management
- budgeting
- contract negotiation
- earned value management
- systems engineering
- Business development
How this was computed
Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-29. 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 proposal development by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s proposal development postings by all proposal development 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). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,482 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 and 2026-07-28 to 2026-10-26 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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