recruiting jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-25, recruiting appears in 152 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Engineering Manager roles, with demand up 23% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-25
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Frequently asked questions about recruiting
+Is recruiting in demand in 2026?
Yes. recruiting appears in 152 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-25, with demand up 23% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Engineering Manager roles (48% of Engineering Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require recruiting?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-25, the job titles most likely to require recruiting are Engineering Manager (48% of postings list recruiting), Software Engineering Manager (5% of postings list recruiting), Customer Program Manager (3% of postings list recruiting).
+What skills are commonly paired with recruiting?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-25), recruiting most often appears alongside software engineering, Onboarding, machine learning, Engineering management, mentoring.
+Where is recruiting most in demand?
As of 2026-07-25, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring recruiting are San Francisco, New York City, Bengaluru, Seattle, London, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new recruiting content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring recruiting — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require recruiting
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Manager | 73 | 48.0% |
| Software Engineering Manager | 7 | 4.6% |
| Customer Program Manager | 5 | 3.3% |
| Software Engineer | 5 | 3.3% |
| Head of Engineering | 4 | 2.6% |
| Technical Sourcer | 4 | 2.6% |
| Director of Engineering | 3 | 2.0% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 3 | 2.0% |
| Product Manager | 3 | 2.0% |
| VP of Engineering | 3 | 2.0% |
Top metros hiring for recruiting
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 24 | 15.8% |
| New York City | 20 | 13.2% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 3.9% |
| Seattle | 5 | 3.3% |
| London | 3 | 2.0% |
| Milan | 3 | 2.0% |
| Boston | 2 | 1.3% |
| El Paso | 2 | 1.3% |
| Menlo Park | 2 | 1.3% |
Skills commonly paired with recruiting
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-25. 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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- entity_id
- 6ab5a3dd15d5a803
- data_as_of
- 2026-07-25
- window_days
- 90
The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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