retention jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-07-01, retention appears in 190 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand down 2% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-07-01
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Frequently asked questions about retention
+Is retention in demand in 2026?
Yes. retention appears in 190 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-07-01, with demand down 2% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (44% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require retention?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-01, the job titles most likely to require retention are Product Manager (44% of postings list retention), Product Designer (5% of postings list retention), Principal Product Manager (5% of postings list retention).
+What skills are commonly paired with retention?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-07-01), retention most often appears alongside A/B testing, Activation, experimentation, Product Management, monetization.
+Where is retention most in demand?
As of 2026-07-01, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring retention are New York City, San Francisco, Kyiv, Berlin, Paris, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new retention content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring retention — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require retention
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 84 | 44.2% |
| Product Designer | 10 | 5.3% |
| Principal Product Manager | 9 | 4.7% |
| Engineering Manager | 8 | 4.2% |
| Growth Product Manager | 5 | 2.6% |
| Data Analyst | 3 | 1.6% |
| Data Scientist | 3 | 1.6% |
| Head of User Acquisition | 3 | 1.6% |
| Software Engineer | 3 | 1.6% |
| Staff Engineer | 3 | 1.6% |
Top metros hiring for retention
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 13 | 6.8% |
| San Francisco | 12 | 6.3% |
| Kyiv | 9 | 4.7% |
| Berlin | 5 | 2.6% |
| Paris | 5 | 2.6% |
| Singapore | 4 | 2.1% |
| Austin | 3 | 1.6% |
| San Jose | 3 | 1.6% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with retention
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-07-01. 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
- 2745fe73d509bb2c
- data_as_of
- 2026-07-01
- 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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