retrospectives jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-15, retrospectives appears in 167 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand up 7% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-15
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Frequently asked questions about retrospectives
+Is retrospectives in demand in 2026?
Yes. retrospectives appears in 167 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-15, with demand up 7% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (17% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require retrospectives?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-15, the job titles most likely to require retrospectives are Product Manager (17% of postings list retrospectives), Engineering Manager (8% of postings list retrospectives), Program Manager (8% of postings list retrospectives).
+What skills are commonly paired with retrospectives?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-15), retrospectives most often appears alongside Sprint planning, Agile, Scrum, Sprint Reviews, JIRA.
+Where is retrospectives most in demand?
As of 2026-08-15, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring retrospectives are New York City, San Francisco, Toronto, London, Paris, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new retrospectives content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring retrospectives — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require retrospectives
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 29 | 17.4% |
| Engineering Manager | 14 | 8.4% |
| Program Manager | 14 | 8.4% |
| Product Owner | 11 | 6.6% |
| Technical Program Manager | 11 | 6.6% |
| Software Engineer | 10 | 6.0% |
| Business Analyst | 6 | 3.6% |
| Scrum Master | 6 | 3.6% |
| Project Manager | 5 | 3.0% |
| Customer Reliability Engineer | 3 | 1.8% |
Top metros hiring for retrospectives
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 14 | 8.4% |
| San Francisco | 5 | 3.0% |
| Toronto | 5 | 3.0% |
| London | 4 | 2.4% |
| Paris | 3 | 1.8% |
| San Jose | 3 | 1.8% |
| Austin | 2 | 1.2% |
| Barcelona | 2 | 1.2% |
| Bengaluru | 2 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with retrospectives
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-15. 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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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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