SOPs jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-18, SOPs appears in 505 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Program Manager roles, with demand up 7% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-18
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Frequently asked questions about SOPs
+Is SOPs in demand in 2026?
Yes. SOPs appears in 505 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, with demand up 7% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Program Manager roles (10% of Program Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require SOPs?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18, the job titles most likely to require SOPs are Program Manager (10% of postings list SOPs), Quality Assurance Specialist (5% of postings list SOPs), Business Analyst (3% of postings list SOPs).
+What skills are commonly paired with SOPs?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-18), SOPs most often appears alongside CAPA, SQL, Python, Root cause analysis, program management.
+Where is SOPs most in demand?
As of 2026-09-18, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring SOPs are San Francisco, Boston, New York City, Singapore, Costa Mesa, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring SOPs — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require SOPs
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Program Manager | 49 | 9.7% |
| Quality Assurance Specialist | 25 | 5.0% |
| Business Analyst | 16 | 3.2% |
| Quality Assurance Manager | 13 | 2.6% |
| Applied AI Engineer | 11 | 2.2% |
| Quality Assurance Associate | 10 | 2.0% |
| Product Manager | 8 | 1.6% |
| DevOps Engineer | 6 | 1.2% |
| Logistics Program Manager | 6 | 1.2% |
| Quality Assurance Officer | 6 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for SOPs
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 21 | 4.2% |
| Boston | 8 | 1.6% |
| New York City | 8 | 1.6% |
| Singapore | 8 | 1.6% |
| Costa Mesa | 7 | 1.4% |
| Amsterdam | 6 | 1.2% |
| Bengaluru | 6 | 1.2% |
| Hyderabad | 6 | 1.2% |
| Toronto | 6 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with SOPs
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-18. 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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