Sprint planning jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, Sprint planning appears in 950 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning Sprint planning, with demand down 40% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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Frequently asked questions about Sprint planning
+Is Sprint planning in demand in 2026?
Yes. Sprint planning appears in 950 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 40% vs the prior 4 weeks. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning Sprint planning (24.4% of all postings mentioning Sprint planning).
+What jobs require Sprint planning?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Sprint planning are Scrum Master (28.0% of that role’s postings mention Sprint planning), AI Product Owner (22.6% of that role’s postings mention Sprint planning), Product Owner (11.8% of that role’s postings mention Sprint planning).
+What skills are commonly paired with Sprint planning?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), Sprint planning most often appears alongside Agile, User stories, acceptance criteria, JIRA, Backlog refinement.
+Where is Sprint planning most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Sprint planning are Pune, New York City, Bengaluru, London, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Sprint planning content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring Sprint planning — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Roles most likely to require Sprint planning
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Scrum Master | 7 | 28.0% |
| AI Product Owner | 7 | 22.6% |
| Product Owner | 170 | 11.8% |
| Associate Product Manager | 7 | 9.0% |
| Technical Product Owner | 12 | 8.8% |
| Software Product Manager | 3 | 8.6% |
| Front End Software Engineer | 2 | 5.4% |
| Delivery Manager | 1 | 5.0% |
| Salesforce Business Analyst | 2 | 4.8% |
| Digital Product Owner | 1 | 4.8% |
Roles with the most Sprint planning postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 232 | 24.4% |
| Product Owner | 170 | 17.9% |
| Business Analyst | 74 | 7.8% |
| Engineering Manager | 56 | 5.9% |
| Software Engineer | 50 | 5.3% |
| Technical Program Manager | 41 | 4.3% |
| Technical Product Manager | 22 | 2.3% |
| Program Manager | 17 | 1.8% |
| Technical Product Owner | 12 | 1.3% |
| Systems Engineer | 11 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for Sprint planning
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pune | 35 | 3.7% |
| New York City | 31 | 3.3% |
| Bengaluru | 23 | 2.4% |
| London | 19 | 2.0% |
| Toronto | 18 | 1.9% |
| Austin | 15 | 1.6% |
| San Francisco | 12 | 1.3% |
| Boston | 11 | 1.2% |
| Washington | 10 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with Sprint planning
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. 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 Sprint planning by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Sprint planning postings by all Sprint planning 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).
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