targeting jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-09-21, targeting appears in 125 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand up 2% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-21

Postings · last 90 days
125
Demand vs prior month
up 2% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top job title · 24% require it
Top hiring metro
San Francisco

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Frequently asked questions about targeting

+Is targeting in demand in 2026?

Yes. targeting appears in 125 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-21, with demand up 2% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (24% of Product Manager postings list it).

+What jobs require targeting?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-21, the job titles most likely to require targeting are Product Manager (24% of postings list targeting), Machine Learning Engineer (6% of postings list targeting), Software Engineer (5% of postings list targeting).

+What skills are commonly paired with targeting?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-21), targeting most often appears alongside Python, SQL, experimentation, A/B testing, segmentation.

+Where is targeting most in demand?

As of 2026-09-21, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring targeting are San Francisco, New York City, Seattle, Chicago, Madrid, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new targeting content and jobs?

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Weekly job postings requiring targeting — last 90 days

Job titles most likely to require targeting

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Product Manager3024.0%
Machine Learning Engineer86.4%
Software Engineer64.8%
Group Product Manager54.0%
Analytics Director32.4%
Data Scientist32.4%
Robotics Software Engineer32.4%
Commercial Analytics Director21.6%
Engineering Director21.6%
Marketing Data Analyst21.6%

Top metros hiring for targeting

NamePostingsShare
San Francisco118.8%
New York City108.0%
Seattle43.2%
Chicago32.4%
Madrid32.4%
Mountain View32.4%
San Jose32.4%
Toronto32.4%
Atlanta21.6%

Skills commonly paired with targeting

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-21. 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).

source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
entity_id
3f907ea28627a803
data_as_of
2026-09-21
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index