Underwriting jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-15, Underwriting appears in 161 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Product Manager roles, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-15
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Frequently asked questions about Underwriting
+Is Underwriting in demand in 2026?
Yes. Underwriting appears in 161 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15, with demand down 24% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Product Manager roles (29% of Product Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require Underwriting?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15, the job titles most likely to require Underwriting are Product Manager (29% of postings list Underwriting), Data Scientist (6% of postings list Underwriting), Credit Risk Analyst (6% of postings list Underwriting).
+What skills are commonly paired with Underwriting?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-15), Underwriting most often appears alongside SQL, Python, Risk Management, Product Management, Data analysis.
+Where is Underwriting most in demand?
As of 2026-09-15, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Underwriting are New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, Singapore, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Underwriting — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Underwriting
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 46 | 28.6% |
| Data Scientist | 10 | 6.2% |
| Credit Risk Analyst | 9 | 5.6% |
| Business Analyst | 8 | 5.0% |
| Credit Risk Manager | 7 | 4.3% |
| Software Engineer | 4 | 2.5% |
| Data Science Manager | 3 | 1.9% |
| Principal Product Manager | 3 | 1.9% |
| Data Analyst | 2 | 1.2% |
| Data Science Director | 2 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for Underwriting
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 12 | 7.5% |
| San Francisco | 8 | 5.0% |
| Chicago | 5 | 3.1% |
| Singapore | 5 | 3.1% |
| Toronto | 4 | 2.5% |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1.9% |
| London | 3 | 1.9% |
| Boston | 2 | 1.2% |
| Manhattan | 2 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with Underwriting
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-15. 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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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- entity_id
- 88abe80d77c285ee
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- 2026-09-15
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- 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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