vendor management jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-06, vendor management appears in 632 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Program Manager roles, with demand up 152% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-06
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Frequently asked questions about vendor management
+Is vendor management in demand in 2026?
Yes. vendor management appears in 632 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06, with demand up 152% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Program Manager roles (16% of Program Manager postings list it).
+What jobs require vendor management?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06, the job titles most likely to require vendor management are Program Manager (16% of postings list vendor management), Product Manager (10% of postings list vendor management), Technical Program Manager (8% of postings list vendor management).
+What skills are commonly paired with vendor management?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-06), vendor management most often appears alongside project management, program management, Risk Management, stakeholder management, automation.
+Where is vendor management most in demand?
As of 2026-09-06, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring vendor management are New York City, San Francisco, London, Toronto, Boston, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring vendor management — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require vendor management
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Program Manager | 102 | 16.1% |
| Product Manager | 65 | 10.3% |
| Technical Program Manager | 53 | 8.4% |
| Business Analyst | 15 | 2.4% |
| Engineering Manager | 15 | 2.4% |
| Technical Product Manager | 14 | 2.2% |
| Product Owner | 8 | 1.3% |
| Systems Engineer | 7 | 1.1% |
| Director of Engineering | 6 | 0.9% |
| Engineering Director | 6 | 0.9% |
Top metros hiring for vendor management
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 39 | 6.2% |
| San Francisco | 29 | 4.6% |
| London | 15 | 2.4% |
| Toronto | 14 | 2.2% |
| Boston | 9 | 1.4% |
| Chicago | 9 | 1.4% |
| Mountain View | 9 | 1.4% |
| Seattle | 9 | 1.4% |
| San Jose | 7 | 1.1% |
Skills commonly paired with vendor management
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-06. 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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