Project Manager jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 218 job postings with the title “Project Manager” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is project management, with demand share up 0.5% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
218
Demand vs prior month
up 0.5% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
Top hiring metro
Washington

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Frequently asked questions about Project Manager jobs

+How many Project Manager jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 218 job postings with the title “Project Manager” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.

+What skills do Project Manager jobs require?

Across Project Manager postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are project management, Agile, JIRA, Risk Management, Scrum.

+Which cities are hiring the most Project Manager?

As of 2026-09-30, Project Manager postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Washington, Singapore, New York City, Bangkok, São Paulo.

+Is Project Manager a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 218 Project Manager postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in Project Manager postings is project management, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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+What roles do people move into and out of Project Manager?

The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.

Weekly indexed Project Manager postings — last 90 days

Career paths through Project Manager

Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.

Historical career profiles · all locations

6,466 employer moves kept the same role.

Roles before Project Manager

Before Project ManagerProgram Manager → Project Manager: 1,272 observed employer movesSoftware Engineer → Project Manager: 952 observed employer movesBusiness Analyst → Project Manager: 866 observed employer movesProduct Manager → Project Manager: 423 observed employer movesConsultant → Project Manager: 338 observed employer movesOperations Manager → Project Manager: 276 observed employer movesProject Engineer → Project Manager: 225 observed employer movesProjectManagerProgram Manager: 1,272 movesProgram Manager1,272 movesSoftware Engineer: 952 movesSoftware Engineer952 movesBusiness Analyst: 866 movesBusiness Analyst866 movesProduct Manager: 423 movesProduct Manager423 movesConsultant: 338 movesConsultant338 movesOperations Manager: 276 movesOperations Manager276 movesProject Engineer: 225 movesProject Engineer225 moves

Roles after Project Manager

After Project ManagerProject Manager → Program Manager: 2,816 observed employer movesProject Manager → Business Analyst: 1,047 observed employer movesProject Manager → Software Engineer: 1,002 observed employer movesProject Manager → Product Manager: 801 observed employer movesProject Manager → Data Analyst: 319 observed employer movesProject Manager → Technical Program Manager: 229 observed employer movesProject Manager → Consultant: 214 observed employer movesProjectManagerProgram Manager: 2,816 movesProgram Manager2,816 movesBusiness Analyst: 1,047 movesBusiness Analyst1,047 movesSoftware Engineer: 1,002 movesSoftware Engineer1,002 movesProduct Manager: 801 movesProduct Manager801 movesData Analyst: 319 movesData Analyst319 movesTechnical Program Manager: 229 movesTechnical ProgramManager229 movesConsultant: 214 movesConsultant214 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Project Manager (different employer)6,466
Before: Program Manager1,272
Before: Software Engineer952
Before: Business Analyst866
Before: Product Manager423
Before: Consultant338
Before: Operations Manager276
Before: Project Engineer225
After: Project Manager (different employer)6,466
After: Program Manager2,816
After: Business Analyst1,047
After: Software Engineer1,002
After: Product Manager801
After: Data Analyst319
After: Technical Program Manager229
After: Consultant214

Skills most often required for Project Manager

NamePostingsShare
project management6630.3%
Agile5223.9%
JIRA3717.0%
Risk Management3214.7%
Scrum2511.5%
PMP2210.1%
SQL209.2%
Confluence198.7%
Waterfall188.3%
Smartsheet177.8%
automation156.9%
Python156.9%
AWS156.9%
Power BI146.4%
stakeholder management146.4%

Top companies posting Project Manager jobs

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting Project Manager jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
ProSidian Consulting10
Snowflake7
Quintoandar5
Truelogic5
Hitachi Energy5
Agoda5
AECOM5
WPP4
Sigma Software4
Integrated Resources3

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring Project Manager

NamePostingsShare
Washington83.7%
Singapore73.2%
New York City62.8%
Bangkok52.3%
São Paulo52.3%
Tokyo52.3%
Atlanta41.8%
Charlotte31.4%
India Hook31.4%

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “Project Manager”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). Adjusted posting share: 0.1% to 0.1%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,595 identified employers and covers 68% of earlier and 72% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-06-02 to 2026-08-31 and 2026-06-30 to 2026-09-28 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

role
Project Manager
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-09-30
window_days
90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index