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

As of 2026-09-30, Market research appears in 1,176 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning Market research, with demand share up 10.1% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
1,176
Demand vs prior month
up 10.1% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 58.6% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
New York City

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Frequently asked questions about Market research

+Is Market research in demand in 2026?

Yes. Market research appears in 1,176 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning Market research (58.6% of all postings mentioning Market research).

+What jobs require Market research?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Market research are Business Intelligence Director (15.0% of that role’s postings mention Market research), Analytics Intern (14.3% of that role’s postings mention Market research), Commercial Analytics Manager (9.1% of that role’s postings mention Market research).

+What skills are commonly paired with Market research?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), Market research most often appears alongside competitive analysis, Data analysis, Product Management, Product roadmap, product strategy.

+Where is Market research most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Market research are New York City, Sunnyvale, Pune, London, Toronto, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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

Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning Market research alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new Market research content from your Skillenai account.

+Which skills come before and after Market research?

The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.

Weekly indexed postings requiring Market research — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths around Market research

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before Market research

Before Market researchpython → Market research: 10 observed employer moves with this skill pairExcel → Market research: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → Market research: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairproject management → Market research: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairdata analysis → Market research: 5 observed employer moves with this skill pairPower BI → Market research: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairMarket Analysis → Market research: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairphotoshop → Market research: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairMarketresearchpython: 10 movespython10 movesExcel: 6 movesExcel6 movessql: 5 movessql5 movesproject management: 5 movesproject management5 movesdata analysis: 5 movesdata analysis5 movesPower BI: 4 movesPower BI4 movesMarket Analysis: 4 movesMarket Analysis4 movesphotoshop: 4 movesphotoshop4 moves

Skills after Market research

After Market researchMarket research → sql: 24 observed employer moves with this skill pairMarket research → python: 17 observed employer moves with this skill pairMarket research → Excel: 14 observed employer moves with this skill pairMarket research → Power BI: 11 observed employer moves with this skill pairMarket research → Tableau: 9 observed employer moves with this skill pairMarket research → Google Analytics: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairMarket research → dashboards: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairMarket research → user stories: 6 observed employer moves with this skill pairMarketresearchsql: 24 movessql24 movespython: 17 movespython17 movesExcel: 14 movesExcel14 movesPower BI: 11 movesPower BI11 movesTableau: 9 movesTableau9 movesGoogle Analytics: 6 movesGoogle Analytics6 movesdashboards: 6 movesdashboards6 movesuser stories: 6 movesuser stories6 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.

The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.

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: python10
Before: Excel6
Before: sql5
Before: project management5
Before: data analysis5
Before: Power BI4
Before: Market Analysis4
Before: photoshop4
After: sql24
After: python17
After: Excel14
After: Power BI11
After: Tableau9
After: Google Analytics6
After: dashboards6
After: user stories6

Roles most likely to require Market research

Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Business Intelligence Director615.0%
Analytics Intern414.3%
Commercial Analytics Manager29.1%
Group Product Manager107.4%
Product Program Manager27.4%
Marketing Program Manager26.7%
AI Product Owner26.5%
Analytics Director76.4%
Commercial Product Manager26.1%
Product Manager6895.7%

Roles with the most Market research postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Product Manager68958.6%
Business Analyst514.3%
Product Owner332.8%
Technical Product Manager161.4%
Program Manager131.1%
Data Scientist110.9%
Group Product Manager100.9%
Analytics Director70.6%
Data Analyst70.6%
Business Intelligence Director60.5%

Top companies posting jobs requiring Market research

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring Market research
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Barclays42
JPMorgan Chase & Co.36
Intuitive25
Capital One23
NielsenIQ22
MSD16
Grafana Labs13
JJ12
AbbVie9
Simility, a Paypal Service9

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 for Market research

NamePostingsShare
New York City443.7%
Sunnyvale252.1%
Pune232.0%
London221.9%
Toronto221.9%
San Francisco201.7%
Singapore201.7%
Tel Aviv181.5%
Bengaluru161.4%

Skills commonly paired with Market research

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. 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 Market research by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Market research postings by all Market research 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). Adjusted posting share: 0.4% to 0.5%. 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 2,596 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.

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index