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

As of 2026-09-30, Microsoft Project appears in 325 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Program Manager has the most postings mentioning Microsoft Project, with demand share up 0.3% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30

Postings · last 90 days
325
Demand vs prior month
up 0.3% vs the prior 4 weeks
Top role · 38.2% of skill postings
Top hiring metro
Folsom

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Frequently asked questions about Microsoft Project

+Is Microsoft Project in demand in 2026?

Yes. Microsoft Project appears in 325 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. Program Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning Microsoft Project (38.2% of all postings mentioning Microsoft Project).

+What jobs require Microsoft Project?

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 Microsoft Project are Network Software Engineer (25.0% of that role’s postings mention Microsoft Project), Material Program Manager (9.7% of that role’s postings mention Microsoft Project), Delivery Manager (9.1% of that role’s postings mention Microsoft Project).

+What skills are commonly paired with Microsoft Project?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-30), Microsoft Project most often appears alongside JIRA, Microsoft Excel, project management, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint.

+Where is Microsoft Project most in demand?

As of 2026-09-30, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Microsoft Project are Folsom, Austin, Long Beach, Dallas, Denver, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

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+Which skills come before and after Microsoft Project?

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 Microsoft Project — last 90 days

Salary distribution

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

Career paths around Microsoft Project

Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.

Historical career profiles · all locations

Skills before Microsoft Project

Before Microsoft ProjectAgile → Microsoft Project: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairExcel → Microsoft Project: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairJira → Microsoft Project: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairpython → Microsoft Project: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairsql → Microsoft Project: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairAzure → Microsoft Project: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairdeployment → Microsoft Project: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairSAP → Microsoft Project: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoftProjectAgile: 4 movesAgile4 movesExcel: 4 movesExcel4 movesJira: 3 movesJira3 movespython: 2 movespython2 movessql: 2 movessql2 movesAzure: 2 movesAzure2 movesdeployment: 2 movesdeployment2 movesSAP: 2 movesSAP2 moves

Skills after Microsoft Project

After Microsoft ProjectMicrosoft Project → Confluence: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft Project → Jira: 4 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft Project → python: 3 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft Project → ServiceNow: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft Project → Tableau: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft Project → ITSM: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft Project → Excel: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoft Project → Agile: 2 observed employer moves with this skill pairMicrosoftProjectConfluence: 4 movesConfluence4 movesJira: 4 movesJira4 movespython: 3 movespython3 movesServiceNow: 2 movesServiceNow2 movesTableau: 2 movesTableau2 movesITSM: 2 movesITSM2 movesExcel: 2 movesExcel2 movesAgile: 2 movesAgile2 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: Agile4
Before: Excel4
Before: Jira3
Before: python2
Before: sql2
Before: Azure2
Before: deployment2
Before: SAP2
After: Confluence4
After: Jira4
After: python3
After: ServiceNow2
After: Tableau2
After: ITSM2
After: Excel2
After: Agile2

Roles most likely to require Microsoft Project

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

RolePostings mentioning skill% of role postings mentioning skill
Network Software Engineer725.0%
Material Program Manager79.7%
Delivery Manager29.1%
Production Test Engineer28.0%
Manufacturing Engineer26.7%
Deputy Program Manager46.2%
Assistant Program Manager25.6%
Production Program Manager15.0%
Control Systems Engineer24.3%
Technical Project Manager43.8%

Roles with the most Microsoft Project postings

RolePostings mentioning skillShare of skill postings
Program Manager12438.2%
Technical Program Manager288.6%
Business Analyst195.8%
Systems Engineer113.4%
Product Manager82.5%
Material Program Manager72.2%
Network Software Engineer72.2%
Engineering Manager61.8%
Project Manager61.8%
Engineering Program Manager51.5%

Top companies posting jobs requiring Microsoft Project

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

Top companies posting jobs requiring Microsoft Project
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Xometry19
Voyager Technologies15
Sheraspace6
AECOM6
JCI5
Anduril5
Shield345
General Dynamics Information Technology5
Mastercard4
Advanced Micro Devices Inc.4

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 Microsoft Project

NamePostingsShare
Folsom134.0%
Austin72.2%
Long Beach72.2%
Dallas61.8%
Denver61.8%
Lexington61.8%
Sunnyvale51.5%
Waltham51.5%
Boston41.2%

Skills commonly paired with Microsoft Project

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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 Microsoft Project by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Microsoft Project postings by all Microsoft Project 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: 0.1% 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.

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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