Denver Project & Delivery: Stakeholder Management, Agile, Project Management Lead 547 Roles -- January 2026

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Denver Project and Delivery job market report for January 2026, covering 547 tracked roles across 286 employers. 57% of postings offer remote work, Oracle leads hiring volume, and Data Infrastructure ties Professional Services as the top industry among tracked employers.

This report analyzes 547 Project & Delivery job postings from 285+ companies tracked via direct employer career pages and job board aggregators. Our coverage skews toward tech-forward and scaling companies; large enterprises using enterprise hiring platforms may be underrepresented. Coverage varies by section and is noted throughout.

Key Takeaways for Job Seekers

1.0Remote-First Market Favors Location Flexibility With 57% of tracked roles fully remote and another 26% flexible, Denver delivery candidates can access a wide range of opportunities without relocating. Highlight remote collaboration skills and distributed team experience in applications.

1.1AWS and Cloud Skills Appearing in Delivery Roles AWS (4%) and Cloud (4%) now appear among top skills in delivery postings, likely reflecting the growing intersection of programme management with cloud infrastructure initiatives. Familiarity with cloud platforms could differentiate candidates, particularly for Data Infrastructure employers.

1.2Defense Sector Offers a Concentrated Hiring Pocket Lockheed Martin, Sierra Nevada Corporation, and BAE Systems are actively hiring delivery professionals among tracked employers. Candidates with security clearance eligibility or defense industry experience may find less competition for these roles.

1.3PMP Certification Remains a Differentiator PMP appears in 6% of tracked roles with skills data, and Agile+PMP is a common skill pair. For candidates targeting project manager roles (median $107.5K), holding a PMP alongside Agile credentials could strengthen applications.

1.4Mid-Level Roles Offer an Entry Point Mid-level roles account for 21% of tracked postings, and the 29% entry accessibility rate suggests roughly one in three roles may be open to candidates with 2-5 years of delivery experience. This mid-career band provides an accessible pathway into Denver's delivery market.

Skills Demand

38% of roles with skills data

Low

High

Skills insight: Among the 38% of roles with skills data (207 roles), stakeholder management leads at 21%, followed by Agile (17%), Project Management (17%), and JIRA (14%). Risk management (13%) and Program Management (12%) round out the core delivery skill set. The most common skill pair is Agile + JIRA at 10%, followed by Risk management + Stakeholder management at 9%, suggesting employers value both technical tooling proficiency and cross-functional coordination. Emerging skills include AI (4%), AWS (4%), and Cloud (4%), which may indicate that delivery roles are increasingly intersecting with cloud and automation initiatives.

Seniority Distribution

Junior: 0-2 years | Mid-Level: 3-5 years | Senior: 6-10 years | Staff/Principal: 11+ years (IC track) | Director+: Management track

Low

High

Senior-to-Junior Ratio

9:1

Senior+ roles per Junior role

Entry Accessibility Rate

29%

Junior + Mid-Level roles combined

Senior roles lead at 53% of tracked postings, followed by Mid-Level (21%), Staff/Principal (10%), Junior (8%), and Director+ (7%). The 9:1 senior-to-junior ratio is typical for programme and project management functions that generally require prior experience. Entry accessibility at 29% suggests roughly one in three tracked roles is open to candidates with under three years of experience.

Working Arrangement

Onsite: office full-time | Hybrid: mix of office and remote | Remote: work from anywhere | Flexible: employee chooses arrangement

97% of roles with known working arrangement

57%Remote

Remote57%

Flexible26%

Hybrid13%

Onsite4%

Among the 97% of roles with working arrangement data (based on 79 ATS-sourced roles), 57% offer fully remote work and 26% offer flexible arrangements, totaling 83% with some degree of location independence. Hybrid accounts for 13% and onsite for just 4%. This remote-forward distribution likely reflects both the nature of delivery roles, which are often cross-functional and coordination-heavy rather than location-dependent, and Denver's position as a market where remote work adoption has been particularly strong among tech employers.

Role Specialization

Low

High

Programme manager (46%) and project manager (44%) roles together make up 90% of tracked delivery postings. Delivery manager accounts for 7% and scrum master for 3%. Based on a single month's movement, project manager share rose 10 percentage points while programme manager declined 8 points, narrowing what was previously a wider gap. This shift may reflect growing employer preference for execution-oriented project roles relative to broader programme oversight.

IC vs Management Track

93%IC

Individual Contributor93%

Management7%

Individual contributor roles account for 93% of tracked delivery postings, with management track roles at 7%. This split is consistent with how programme and project manager titles typically operate as IC roles responsible for delivery outcomes rather than people management. The 7% management share likely corresponds to Director+ and senior leadership positions that carry direct reports.

Compensation

10% of roles with disclosed salary ranges

Overall Distribution

25th Percentile

$108K

Median

$145K

75th Percentile

$178K

IQR (Spread)

$70K

Advertised Salary by Seniority

Advertised Salary by Role

Market Context

1.Denver Ranks Among Top North American Tech Markets Denver climbed to number 8 among top North American tech markets, reflecting continued growth in the metro's tech employer base and talent pool (CBRE Tech Talent Report, 2025).

2.Colorado Professional Jobs Show Signs of Recovery Colorado professional employment declined in November but early indicators point toward recovery for tech workers heading into 2026, which may support sustained delivery hiring among Denver employers (Colorado Sun, January 2026).

3.Majority of Companies Plan Tech Team Expansion 61% of companies plan to expand their technology teams, with AI and cloud roles leading growth priorities. This expansion likely extends to delivery and programme management functions needed to coordinate new initiatives (DOXA Talent, 2026).

4.Remote-First Companies Report Retention Advantages Remote-first organizations are seeing 15% higher retention and 22% faster onboarding compared to office-centric peers, consistent with Denver's 57% remote rate among tracked delivery roles (DOXA Talent, 2026).

5.AI Adoption Reshaping Project Management Practices 54% of project managers now use AI tools for risk management workflows, aligning with the 4% AI skill appearance in Denver delivery postings and the growing expectation that delivery professionals integrate AI into their practice (PMI/TechTarget, 2026).

Methodology

This report analyzes direct employer job postings for Project & Delivery roles in Denver during January 2026.

Data collection:

1.Over 500 roles from 286+ employers aggregated from multiple sources
2.Recruitment agency postings identified and excluded (7% of raw data)
3.Jobs deduplicated across sources to avoid double-counting

Classification:

1.Roles classified using an LLM-powered taxonomy
2.Subfamily, seniority, skills, and working arrangement extracted
3.Employer metadata enriched from company databases where available

Limitations:

1.Not a complete census of the market - some roles may not be captured
2.Skills analysis based on 207 roles with skill data (38% coverage)
3.Salary data available due to pay transparency law
4.Working arrangement based on 79 ATS-sourced roles (Adzuna excluded due to truncated descriptions)

Data coverage:

60%

Seniority coverage

Roles with seniority level classified

97%

Arrangement coverage

Roles with working arrangement known

38%

Skills coverage

Roles with skills extracted from description

58%

Employer metadata

Roles with enriched company data

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