Project & Delivery Hiring Benchmarks

Competitive benchmarks, talent pool shape, and compensation data for Project & Delivery roles across all markets.

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Cities covered

BenchmarksJanuary 2026

London Project & Delivery -- Employer Benchmarks

With programme manager roles at 45% of tracked postings and the APM reporting that 56% of businesses anticipate difficulty attracting project management talent, competition for experienced programme m...

Google12 open rolesTop employer
8:1seniority ratioSenior:Junior
338+tracked companiesEmployers
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BenchmarksNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Competitive Hiring Benchmarks: Is Your Job Spec Aligned with the Market?

If your data engineer posting lists 20 required skills, the market median is 11. If you're offering onsite-only for an ML role, 74% of competing postings offer remote or hybrid.

11per data engineer postingMedian skills
27-41%across all rolesHybrid modal
$185k-$265khighest-paid roleTop MLE salary
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BenchmarksNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Fill Rate Intelligence: How Long Does It Actually Take to Hire?

The median time to fill is 33 days across all roles. Project managers fill fastest at 30 days. ML engineers take longest at 36. These benchmarks exist, but most hiring managers operate without them.

33 daysacross all rolesMedian fill
30 daysproject managersFastest role
146across 1,525 postingsEmployers tracked
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IntelNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Hidden Job Families: The Roles Nobody Talks About

Project and programme managers together account for 4,229 postings -- 37% of all tracked roles. Analytics engineering, growth PM, and platform PM are substantial markets with distinct profiles that rarely feature in career advice.

37%of all tracked rolesDelivery share
17distinct classificationsRole types
2,189for Core PM aloneTitle variants
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Market PulseJan - Feb 2026

Monthly Market Pulse: January-February 2026

Delivery management is surging while data and product roles cool. Project manager postings nearly doubled (+95%), while technical PM dropped 65% and data engineering fell 47%.

+72%delivery roles Dec to JanDelivery growth
-41%data roles Dec to JanData decline
Project Mgr+95% month-over-monthHottest role
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SkillsNov 2025 - Feb 2026

The Seniority Skills Ladder: How Skill Requirements Change as You Level Up

Leveling up is defined as much by what drops off your requirements as by what gets added. SQL drops 9 points from junior to senior. AI climbs 5 points. Seniority is a move from tools to judgment.

77%of all tracked postingsSenior+ share
-9ppjunior/mid to senior+SQL drop
+5ppjunior/mid to senior+AI climb
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BenchmarksDec 2025 - Feb 2026

Skills Inflation Tracker: Are Employers Asking for More Than They Used To?

The skills inflation narrative is overstated. Average skills per posting held steady at 9.4-9.6 across all roles. AI skill demands have stabilised at roughly a third of all postings.

9.4-9.6avg skills per postingSkills plateau
~33%of postings mention AIAI plateau
18%up from 12% in DecMid-level rise
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BenchmarksNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Talent Pool Sizing: Where the Demand Is and Who's Driving It

Google alone accounts for 9.4% of all programme manager postings. The data engineer market is so fragmented that no employer holds more than 2.1%. These concentration patterns shape hiring strategy.

11,566across 6 role typesTotal postings
24.3%top 10 for prog. mgrsTop concentration
7.5%top 10 for data eng.Most fragmented
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BenchmarksJanuary 2026

New York Project & Delivery -- Employer Benchmarks

Programme managers show a median of $172,000 versus $120,000 for project managers among tracked roles with disclosed compensation. When scoping new headcount, clarifying whether the role requires prog...

JPMorgan Chase70 open rolesTop employer
6:1seniority ratioSenior:Junior
346+tracked companiesEmployers
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BenchmarksNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Competitive Hiring Benchmarks: Is Your Job Spec Aligned with the Market?

If your data engineer posting lists 20 required skills, the market median is 11. If you're offering onsite-only for an ML role, 74% of competing postings offer remote or hybrid.

11per data engineer postingMedian skills
27-41%across all rolesHybrid modal
$185k-$265khighest-paid roleTop MLE salary
Read more →
BenchmarksNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Fill Rate Intelligence: How Long Does It Actually Take to Hire?

The median time to fill is 33 days across all roles. Project managers fill fastest at 30 days. ML engineers take longest at 36. These benchmarks exist, but most hiring managers operate without them.

33 daysacross all rolesMedian fill
30 daysproject managersFastest role
146across 1,525 postingsEmployers tracked
Read more →
IntelNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Hidden Job Families: The Roles Nobody Talks About

Project and programme managers together account for 4,229 postings -- 37% of all tracked roles. Analytics engineering, growth PM, and platform PM are substantial markets with distinct profiles that rarely feature in career advice.

37%of all tracked rolesDelivery share
17distinct classificationsRole types
2,189for Core PM aloneTitle variants
Read more →
Market PulseJan - Feb 2026

Monthly Market Pulse: January-February 2026

Delivery management is surging while data and product roles cool. Project manager postings nearly doubled (+95%), while technical PM dropped 65% and data engineering fell 47%.

+72%delivery roles Dec to JanDelivery growth
-41%data roles Dec to JanData decline
Project Mgr+95% month-over-monthHottest role
Read more →
SkillsNov 2025 - Feb 2026

The Seniority Skills Ladder: How Skill Requirements Change as You Level Up

Leveling up is defined as much by what drops off your requirements as by what gets added. SQL drops 9 points from junior to senior. AI climbs 5 points. Seniority is a move from tools to judgment.

77%of all tracked postingsSenior+ share
-9ppjunior/mid to senior+SQL drop
+5ppjunior/mid to senior+AI climb
Read more →
BenchmarksDec 2025 - Feb 2026

Skills Inflation Tracker: Are Employers Asking for More Than They Used To?

The skills inflation narrative is overstated. Average skills per posting held steady at 9.4-9.6 across all roles. AI skill demands have stabilised at roughly a third of all postings.

9.4-9.6avg skills per postingSkills plateau
~33%of postings mention AIAI plateau
18%up from 12% in DecMid-level rise
Read more →
BenchmarksNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Talent Pool Sizing: Where the Demand Is and Who's Driving It

Google alone accounts for 9.4% of all programme manager postings. The data engineer market is so fragmented that no employer holds more than 2.1%. These concentration patterns shape hiring strategy.

11,566across 6 role typesTotal postings
24.3%top 10 for prog. mgrsTop concentration
7.5%top 10 for data eng.Most fragmented
Read more →
BenchmarksJanuary 2026

Denver Project & Delivery -- Employer Benchmarks

With 57% of tracked delivery roles fully remote and only 4% onsite, employers requiring in-office presence may face a smaller candidate pool. Consider flexible arrangements to remain competitive for p...

Oracle50 open rolesTop employer
9:1seniority ratioSenior:Junior
285+tracked companiesEmployers
Read more →
BenchmarksNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Competitive Hiring Benchmarks: Is Your Job Spec Aligned with the Market?

If your data engineer posting lists 20 required skills, the market median is 11. If you're offering onsite-only for an ML role, 74% of competing postings offer remote or hybrid.

11per data engineer postingMedian skills
27-41%across all rolesHybrid modal
$185k-$265khighest-paid roleTop MLE salary
Read more →
BenchmarksNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Fill Rate Intelligence: How Long Does It Actually Take to Hire?

The median time to fill is 33 days across all roles. Project managers fill fastest at 30 days. ML engineers take longest at 36. These benchmarks exist, but most hiring managers operate without them.

33 daysacross all rolesMedian fill
30 daysproject managersFastest role
146across 1,525 postingsEmployers tracked
Read more →
IntelNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Hidden Job Families: The Roles Nobody Talks About

Project and programme managers together account for 4,229 postings -- 37% of all tracked roles. Analytics engineering, growth PM, and platform PM are substantial markets with distinct profiles that rarely feature in career advice.

37%of all tracked rolesDelivery share
17distinct classificationsRole types
2,189for Core PM aloneTitle variants
Read more →
Market PulseJan - Feb 2026

Monthly Market Pulse: January-February 2026

Delivery management is surging while data and product roles cool. Project manager postings nearly doubled (+95%), while technical PM dropped 65% and data engineering fell 47%.

+72%delivery roles Dec to JanDelivery growth
-41%data roles Dec to JanData decline
Project Mgr+95% month-over-monthHottest role
Read more →
SkillsNov 2025 - Feb 2026

The Seniority Skills Ladder: How Skill Requirements Change as You Level Up

Leveling up is defined as much by what drops off your requirements as by what gets added. SQL drops 9 points from junior to senior. AI climbs 5 points. Seniority is a move from tools to judgment.

77%of all tracked postingsSenior+ share
-9ppjunior/mid to senior+SQL drop
+5ppjunior/mid to senior+AI climb
Read more →
BenchmarksDec 2025 - Feb 2026

Skills Inflation Tracker: Are Employers Asking for More Than They Used To?

The skills inflation narrative is overstated. Average skills per posting held steady at 9.4-9.6 across all roles. AI skill demands have stabilised at roughly a third of all postings.

9.4-9.6avg skills per postingSkills plateau
~33%of postings mention AIAI plateau
18%up from 12% in DecMid-level rise
Read more →
BenchmarksNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Talent Pool Sizing: Where the Demand Is and Who's Driving It

Google alone accounts for 9.4% of all programme manager postings. The data engineer market is so fragmented that no employer holds more than 2.1%. These concentration patterns shape hiring strategy.

11,566across 6 role typesTotal postings
24.3%top 10 for prog. mgrsTop concentration
7.5%top 10 for data eng.Most fragmented
Read more →
BenchmarksJanuary 2026

San Francisco Project & Delivery -- Employer Benchmarks

The highly competitive 14:1 senior-to-junior ratio means experienced delivery professionals are abundant relative to openings. This may allow hiring managers to be selective on domain expertise and cu...

Waymo13 open rolesTop employer
14:1seniority ratioSenior:Junior
340+tracked companiesEmployers
Read more →
BenchmarksNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Competitive Hiring Benchmarks: Is Your Job Spec Aligned with the Market?

If your data engineer posting lists 20 required skills, the market median is 11. If you're offering onsite-only for an ML role, 74% of competing postings offer remote or hybrid.

11per data engineer postingMedian skills
27-41%across all rolesHybrid modal
$185k-$265khighest-paid roleTop MLE salary
Read more →
BenchmarksNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Fill Rate Intelligence: How Long Does It Actually Take to Hire?

The median time to fill is 33 days across all roles. Project managers fill fastest at 30 days. ML engineers take longest at 36. These benchmarks exist, but most hiring managers operate without them.

33 daysacross all rolesMedian fill
30 daysproject managersFastest role
146across 1,525 postingsEmployers tracked
Read more →
IntelNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Hidden Job Families: The Roles Nobody Talks About

Project and programme managers together account for 4,229 postings -- 37% of all tracked roles. Analytics engineering, growth PM, and platform PM are substantial markets with distinct profiles that rarely feature in career advice.

37%of all tracked rolesDelivery share
17distinct classificationsRole types
2,189for Core PM aloneTitle variants
Read more →
Market PulseJan - Feb 2026

Monthly Market Pulse: January-February 2026

Delivery management is surging while data and product roles cool. Project manager postings nearly doubled (+95%), while technical PM dropped 65% and data engineering fell 47%.

+72%delivery roles Dec to JanDelivery growth
-41%data roles Dec to JanData decline
Project Mgr+95% month-over-monthHottest role
Read more →
SkillsNov 2025 - Feb 2026

The Seniority Skills Ladder: How Skill Requirements Change as You Level Up

Leveling up is defined as much by what drops off your requirements as by what gets added. SQL drops 9 points from junior to senior. AI climbs 5 points. Seniority is a move from tools to judgment.

77%of all tracked postingsSenior+ share
-9ppjunior/mid to senior+SQL drop
+5ppjunior/mid to senior+AI climb
Read more →
BenchmarksDec 2025 - Feb 2026

Skills Inflation Tracker: Are Employers Asking for More Than They Used To?

The skills inflation narrative is overstated. Average skills per posting held steady at 9.4-9.6 across all roles. AI skill demands have stabilised at roughly a third of all postings.

9.4-9.6avg skills per postingSkills plateau
~33%of postings mention AIAI plateau
18%up from 12% in DecMid-level rise
Read more →
BenchmarksNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Talent Pool Sizing: Where the Demand Is and Who's Driving It

Google alone accounts for 9.4% of all programme manager postings. The data engineer market is so fragmented that no employer holds more than 2.1%. These concentration patterns shape hiring strategy.

11,566across 6 role typesTotal postings
24.3%top 10 for prog. mgrsTop concentration
7.5%top 10 for data eng.Most fragmented
Read more →
BenchmarksJanuary 2026

Singapore Project & Delivery -- Employer Benchmarks

A 6:1 senior-to-junior ratio and 31% entry accessibility rate suggest the delivery talent pool is relatively accessible for junior hiring compared to more competitive tracked markets.

Google18 open rolesTop employer
6:1seniority ratioSenior:Junior
105+tracked companiesEmployers
Read more →
BenchmarksNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Competitive Hiring Benchmarks: Is Your Job Spec Aligned with the Market?

If your data engineer posting lists 20 required skills, the market median is 11. If you're offering onsite-only for an ML role, 74% of competing postings offer remote or hybrid.

11per data engineer postingMedian skills
27-41%across all rolesHybrid modal
$185k-$265khighest-paid roleTop MLE salary
Read more →
BenchmarksNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Fill Rate Intelligence: How Long Does It Actually Take to Hire?

The median time to fill is 33 days across all roles. Project managers fill fastest at 30 days. ML engineers take longest at 36. These benchmarks exist, but most hiring managers operate without them.

33 daysacross all rolesMedian fill
30 daysproject managersFastest role
146across 1,525 postingsEmployers tracked
Read more →
IntelNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Hidden Job Families: The Roles Nobody Talks About

Project and programme managers together account for 4,229 postings -- 37% of all tracked roles. Analytics engineering, growth PM, and platform PM are substantial markets with distinct profiles that rarely feature in career advice.

37%of all tracked rolesDelivery share
17distinct classificationsRole types
2,189for Core PM aloneTitle variants
Read more →
Market PulseJan - Feb 2026

Monthly Market Pulse: January-February 2026

Delivery management is surging while data and product roles cool. Project manager postings nearly doubled (+95%), while technical PM dropped 65% and data engineering fell 47%.

+72%delivery roles Dec to JanDelivery growth
-41%data roles Dec to JanData decline
Project Mgr+95% month-over-monthHottest role
Read more →
SkillsNov 2025 - Feb 2026

The Seniority Skills Ladder: How Skill Requirements Change as You Level Up

Leveling up is defined as much by what drops off your requirements as by what gets added. SQL drops 9 points from junior to senior. AI climbs 5 points. Seniority is a move from tools to judgment.

77%of all tracked postingsSenior+ share
-9ppjunior/mid to senior+SQL drop
+5ppjunior/mid to senior+AI climb
Read more →
BenchmarksDec 2025 - Feb 2026

Skills Inflation Tracker: Are Employers Asking for More Than They Used To?

The skills inflation narrative is overstated. Average skills per posting held steady at 9.4-9.6 across all roles. AI skill demands have stabilised at roughly a third of all postings.

9.4-9.6avg skills per postingSkills plateau
~33%of postings mention AIAI plateau
18%up from 12% in DecMid-level rise
Read more →
BenchmarksNov 2025 - Feb 2026

Talent Pool Sizing: Where the Demand Is and Who's Driving It

Google alone accounts for 9.4% of all programme manager postings. The data engineer market is so fragmented that no employer holds more than 2.1%. These concentration patterns shape hiring strategy.

11,566across 6 role typesTotal postings
24.3%top 10 for prog. mgrsTop concentration
7.5%top 10 for data eng.Most fragmented
Read more →

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