Insights
For Job Seekers
Denver Project & Delivery -- Job Seeker Guide
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 distr...
London Project & Delivery -- Job Seeker Guide
Programme manager roles account for 45% of tracked delivery postings, overtaking project manager at 42%. Candidates with experience coordinating multiple workstreams or managing portfolio-level delive...
New York Project & Delivery -- Job Seeker Guide
Stakeholder management appears in 25% of tracked delivery postings with skills data, making it the most requested competency. Pairing it with risk management (the top co-occurring skill pair at 10%) c...
San Francisco Project & Delivery -- Job Seeker Guide
With 54% of roles at the Senior level and a 14:1 senior-to-junior ratio, candidates should expect most openings to require substantial experience. Building a portfolio of cross-functional delivery win...
Singapore Project & Delivery -- Job Seeker Guide
Stakeholder management appeared in 36% of roles with skills data, the highest for any single skill across tracked delivery markets. Investing in relationship management, communication, and influencing...
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.
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%.
From Project Manager to Programme Manager: Same Skills, Bigger Canvas
Ten of fifteen top skills overlap between project and programme managers. The transition is about scope and seniority, not new technical skills, with a 33% salary premium.
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.
For Employers
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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.
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.
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