Tech job data: PM openings up 56% since 2023 while engineer demand plateaus at +2.5%
annetgriffin · x · 2026-11-11
A recruiter shares TrueUp/Lenny's Newsletter data on tech-company open roles with on-the-ground takeaways:
- PM is the hottest role: +56% openings since Jan 2023 (7,303 open), far outpacing software engineering (+43%) and data & analytics (+18%); product design -22%, UX research -59%.
- Engineer demand plateauing: 65,351 open engineering jobs, up just 2.5% in 2026 after +27% (2024) and +15% (2025).
- FDE roles exploding: up 4.6x in a year to 1,450 openings.
- Design roles at a record low of 1,924 open jobs.
Recruiter's read: PM roles will be very hot; go back to cities — in-person is back; non-tech-industry jobs are where it's at; lacking AI experience is approaching "unhireable."
Related event: Lenny's 2026 Tech Jobs Report: PM Hiring Surges While Engineering Stalls(5 posts)→
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