Engineering Manager skills employers ask for

The most-asked skills

Share of Engineering Manager postings that mention each skill.

1. Leadership73%
2. Training and coachingdistinctive57%
3. Stakeholder management31%
4. Communication27%
5. Budgetingdistinctive24%
6. AWSdistinctive19%
7. Process improvement18%
8. CI/CDdistinctive15%
9. LLMsdistinctive15%
10. Kubernetesdistinctive14%
11. Python13%
12. Problem solving12%
13. Research12%
14. UX designdistinctive12%
15. Manufacturing12%

“Distinctive” means Engineering Manager postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.

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Where Engineering Manager skills carry over

Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.

• IT Manager82% overlapShared: Leadership, Training and coaching, Stakeholder management, AWSHow to switch
• General Manager68% overlapShared: Leadership, Training and coaching, Budgeting, Stakeholder managementHow to switch
• Producer66% overlapShared: Leadership, Training and coaching, Stakeholder management, BudgetingHow to switch
• Chief Executive Officer63% overlapShared: Leadership, Stakeholder management, Process improvement, BudgetingHow to switch

Questions

What skills does a Engineering Manager need?

In 1,177 current Engineering Manager job postings, the skills asked for most often are Leadership (73%), Training and coaching (57%), Stakeholder management (31%), Communication (27%), Budgeting (24%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.

What jobs can a Engineering Manager move into?

Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are IT Manager, General Manager, Producer, Chief Executive Officer. IT Manager shares skills such as Leadership, Training and coaching, Stakeholder management.