Product Manager skills employers ask for

The most-asked skills

Share of Product Manager postings that mention each skill.

1. Product managementdistinctive75%
2. Stakeholder managementdistinctive55%
3. Leadership48%
4. Marketingdistinctive40%
5. Sales36%
6. Researchdistinctive36%
7. Communication31%
8. UX designdistinctive28%
9. LLMsdistinctive19%
10. Agiledistinctive18%
11. B2B salesdistinctive17%
12. Training and coaching13%
13. SQLdistinctive12%
14. Customer successdistinctive12%
15. Problem solving12%

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

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Where Product Manager skills carry over

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

• Marketing Manager64% overlapShared: Product management, Stakeholder management, Marketing, LeadershipHow to switch
• Systems Analyst48% overlapShared: Stakeholder management, Product management, Leadership, SalesHow to switch
• Advertising Manager42% overlapShared: Stakeholder management, Marketing, Research, LeadershipHow to switch
• UX Designer42% overlapShared: UX design, Stakeholder management, Research, Product managementHow to switch

Questions

What skills does a Product Manager need?

In 2,474 current Product Manager job postings, the skills asked for most often are Product management (75%), Stakeholder management (55%), Leadership (48%), Marketing (40%), Sales (36%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.

What jobs can a Product Manager move into?

Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Marketing Manager, Systems Analyst, Advertising Manager, UX Designer. Marketing Manager shares skills such as Product management, Stakeholder management, Marketing.