IT Program Manager jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-09-30, Skillenai has indexed 80 job postings with the title “IT Program Manager” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is program management.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-30
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+How many IT Program Manager jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 80 job postings with the title “IT Program Manager” over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30.
+What skills do IT Program Manager jobs require?
Across IT Program Manager postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, the skills mentioned most often are program management, Risk Management, Agile, project management, PMP.
+Which cities are hiring the most IT Program Manager?
As of 2026-09-30, IT Program Manager postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Washington, Atlanta, Fort Meade, McLean, Alexandria.
+Is IT Program Manager a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 80 IT Program Manager postings over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30. The skill mentioned most often in IT Program Manager postings is program management, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.
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+What roles do people move into and out of IT Program Manager?
The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.
Weekly indexed IT Program Manager postings — last 90 days
Career paths through IT Program Manager
Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.
Historical career profiles · all locations
78 employer moves kept the same role.
Roles before IT Program Manager
Roles after IT Program Manager
How to read this chart · view counts
Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.
Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: IT Program Manager (different employer) | 78 |
| Before: IT Project Manager | 46 |
| Before: Project Manager | 34 |
| Before: Program Manager | 30 |
| Before: IT Manager | 10 |
| Before: Business Analyst | 6 |
| Before: Product Manager | 6 |
| Before: System Administrator | 5 |
| After: IT Program Manager (different employer) | 78 |
| After: IT Project Manager | 30 |
| After: Program Manager | 27 |
| After: Project Manager | 10 |
| After: Software Engineer | 6 |
| After: Technical Program Manager | 5 |
| After: IT Manager | 4 |
| After: IT Director | 4 |
Skills most often required for IT Program Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| program management | 17 | 21.3% |
| Risk Management | 15 | 18.8% |
| Agile | 14 | 17.5% |
| project management | 13 | 16.3% |
| PMP | 10 | 12.5% |
| enterprise architecture | 8 | 10.0% |
| stakeholder management | 8 | 10.0% |
| IT project management | 8 | 10.0% |
| JIRA | 8 | 10.0% |
| Scrum | 8 | 10.0% |
| governance | 6 | 7.5% |
| testing | 5 | 6.3% |
| IT program management | 5 | 6.3% |
| risk assessments | 4 | 5.0% |
| ISO 27001 | 4 | 5.0% |
Top companies posting IT Program Manager jobs
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) | 5 |
| Northrop Grumman | 5 |
| Commander, Navy Installations Command | 4 |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology | 4 |
| General Dynamics Information Technology | 4 |
| Commander, Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM) | 2 |
| Offices, Boards and Divisions | 2 |
| HD Supply | 2 |
| Netskope | 2 |
| Defense Finance & Accounting | 2 |
Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.
Top metros hiring IT Program Manager
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 6 | 7.5% |
| Atlanta | 3 | 3.8% |
| Fort Meade | 3 | 3.8% |
| McLean | 3 | 3.8% |
| Alexandria | 2 | 2.5% |
| Arlington | 2 | 2.5% |
| Chantilly | 2 | 2.5% |
| Alameda | 1 | 1.3% |
| Austin | 1 | 1.3% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-30, matching postings whose canonical role is “IT Program Manager”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
- role
- IT Program Manager
- source
- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
- data_as_of
- 2026-09-30
- window_days
- 90
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