January 2026
This report analyzes 298 Product Management job postings from 178+ companies tracked via direct employer career pages and job board aggregators. Our coverage skews toward tech-forward and scaling companies; large enterprises using enterprise hiring platforms may be underrepresented. Coverage varies by section and is noted throughout.
65% of roles with industry data
Biggest Gainer
Other
+3pp
Biggest Decline
Professional Services
-5pp
Among tracked employers with industry data (65% coverage), Fintech leads at 16%, followed by Data Infrastructure (10%) and Healthcare (9%). The diverse top 10 includes Crypto, Cybersecurity, and Marketing Technology, each at 5-6%. Based on a single month's movement, Productivity Software declined 4pp while the 'Other' category gained 3pp.
65% of roles with company age data
Among tracked employers with company age data (64% coverage), Growth-stage companies (6-15 years) lead at 52%, followed by Mature companies (45%) and Young startups (7%). This distribution likely reflects Denver's mix of established enterprises and scale-ups expanding their product functions.
65% of roles with ownership data
Among tracked employers with ownership data (64% coverage), Private companies lead at 52%, with Public companies close behind at 43%. The relatively balanced split suggests opportunities across both venture-backed scale-ups and established public enterprises.
56% of roles with company size data
Among tracked employers with size data (56% coverage), Enterprise companies (1,000+ employees) lead at 68% of roles, followed by Scale-ups (22%) and Startups (11%). This enterprise concentration may reflect larger companies establishing Denver offices to access talent at lower costs than coastal markets.
Biggest Gainer
Stripe
+1pp
New This Month
Airwallex, EchoStar, Socure
Biggest Decline
Coinbase
-1pp
Market interpretation: Among tracked employers, Oracle leads with 4 open PM roles, followed by Airwallex and Stripe with 3 each. New entrants this month include Airwallex, Echostar, and Innovaccer. The top 15 employers account for 29% of tracked postings, with hiring broadly distributed across the employer base.
Biggest Gainer
ai_ml_pm
+6pp
Biggest Decline
technical_pm
-5pp
Core PM roles account for 54% of tracked positions, with Technical PM (15%), AI/ML PM (13%), and Platform PM (13%) forming a balanced specialized tier. Based on a single month's movement, AI/ML PM gained 6pp while Technical PM declined 5pp, which may indicate AI capabilities being absorbed into dedicated AI product roles rather than general technical PM positions.
Junior: 0-2 years | Mid-Level: 3-5 years | Senior: 6-10 years | Staff/Principal: 11+ years (IC track) | Director+: Management track
Biggest Gainer
Staff/Principal
+5pp
Biggest Decline
Senior
-5pp
Senior-to-Junior Ratio
18:1
Senior+ roles per Junior role
Entry Accessibility Rate
15%
Junior + Mid-Level roles combined
Senior roles lead at 49%, with Staff/Principal (20%) and Director+ (19%) positions forming a substantial leadership tier. The 19:1 senior-to-junior ratio indicates a competitive entry market, with only 12% of roles accessible to candidates with under 3 years experience. Based on a single month's movement, Staff/Principal gained 5pp while Senior declined 6pp.
Individual contributor roles account for 80% of tracked positions, with management track roles at 20%. This balance suggests opportunities for both hands-on product work and people leadership paths within Denver's PM market.
Onsite: office full-time | Hybrid: mix of office and remote | Remote: work from anywhere | Flexible: employee chooses arrangement
100% of roles with known working arrangement
Among direct employer postings, Remote leads at 62%, the highest rate among tracked US cities. Flexible arrangements account for 25%, with Hybrid (6%) and Onsite (7%) representing a small minority. The 93% flexibility rate suggests remote-first policies are standard among Denver PM employers.
24% of roles with disclosed salary ranges
25th Percentile
$179K
Median
$200K
75th Percentile
$224K
IQR (Spread)
$45K
45% of roles with skills data
Skills insight: Stakeholder management leads at 26%, followed by AI (23%), Roadmapping (21%), and SQL (21%). The high AI skill demand aligns with the AI/ML PM role growth. Common skill pairs include Data analysis + Stakeholder management and Product strategy + Roadmapping, indicating employers seek both analytical depth and strategic planning capabilities.
1.67
Jobs per employer
Average open roles per hiring company
Among tracked employers
14%
Top 5 concentration
Combined share of tracked postings by top 5 employers
Among tracked employers
30%
Top 15 concentration
Combined share of tracked postings by top 15 employers
Among tracked employers
18:1
Senior-to-Junior ratio
Senior+ roles for every junior role
Extremely competitive entry
15%
Entry accessibility
Roles open to candidates with <3 years experience
Competitive entry market
15%
Management opportunity
Roles on the people management track
Balanced tracks
62%
Remote availability
Roles offering fully remote work
Very high flexibility
This report analyzes direct employer job postings for Product Management roles in Denver during January 2026.
79%
Seniority coverage
Roles with seniority level classified
100%
Arrangement coverage
Roles with working arrangement known
45%
Skills coverage
Roles with skills extracted from description
72%
Employer metadata
Roles with enriched company data
This report was created by Rich Jacobs, Data product manager focused on hiring market intelligence. Want the data? rich@richjacobs.me