January 2026
This report analyzes 591 Project & Delivery job postings from 340+ 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.
53% of roles with industry data
Among 53% of tracked roles with industry data, Professional Services leads at 19%, likely reflecting demand from consultancies running large transformation engagements. Mobility and Transportation (12%) is the second-largest sector, consistent with the autonomous vehicle cluster visible in the top employers. Consumer Tech gained 4 percentage points month-over-month while Mobility declined by 6 points, based on a single month's movement. Education Technology appeared as a new entry this period.
52% of roles with company age data
Among 52% of tracked roles with company age data, Mature companies (over 15 years old) account for 56% of postings, with Growth-stage firms at 41% and Young companies at just 4%. This distribution likely reflects the dominance of established tech and professional services firms in delivery hiring, where programme scale and organizational complexity tend to favor larger, more tenured employers.
53% of roles with ownership data
Among 53% of tracked roles with ownership data, Private (45%) and Public (44%) companies are nearly evenly split, with Subsidiaries at 11%. The close balance may reflect the Bay Area's mix of publicly traded tech giants alongside large private companies and late-stage startups that have yet to IPO.
52% of roles with company size data
Among 52% of tracked roles with company size data, Enterprise organizations (1,000+ employees) account for 69% of postings. Scale-ups contribute 19% and Startups 11%. This concentration likely reflects that delivery and programme management functions tend to scale with organizational size, as larger companies run more concurrent initiatives requiring dedicated coordination.
Market interpretation: The top 15 employers account for 22% of tracked postings, indicating a broadly distributed hiring landscape with 1.74 jobs per employer on average. Waymo leads with 13 roles, followed by Uber (11) and a cluster of four employers tied at 10. Three employers are new to the top 15 this month: Atlassian, Instacart, and Accenture. Concentration at the top is a sampling artifact and should not be interpreted as overall market dominance.
Programme manager (49%) and project manager (41%) together account for 90% of tracked delivery roles. Delivery manager holds 10% while scrum master is marginal at 1%. Based on a single month's movement, project manager gained 7 percentage points and programme manager declined by 6 points, which could be driven by seasonal variation in how employers title similar coordination roles rather than a structural shift.
Junior: 0-2 years | Mid-Level: 3-5 years | Senior: 6-10 years | Staff/Principal: 11+ years (IC track) | Director+: Management track
Senior-to-Junior Ratio
14:1
Senior+ roles per Junior role
Entry Accessibility Rate
22%
Junior + Mid-Level roles combined
Senior roles dominate at 54%, followed by Director+ and Mid-Level tied at 16% each, Staff/Principal at 7%, and Junior at 6%. The 14:1 senior-to-junior ratio makes this one of the most competitive entry-level delivery markets tracked. The 22% entry accessibility rate is the lowest across tracked cities, indicating that most delivery openings in San Francisco target experienced professionals.
Individual contributor roles account for 83% of tracked postings, with management at 17%. This split is consistent with delivery functions where most programme and project managers operate as ICs coordinating across teams rather than managing direct reports. The 17% management share may appeal to candidates seeking people-leadership paths within the delivery discipline.
Onsite: office full-time | Hybrid: mix of office and remote | Remote: work from anywhere | Flexible: employee chooses arrangement
97% of roles with known working arrangement
Among 97% of tracked roles with working arrangement data (based on 126 ATS-sourced roles), Remote leads at 40%, followed by Hybrid (27%), Flexible (26%), and Onsite (7%). The high remote share may reflect delivery roles' inherent suitability for distributed work, as coordination and stakeholder management can often be performed effectively across locations. Only 7% of roles required full onsite presence.
13% of roles with disclosed salary ranges
25th Percentile
$120K
Median
$155K
75th Percentile
$185K
IQR (Spread)
$65K
42% of roles with skills data
Skills insight: Among 42% of tracked roles with skills data (249 roles), stakeholder management (25%) and JIRA (21%) are the most requested capabilities, followed by project management (19%), Agile (18%), and risk management (18%). The top skill pairs, Agile + JIRA (10%) and Risk management + Stakeholder management (10%), suggest employers value candidates who combine process methodology with tooling proficiency. Emerging skills include AI (6%) and SQL (7%), which may indicate a growing expectation that delivery professionals can engage with data-driven decision-making and AI-assisted workflows.
1.74
Jobs per employer
Average open roles per hiring company
Among tracked employers
9%
Top 5 concentration
Combined share of tracked postings by top 5 employers
Among tracked employers
22%
Top 15 concentration
Combined share of tracked postings by top 15 employers
Among tracked employers
14:1
Senior-to-Junior ratio
Senior+ roles for every junior role
Very competitive entry
22%
Entry accessibility
Roles open to candidates with <3 years experience
Competitive entry market
17%
Management opportunity
Roles on the people management track
Balanced tracks
40%
Remote availability
Roles offering fully remote work
High flexibility
This report analyzes direct employer job postings for Project & Delivery roles in San Francisco during January 2026.
68%
Seniority coverage
Roles with seniority level classified
97%
Arrangement coverage
Roles with working arrangement known
42%
Skills coverage
Roles with skills extracted from description
62%
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