Skills by role family · Q3 2026
Most requested skills for product jobs in Australia
Measured from 1,062 tracked Australian job ads in this family.
Most requested skills
- 01Stakeholder management578 ads, 54%
- 02Product management494 ads, 47%
- 03Product strategy315 ads, 30%
- 04Data analysis223 ads, 21%
- 05Risk management205 ads, 19%
- 06Product lifecycle management179 ads, 17%
- 07Cross-functional collaboration167 ads, 16%
- 08Product roadmap management151 ads, 14%
- 09Product development142 ads, 13%
- 10Regulatory compliance142 ads, 13%
- 11Business analysis138 ads, 13%
- 12Stakeholder engagement126 ads, 12%
- 13Continuous improvement118 ads, 11%
- 14Agile delivery116 ads, 11%
- 15Market analysis115 ads, 11%
- 16Acceptance criteria113 ads, 11%
- 17Product discovery111 ads, 10%
- 18Business case development108 ads, 10%
- 19Jira105 ads, 9.9%
- 20Pricing strategy102 ads, 9.6%
- 21Requirements analysis98 ads, 9.2%
- 22Project management97 ads, 9.1%
- 23Backlog management93 ads, 8.8%
- 24Market research92 ads, 8.7%
- 25Artificial intelligence91 ads, 8.6%
| Skill | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Stakeholder management | 578 | 54% |
| Product management | 494 | 47% |
| Product strategy | 315 | 30% |
| Data analysis | 223 | 21% |
| Risk management | 205 | 19% |
| Product lifecycle management | 179 | 17% |
| Cross-functional collaboration | 167 | 16% |
| Product roadmap management | 151 | 14% |
| Product development | 142 | 13% |
| Regulatory compliance | 142 | 13% |
| Business analysis | 138 | 13% |
| Stakeholder engagement | 126 | 12% |
| Continuous improvement | 118 | 11% |
| Agile delivery | 116 | 11% |
| Market analysis | 115 | 11% |
| Acceptance criteria | 113 | 11% |
| Product discovery | 111 | 10% |
| Business case development | 108 | 10% |
| Jira | 105 | 9.9% |
| Pricing strategy | 102 | 9.6% |
| Requirements analysis | 98 | 9.2% |
| Project management | 97 | 9.1% |
| Backlog management | 93 | 8.8% |
| Market research | 92 | 8.7% |
| Artificial intelligence | 91 | 8.6% |
Experience asked for
Stated in 42% of this family’s ads · n = 446 stated values · Q3 2026
Work rights in these ads
n = 1,062 ads. Cells below the publication threshold are omitted.
| Requirement | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Citizenship required | Not published | — |
| Permanent residency required | Not published | — |
| Security clearance required | Not published | — |
| Sponsorship offered | Not published | — |
| Sponsorship possible | Not published | — |
Read the Australian job application glossary for the terms.
Work arrangement
| Arrangement | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Onsite | 53 | 5.0% |
| Hybrid | 370 | 35% |
| Remote | 79 | 7.4% |
| Flexible | 67 | 6.3% |
| Not stated | 493 | 46% |
How to use this on your resume
Open a role example to see these ideas in Offer Underway’s Modern resume template. Its mint highlights show matching terms from that role’s job-ad data. In your own application, use the actual employer’s ad and evidence from your experience.
- Mirror the exact skill names you can support with evidence.
- Put the top skills you can demonstrate in your Skills section and in experience bullets.
- Do not list skills you cannot evidence.
- Check a specific ad with the Australian job ad checker.
The ATS resume keywords guide shows how to choose wording without claiming experience you do not have.
Browse Australian resume examples for worked examples of evidence-based bullets.
Method and limitations
How this data is collected. OfferUnderway tracks job ads from Australian employer career sites and job boards. Each ad is counted once, even if it appears on several sites. Fields such as role family, skills, work arrangement and work-rights requirements are extracted from the ad text by an AI model and checked against the ad; some extraction errors are possible.
What it covers. Ads with an Australian location that were live at any point between 1 July 2026 and 30 September 2026. It is not every job ad in Australia: coverage depends on the sources OfferUnderway tracks, and some industries are better covered than others.
Thresholds. A breakdown is shown only when it is based on at least 30 ads; a skill is listed only when it appears in at least 15 ads and 3% of the relevant group.
Snapshot. Generated 17 October 2026. Figures are not revised after publication; corrections are noted on this page.
Questions about these skills
Which skills appear most often in product job ads?
Across 1,062 Australian product job ads tracked by OfferUnderway in Q3 2026, the most requested skills were Stakeholder management (54%), Product management (47%), Product strategy (30%), Data analysis (21%), Risk management (19%). These figures describe the tracked catalogue, not every job ad in Australia.
Are these skills mandatory for every role?
Frequency is not proof that a skill is mandatory for a particular job. Read the employer’s ad and distinguish requirements from preferences. Only include skills you can support with your own experience.
How many ads is this based on?
This family includes 1,062 active Australian job ads tracked by OfferUnderway in Q3 2026. Families need at least 200 ads; small cells and infrequent skills are suppressed.
Build a resume for a real product job
Use the frequency list as a starting point, then tailor your resume to the employer’s actual requirements and your own experience.