Payroll jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-10-01, Payroll appears in 82 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Product Manager has the most postings mentioning Payroll.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-10-01
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+Is Payroll in demand in 2026?
Yes. Payroll appears in 82 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01. Product Manager accounts for the most postings mentioning Payroll (12.2% of all postings mentioning Payroll).
+What jobs require Payroll?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning Payroll are Finance Analyst (6.2% of that role’s postings mention Payroll), Operations Analyst (2.8% of that role’s postings mention Payroll), Group Product Manager (0.7% of that role’s postings mention Payroll).
+What skills are commonly paired with Payroll?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-10-01), Payroll most often appears alongside Workday, benefits, HRIS, testing, SQL.
+Where is Payroll most in demand?
As of 2026-10-01, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Payroll are New York City, Richmond, San Donato Milanese, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new Payroll content and jobs?
Skillenai indexes news, blog posts, and research papers mentioning Payroll alongside the jobs index. You can subscribe to a daily email digest of new Payroll content from your Skillenai account.
+Which skills come before and after Payroll?
The skill-flow chart shows skills documented in adjacent positions across observed employer changes. An outgoing skill is documented in the following position but not the preceding one. These are ideas to explore, not proven prerequisites, acquisition dates, or levels of mastery. Each ribbon counts employer moves with that skill pair; one move can contribute several pairs.
Weekly indexed postings requiring Payroll — last 90 days
Career paths around Payroll
Skills documented before and after this skill across employer changes.
Historical career profiles · all locations
Skills before Payroll
Skills after Payroll
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.
The following position documents a skill that the preceding position does not. Skills must be linked to both positions, with clear dates and no overlap. One move can connect several skill pairs. These patterns suggest skills to explore; they do not establish prerequisites, when a skill was learned, or a higher skill level.
Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.
| Connection | Moves |
|---|---|
| Before: training | 4 |
| Before: sql | 3 |
| Before: inventory | 3 |
| Before: python | 2 |
| Before: MYSQL | 2 |
| Before: data entry | 2 |
| Before: financial reports | 2 |
| Before: invoices | 2 |
| After: Power BI | 4 |
| After: Excel | 3 |
| After: budgets | 3 |
| After: reports | 2 |
| After: Account Management | 2 |
| After: audits | 2 |
| After: Jira | 2 |
| After: oracle | 2 |
Roles most likely to require Payroll
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Finance Analyst | 2 | 6.2% |
| Operations Analyst | 2 | 2.8% |
| Group Product Manager | 1 | 0.7% |
| IT Business Analyst | 1 | 0.5% |
| Engineering Director | 1 | 0.5% |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | 1 | 0.2% |
| Enterprise Architect | 1 | 0.2% |
| Solution Architect | 3 | 0.2% |
| Program Manager | 6 | 0.2% |
| Business Analyst | 4 | 0.1% |
Roles with the most Payroll postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Product Manager | 10 | 12.2% |
| Program Manager | 6 | 7.3% |
| Software Engineer | 6 | 7.3% |
| Business Analyst | 4 | 4.9% |
| People Analytics Intern | 3 | 3.7% |
| Solution Architect | 3 | 3.7% |
| Customer Architect | 2 | 2.4% |
| Finance Analyst | 2 | 2.4% |
| Head of Finance | 2 | 2.4% |
| Operations Analyst | 2 | 2.4% |
Top companies posting jobs requiring Payroll
Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.
| Company | Postings · 90 days |
|---|---|
| METRO/MAKRO | 3 |
| Mcghealth | 3 |
| CONSENSYS | 3 |
| Wonderschool | 2 |
| City of New York | 2 |
| WelbeHealth | 2 |
| Clio | 2 |
| Restaurant365 | 2 |
| Surge Staffing | 2 |
| Monks | 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 for Payroll
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 4 | 4.9% |
| Richmond | 3 | 3.7% |
| San Donato Milanese | 3 | 3.7% |
| San Francisco | 3 | 3.7% |
| Buenos Aires | 2 | 2.4% |
| Irvine | 2 | 2.4% |
| Lisbon | 2 | 2.4% |
| Annapolis | 1 | 1.2% |
| Bagneux | 1 | 1.2% |
Skills commonly paired with Payroll
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-10-01. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning Payroll by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s Payroll postings by all Payroll postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills). An adjusted trend is not shown because comparable posting coverage is insufficient.
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- a4afa60e5230f19f
- data_as_of
- 2026-10-01
- window_days
- 90
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