The State of Product Jobs Report

December 2024

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Backlog
December 02, 2024

The Backlog’s State of Product Jobs Report (December 2024)

We collected the latest product-related job data for December 2024.

Below are some of the key numbers, trends, and insights.

Worldwide product job market

Worldwide product job market (December 2024)

In December 2024, the worldwide market for product roles fell by a massive 10.83% MoM.

‘Product manager’, usually the most frequently available role, fell by 11.64%. Only one role saw an increase in open positions: ‘VP of Product’, growing by 0.39%.

Other key movements in December:

  • CPO roles have declined by 24.71% MoM.

  • Head of Product roles have declined by 22.73% MoM.

  • Sr. Product Manager roles have declined by 11.23% MoM.

Remote vs. on-site vs. hybrid product jobs

Remote, on-site, and hybrid product roles (December 2024)

Are we seeing the resurgence of remote roles? Available remote product jobs are seeing a second (consecutive) month increase, growing from 8,577 to 8,937, or 4.20%.

For the first time in a while, on-site roles have fallen below their usual 50% stronghold:

  • 46.64% of open roles are on-site.

  • 27.46% of open roles are hybrid.

  • 25.90% of open roles are remote.

Product roles by regional markets

Product roles by region (December 2024)

The pullback in open product roles is felt across almost the entire world. Only LATAM jumps ahead with a 4.06% increase in open roles.

Trends & insights in product roles (December 2024)

  • December saw a huge decline in open product roles across the board, -10.83%.

  • Open remote roles grew for the second consecutive month, 4.20%.

  • On-site open roles fell below the typical 50% of available roles, 46.64%.

  • The APAC region saw the largest pullback in open roles, -12.58%.

Active product role listings

Active product job listings from Top 100 tech businesses (December 2024)

Despite the pullback, there are plenty of exciting product job opportunities around, including at the following top tech companies: