Market Pulse · Market Report

What skills does the market require for Product Owner?

This analysis shows which skills are most frequently required in current job postings for Product Owner — evaluated from 102 postings (nationwide), source: Federal Employment Agency.

102
Postings evaluated · nationwide
4
Skills identified
41,2%
Peak demand
Demand · nationwide

Most in-demand skills

Share of nationwide evaluated postings that explicitly mention the skill.

1
User Stories 41,2%
2
Scrum 27,5%
3
Roadmap-Planung 23,5%
4
Produktentwicklung 21,6%
Technical core Qualification / Certificate
Trend

Where demand is heading

Trend analysis from Q4 2026
We are still gathering the necessary history — trend data will appear automatically once sufficient time series are available.
Salary

Median salary nationwide

6.339 € / month
Source: Entgeltatlas of the Federal Employment Agency
Common gaps

These skills are missing from many profiles

Highly in demand — and rarely evidenced in most CVs for Product Owner.

User Stories 41,2% in demand
Frequently required, rarely evidenced in CVs.
Scrum 27,5% in demand
Frequently required, rarely evidenced in CVs.
Roadmap-Planung 23,5% in demand
Frequently required, rarely evidenced in CVs.
Produktentwicklung 21,6% in demand
Frequently required, rarely evidenced in CVs.

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