PM Skills Benchmark Report 2026 | 4th Edition | Free
Learn how 5900+ PMs rank on PM skills across AI, Strategy, Pricing and more.
The 2026 edition adds our first read on AI readiness. It also shows where trained PMs pull ahead and which three skills still trail everything else. Learn which skills separate PMs from their bosses.
What's inside
- Scores for all 15 PM skills. See which skills PMs are strongest in, which they’re weakest in, and how you compare.
- New: How PMs use AI. Find out how often PMs use AI and which AI skills they still struggle with.
- New: Where your team sits. Compare teams with no PM process, some process, or a formal one, and see what changes as process improves.
- Before and after training. Over 200 PMs, measured twice, about five months apart.
- How skills grow across a career. See how skills change from new PM to Director and VP, and where the biggest gaps are.
A few numbers from the report
Based on 5,906 qualified responses to the Productside Individual Skills Assessment, September 2018 to September 2026. AI figures come from newer questions and are an early signal.
Two ways to read it
For product leaders
Your team feels the gaps. This shows you where they are. See which skills a process lifts, which ones training lifts, and what to test for when you hire. Want your own team’s numbers? We run the same assessment for whole product teams.
For product managers
Start with your own scores. Read the report, then take the free Individual Skills Assessment and compare yourself with PMs at your level and in your industry.
Know the gaps before your next review points them out.
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