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Tech Hiring Statistics 2026
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Tech hiring market
- As of 2026-06-28, there are 42,130 open direct-apply tech jobs across 10 niches and 5,985 companies, measured daily from companies' own Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby boards.
- Tech hiring is expanding: 16,804 roles opened and 11,490 closed in the last 28 days — a net change of +5,314 (as of 2026-06-28).
- 27% of open tech roles are remote-eligible (as of 2026-06-28).
- Only 14% of open tech job postings disclose a salary range (as of 2026-06-28).
- The highest-paying tech niche is mobile jobs, with a median disclosed salary band of $153,499–$219,000/yr (n=30, as of 2026-06-28).
- The fastest-growing tech employer is Anduril Industries, with +364 net new job openings in the last 28 days (as of 2026-06-28).
Salary by niche
- Median disclosed salary for full-stack jobs is $150,000–$199,920/yr (n=365; 16% of 11,220 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-06-28).
- Median disclosed salary for AI/ML jobs is $153,219–$216,733/yr (n=272; 17% of 9,126 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-06-28).
- Median disclosed salary for DevOps & infra jobs is $130,375–$170,000/yr (n=189; 14% of 5,370 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-06-28).
- Median disclosed salary for data jobs is $130,000–$168,913/yr (n=146; 12% of 4,251 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-06-28).
- Median disclosed salary for product jobs is $145,475–$180,000/yr (n=131; 16% of 3,775 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-06-28).
- Median disclosed salary for design jobs is $120,000–$168,659/yr (n=121; 20% of 2,264 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-06-28).
- Median disclosed salary for backend jobs is $150,000–$200,000/yr (n=51; 17% of 2,160 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-06-28).
- Median disclosed salary for security jobs is $150,000–$179,000/yr (n=47; 13% of 1,727 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-06-28).
- Median disclosed salary for mobile jobs is $153,499–$219,000/yr (n=30; 11% of 1,215 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-06-28).
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