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Tech Hiring Statistics 2026
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Tech hiring market
- As of 2026-10-14, there are 86,465 open direct-apply tech jobs across 10 niches and 10,056 companies, measured daily from companies' own Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby boards.
- Tech hiring is expanding: 81,047 roles opened and 43,349 closed in the last 28 days — a net change of +37,698 (as of 2026-10-14).
- 19% of open tech roles are remote-eligible (as of 2026-10-14).
- Only 10% of open tech job postings disclose a salary range (as of 2026-10-14).
- The highest-paying tech niche is AI/ML jobs, with a median disclosed salary band of $150,000–$210,000/yr (n=280, as of 2026-10-14).
- The fastest-growing tech employer is Endeavoritsolution, with +4608 net new job openings in the last 28 days (as of 2026-10-14).
Salary by niche
- Median disclosed salary for full-stack jobs is $150,308–$204,104/yr (n=374; 12% of 19,768 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-10-14).
- Median disclosed salary for AI/ML jobs is $150,000–$210,000/yr (n=280; 10% of 18,830 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-10-14).
- Median disclosed salary for DevOps & infra jobs is $143,500–$199,222/yr (n=229; 8% of 13,029 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-10-14).
- Median disclosed salary for data jobs is $128,500–$165,000/yr (n=124; 7% of 10,266 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-10-14).
- Median disclosed salary for product jobs is $150,000–$200,000/yr (n=109; 11% of 7,870 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-10-14).
- Median disclosed salary for design jobs is $120,000–$162,500/yr (n=106; 11% of 5,184 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-10-14).
- Median disclosed salary for security jobs is $140,000–$178,500/yr (n=66; 7% of 4,349 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-10-14).
- Median disclosed salary for backend jobs is $150,000–$200,000/yr (n=37; 14% of 2,980 open roles disclose pay, as of 2026-10-14).
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