Tech Hiring Update — March 28, 2026
March 28, 2026
This week's snapshot of the tech job market across 218 companies and 75,713 open positions.
75,713
Open Positions
218
Companies
43%
Engineering
$179k
Median Salary
Hiring Up
Companies with the strongest hiring momentum this month:
| Company | Open Jobs | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 17,490 | +297% |
| Raytheon (RTX) | 4,059 | +500% |
| 3,580 | +500% | |
| Schneider Electric | 2,984 | +356% |
| Microsoft | 2,637 | +176% |
Most In-Demand Skills
Skills by company adoption rate — the percentage of tracked companies that list each skill in their job postings.
| Skill | Companies | Adoption |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 194 | 89% |
| API Development | 169 | 78% |
| AWS | 157 | 72% |
| SaaS | 144 | 66% |
| Performance Optimization | 130 | 60% |
| Cloud Computing | 128 | 59% |
| Machine Learning | 119 | 55% |
| Data Analytics | 115 | 53% |
| LLMs | 111 | 51% |
| Salesforce | 109 | 50% |
Remote Work
3,874 positions (5%) are listed as remote. 884 are hybrid. The remaining 70,955 are on-site.
Top Hiring Locations
| Location | Open Jobs |
|---|---|
| Bangalore, India | 4,510 |
| San Francisco, CA | 3,340 |
| New York City, NY | 2,989 |
| Remote (United States) | 2,306 |
| Seattle, WA | 2,284 |
| Redmond, WA | 1,446 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1,411 |
| San Jose, CA | 1,167 |
Compensation
Across 27,749 jobs with published salary data, the market median is $179k.
Hiring by Department
| Department | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| software engineering | 26,449 | 35% |
| operations | 17,363 | 23% |
| sales | 10,473 | 14% |
| services | 2,678 | 4% |
| machine learning | 2,330 | 3% |
| data engineering | 2,171 | 3% |
| product | 2,052 | 3% |
| finance | 2,051 | 3% |
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