This Week in Tech Hiring — March 20, 2026
March 20, 2026
This week's snapshot of the tech job market across 202 companies and 81,728 open positions.
81,728
Open Positions
202
Companies
44%
Engineering
$179k
Median Salary
Hiring Up
Companies with the strongest hiring momentum this month:
| Company | Open Jobs | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 17,042 | +299% |
| 4,393 | +500% | |
| Raytheon (RTX) | 3,284 | +500% |
| Microsoft | 2,949 | +216% |
| Schneider Electric | 2,917 | +358% |
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 | 175 | 87% |
| API Development | 149 | 74% |
| AWS | 148 | 73% |
| SaaS | 128 | 63% |
| Performance Optimization | 123 | 61% |
| Cloud Computing | 114 | 56% |
| Machine Learning | 110 | 54% |
| Kubernetes | 109 | 54% |
| Data Analytics | 107 | 53% |
| SQL | 99 | 49% |
Remote Work
3,506 positions (4%) are listed as remote. 939 are hybrid. The remaining 77,283 are on-site.
Top Hiring Locations
| Location | Open Jobs |
|---|---|
| Bangalore, India | 5,247 |
| San Francisco, CA | 3,252 |
| New York City, NY | 2,994 |
| Seattle, WA | 2,257 |
| Santa Clara, CA | 2,147 |
| Remote (United States) | 1,665 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1,648 |
| Redmond, WA | 1,532 |
Compensation
Across 26,926 jobs with published salary data, the market median is $179k.
Hiring by Department
| Department | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| software engineering | 29,462 | 36% |
| operations | 18,465 | 23% |
| sales | 11,084 | 14% |
| services | 2,857 | 3% |
| machine learning | 2,616 | 3% |
| data engineering | 2,340 | 3% |
| product | 2,246 | 3% |
| finance | 2,123 | 3% |
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