This Week in Tech Hiring — March 21, 2026
March 21, 2026
This week's snapshot of the tech job market across 226 companies and 89,957 open positions.
89,957
Open Positions
226
Companies
44%
Engineering
$180k
Median Salary
Hiring Up
Companies with the strongest hiring momentum this month:
| Company | Open Jobs | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 17,053 | +298% |
| 4,340 | +500% | |
| Raytheon (RTX) | 3,657 | +500% |
| Schneider Electric | 2,918 | +366% |
| Microsoft | 2,893 | +210% |
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 | 197 | 87% |
| API Development | 168 | 74% |
| AWS | 157 | 69% |
| SaaS | 144 | 64% |
| Performance Optimization | 136 | 60% |
| Machine Learning | 131 | 58% |
| Cloud Computing | 124 | 55% |
| Data Analytics | 123 | 54% |
| CI/CD | 113 | 50% |
| Kubernetes | 112 | 50% |
Remote Work
3,565 positions (4%) are listed as remote. 939 are hybrid. The remaining 85,453 are on-site.
Top Hiring Locations
| Location | Open Jobs |
|---|---|
| Bangalore, India | 5,430 |
| San Francisco, CA | 3,364 |
| New York City, NY | 3,051 |
| Seattle, WA | 2,311 |
| Santa Clara, CA | 2,150 |
| Remote (United States) | 1,688 |
| Austin, TX | 1,685 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1,673 |
Compensation
Across 28,397 jobs with published salary data, the market median is $180k.
Hiring by Department
| Department | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| software engineering | 32,353 | 36% |
| operations | 21,611 | 24% |
| sales | 11,601 | 13% |
| services | 3,226 | 4% |
| machine learning | 2,813 | 3% |
| data engineering | 2,472 | 3% |
| product | 2,335 | 3% |
| finance | 2,206 | 2% |
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