This Week in Tech Hiring — March 22, 2026
March 22, 2026
This week's snapshot of the tech job market across 225 companies and 85,283 open positions.
85,283
Open Positions
225
Companies
45%
Engineering
$181k
Median Salary
Hiring Up
Companies with the strongest hiring momentum this month:
| Company | Open Jobs | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 17,008 | +297% |
| 4,337 | +500% | |
| Schneider Electric | 2,934 | +363% |
| Raytheon (RTX) | 2,870 | +500% |
| Microsoft | 2,856 | +211% |
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 | 196 | 87% |
| API Development | 169 | 75% |
| AWS | 157 | 70% |
| SaaS | 144 | 64% |
| Performance Optimization | 137 | 61% |
| Machine Learning | 130 | 58% |
| Cloud Computing | 125 | 56% |
| Data Analytics | 121 | 54% |
| Kubernetes | 113 | 50% |
| CI/CD | 112 | 50% |
Remote Work
3,558 positions (4%) are listed as remote. 939 are hybrid. The remaining 80,786 are on-site.
Top Hiring Locations
| Location | Open Jobs |
|---|---|
| Bangalore, India | 5,445 |
| San Francisco, CA | 3,361 |
| New York City, NY | 3,047 |
| Seattle, WA | 2,316 |
| Santa Clara, CA | 2,129 |
| Remote (United States) | 1,687 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1,652 |
| San Jose, CA | 1,613 |
Compensation
Across 28,338 jobs with published salary data, the market median is $181k.
Hiring by Department
| Department | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| software engineering | 31,128 | 36% |
| operations | 19,233 | 23% |
| sales | 11,493 | 13% |
| services | 3,011 | 4% |
| machine learning | 2,747 | 3% |
| data engineering | 2,406 | 3% |
| product | 2,276 | 3% |
| finance | 2,146 | 3% |
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