This Week in Tech Hiring — March 23, 2026
March 23, 2026
This week's snapshot of the tech job market across 224 companies and 83,151 open positions.
83,151
Open Positions
224
Companies
45%
Engineering
$181k
Median Salary
Hiring Up
Companies with the strongest hiring momentum this month:
| Company | Open Jobs | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 17,059 | +298% |
| 4,353 | +500% | |
| Raytheon (RTX) | 3,474 | +500% |
| Microsoft | 2,781 | +207% |
| AMD | 1,805 | +243% |
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 | 195 | 87% |
| API Development | 167 | 75% |
| AWS | 157 | 70% |
| SaaS | 143 | 64% |
| Performance Optimization | 138 | 62% |
| Machine Learning | 128 | 57% |
| Cloud Computing | 122 | 54% |
| Data Analytics | 122 | 54% |
| Kubernetes | 114 | 51% |
| CI/CD | 112 | 50% |
Remote Work
3,532 positions (4%) are listed as remote. 933 are hybrid. The remaining 78,686 are on-site.
Top Hiring Locations
| Location | Open Jobs |
|---|---|
| Bangalore, India | 5,157 |
| San Francisco, CA | 3,374 |
| New York City, NY | 3,051 |
| Seattle, WA | 2,316 |
| Santa Clara, CA | 2,164 |
| Remote (United States) | 1,682 |
| Sunnyvale, CA | 1,659 |
| San Jose, CA | 1,637 |
Compensation
Across 28,121 jobs with published salary data, the market median is $181k.
Hiring by Department
| Department | Jobs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| software engineering | 30,742 | 37% |
| operations | 18,863 | 23% |
| sales | 11,058 | 13% |
| services | 2,864 | 3% |
| machine learning | 2,731 | 3% |
| data engineering | 2,336 | 3% |
| product | 2,258 | 3% |
| finance | 2,126 | 3% |
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