US Job Market Report

Software Engineering

Demand is up 4.3% this quarter against the US job market — postings rose 16.9% while the market as a whole rose 12.0%.

Share of US Hiring Demand

+5.4%past 6 months

Demand index — start of period = 100

This field's share of all US job postings, indexed to 100 at the start of the period. Measuring share rather than raw posting counts keeps growth in the underlying data sources from reading as growth in hiring.

Market Signals

Share of US Hiring Demand

+4.3% vs. market (postings +16.9%, market +12.0%)

Slight Gain

Postings, Quarter over Quarter

+16.9% vs. previous quarter

Growing

Postings, Year over Year

+2.8% vs. same period last year

Flat

Monthly Signal History

September 2026

-7.7% MoMSlightly Down

August 2026

+6.4% MoMSlightly Up

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Data through September 25, 2026 · Source: aggregated US job postings · United States