Weekly Market · Week of 2026-05-04 |
📝TL;DR → Frontend p90 hits $283k (+$85k over 4 weeks) · spread widens → Mobile roles +16.3pp to 17.0% share → Boston leads at 1.9% of postings → Management p90 reaches $316k Frontend p90 hits $283k (+$85k over 4 weeks) · spread widens Based on 282,800 job postings analyzed over the last 4 weeks 🧭Role Category Mix | Mobile | 17.0% (244 jobs) | ↑ 16.3pp | | Platform | 16.8% (241 jobs) | ↓ 2.3pp | | ML/AI | 15.3% (219 jobs) | ↓ 2.3pp | | Data | 11.5% (165 jobs) | ↓ 4.4pp | | Fullstack | 11.0% (158 jobs) | ↑ 7.0pp | | Other | 9.3% (134 jobs) | ↓ 4.6pp | | Backend | 5.0% (72 jobs) | ↓ 1.5pp | | Embedded | 4.3% (62 jobs) | ↑ 3.0pp | | Security | 3.1% (45 jobs) | ↓ 6.2pp | | DevOps | 1.9% (28 jobs) | ↓ 2.7pp | | QA | 1.9% (27 jobs) | ↓ 0.7pp | | Frontend | 1.5% (21 jobs) | → 0.0pp | | Management | 1.2% (17 jobs) | ↓ 1.6pp |
📊Tech Stack Snapshot TypeScript 6.5% share ↓ 7.9pp 665 jobs | Python 3.9% share ↓ 4.0pp 396 jobs | AWS 3.6% share ↓ 5.2pp 366 jobs | Git 2.9% share ↓ 2.8pp 290 jobs | JavaScript 2.8% share ↑ 0.9pp 287 jobs | CI/CD 2.5% share ↑ 2.0pp 251 jobs |
Remote Ratio 38.7% remote16.8% hybrid46.3% onsite 🤝Soft Skills Communication11.0pp movement Cross-Functional Collaboration10.6%↑ 3.7pp Written Communication5.0%↑ 1.1pp Customer Focus3.9%↑ 3.6pp Communication Skills2.3%↑ 1.6pp Verbal Communication2.0%↑ 1.0pp Leadership6.8pp movement Technical Decision-Making3.9%↑ 1.5pp Product Intuition3.6%↑ 3.6pp Mentoring3.2%↑ 1.7pp Methodology4.0pp movement Solid Principles3.5%↑ 3.5pp Agile1.6%↓ 0.5pp 🎓Experience Mix | Intern | 1.4% (19 jobs) | | Junior | 0.6% (8 jobs) | | Mid | 21.8% (304 jobs) | | Senior | 39.2% (546 jobs) | | Staff | 10.4% (145 jobs) | | Principal | 4.5% (63 jobs) | | Lead | 19.8% (276 jobs) | | Manager | 0.9% (12 jobs) | | Director | 0.7% (10 jobs) | | VP | 0.8% (11 jobs) |
🌎Geo Pulse | Boston | 1.9% (26 jobs) | | Austin | 5.9% (83 jobs) | | Chicago | 1.6% (22 jobs) | | LA | 2.1% (29 jobs) | | NYC | 9.7% (136 jobs) |
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📰Market News The U.S. tech job market is presenting a mixed picture this week. While there's an encouraging surge in overall new tech job postings reaching a three-year high, a stark reality of continued layoffs, often attributed to AI advancements and past over-hiring, persists across major tech companies. This suggests a re-evaluation of workforce needs and a significant industry shift towards AI integration. Concurrently, the demand for specific skills like Android and Kotlin development remains strong, aligning with positive shifts in our data, even as remote work opportunities see a notable decline. aiUS Tech Job Market Report 2026 | Dice Hiring InsightsDice · 2026-05-05 Tech job postings increased 5% month-over-month in April and are up 21% year-over-year, indicating a sustained expansion in the market. AI skill requirements are now present in 71% of U.S. tech job postings, up from 67% in March, highlighting AI fluency as a baseline expectation. See all 7 articles on the market page → Make this your job-search workspace, not just your weekly read. In this newsletter, Pro unlocks deeper sections; at hiringtrends.dev, Pro unlocks the full workspace. In this newsletter, Pro unlocks: → Salary percentiles per role (p25 / p50 / p75 / p90) → Top 12 stacks · top 10 metros · per-metro salary → Co-occurrence: skills that hire together → Salary by seniority level → 5 weekly stories · 10 companies · saved-search briefings At hiringtrends.dev, Pro unlocks: → 52 weeks of historical market trends → AI matching with tailored resume + cover letter generation (10/day) → 10 saved searches with daily email alerts → 10,000 job cards per view with advanced filters |
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