Weekly Market · Week of 2026-08-17 |
📝TL;DR → Total aggregated job posting volume reached 294,524 listings over four weeks. → Platform roles increased by 3.1 percentage points to 21.3% share. → San Francisco led metro hiring with a 15.3% share of roles. → Senior-level listings represented the largest experience segment at 30.9% share. → Platform roles recorded the highest median salary at $224,000. → Cross-Functional Collaboration demand share rose by 2.5 percentage points to 6.3%. DevOps p90 hits $295k (+$146k over 4 weeks) · spread widens Based on 294,524 job postings analyzed over the last 4 weeks 🧭Role Category Mix | Data | 22.1% (52 jobs) | ↓ 0.9pp | | ML/AI | 21.3% (50 jobs) | ↓ 3.0pp | | Platform | 21.3% (50 jobs) | ↑ 3.1pp | | Other | 10.6% (25 jobs) | ↑ 3.0pp | | Security | 6.4% (15 jobs) | ↑ 1.1pp | | Embedded | 4.3% (10 jobs) | ↑ 0.2pp | | Backend | 3.4% (8 jobs) | ↓ 0.7pp | | DevOps | 3.0% (7 jobs) | ↓ 0.3pp | | QA | 2.1% (5 jobs) | ↑ 0.1pp | | Management | 1.7% (4 jobs) | ↓ 1.5pp | | Frontend | 1.7% (4 jobs) | ↑ 1.7pp | | Fullstack | 1.3% (3 jobs) | ↓ 0.7pp | | Mobile | 0.8% (2 jobs) | ↓ 2.0pp |
Salary spread by role category | Role | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 |
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| Data | $145k | $180k | $229k | $247k | | ML/AI | $170k | $192k | $250k | $304k | | Platform | $180k | $224k | $270k | $285k | | Other | $170k | $177k | $200k | $251k | | Security | $167k | $195k | $253k | $346k | | Embedded | $165k | $200k | $213k | $223k | | Backend | $129k | $129k | $182k | $237k | | DevOps | $90k | $129k | $193k | $295k | | QA | $138k | $176k | $184k | $190k | | Frontend | $113k | $113k | $113k | $113k | | Fullstack | $208k | $226k | $243k | $253k | | Mobile | $106k | $106k | $106k | $106k | | Management | $185k | $185k | $185k | $185k |
📊Tech Stack Snapshot TypeScript 22.3% share ↓ 2.2pp 213 jobs | Rust 11.2% share ↓ 0.3pp 107 jobs | AWS 10.4% share ↓ 1.0pp 99 jobs | Git 9.8% share ↑ 0.2pp 94 jobs | Python 9.6% share ↑ 0.3pp 92 jobs | Next.js 7.7% share ↓ 0.9pp 73 jobs | Express 4.6% share ↑ 0.7pp 44 jobs | Go 3.3% share ↓ 0.4pp 31 jobs | Azure 1.9% share ↓ 0.7pp 18 jobs | GCP 1.9% share ↓ 0.5pp 18 jobs | JavaScript 1.6% share → 0.1pp 15 jobs | Java 1.5% share → 0.1pp 14 jobs |
Remote Ratio 26.4% remote24.7% hybrid51.9% onsite 🔗Co-occurrence — hires alongside Rust TypeScript107 co-occurring postings AWS62 co-occurring postings Git54 co-occurring postings Next.js49 co-occurring postings Python41 co-occurring postings 🤝Soft Skills Leadership13.9pp movement Project Management5.1%↑ 5.1pp Team Leadership3.8%↑ 3.8pp Vendor Management2.5%↑ 2.5pp Mentoring2.5%↑ 2.5pp Domain5.1pp movement Healthcare5.1%↑ 5.1pp Machine Learning3.8%→ 0.1pp Communication3.7pp movement Cross-Functional Collaboration6.3%↑ 2.5pp Written Communication5.1%↑ 1.2pp Stakeholder Management3.8%→ 0.1pp Certifications2.5pp movement Jamf2.5%↑ 2.5pp 🎓Experience Mix | Intern | 4.3% (10 jobs) | | Junior | 2.6% (6 jobs) · $154k median | | Mid | 22.3% (52 jobs) · $160k median | | Senior | 30.9% (72 jobs) · $180k median | | Staff | 9.9% (23 jobs) · $236k median | | Principal | 8.2% (19 jobs) · $226k median | | Lead | 17.2% (40 jobs) · $219k median | | Manager | 1.7% (4 jobs) · $218k median | | Director | 0.4% (1 jobs) | | VP | 2.6% (6 jobs) · $481k median |
🌎Geo Pulse | Boston | 2.5% (6 jobs) · $174k median | | Austin | 6.4% (15 jobs) · $194k median | | LA | 1.7% (4 jobs) · $235k median | | Chicago | 2.1% (5 jobs) · $111k median | | NYC | 14.0% (33 jobs) · $249k median | | SF | 15.3% (36 jobs) · $203k median | | Seattle | 8.1% (19 jobs) · $168k median | | Denver | 2.1% (5 jobs) · $113k median | | US-Other | 20.4% (48 jobs) · $192k median | | Portland | 0.8% (2 jobs) · $153k median |
📉Hiring Intensity Average tech jobs per hiring company, by month. | Hiring intensity |  |
📰Market News The U.S. tech job market remains highly polarized, as evidenced by a severe year-over-year surge in layoffs alongside robust demand for highly specialized technical expertise. Companies are aggressively reallocating budgets away from generalist roles toward specialized system-level engineering, computing infrastructure, and interactive 3D media applications. The extreme volatility in active posting volume is reflected in week-over-week job fluctuations, with employers running highly targeted, low-volume hiring campaigns for expert roles rather than broad-based talent acquisitions. industryCompTIA Data Shows Tech Sector Employment Rebounded in JulyComputerworld · 2026-08-10 Despite an overall contraction in the broader U.S. labor market, the technology sector added 3,700 jobs in July, showing a modest rebound driven by computing infrastructure, hosting, and data center developments. 🏢Companies & Roles A | Anduril 26 open roles · $200k median |
C | Crossing Hurdles 1 open role |
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