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Week of Sep 7, 2026

HiringTrends Weekly Market · Week of 2026-09-07
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Weekly Market · Week of 2026-09-07

📝TL;DR

→ Rolling 4-week on-site job share reached 50.4% with remote at 27.5%.

→ ML/AI role share rose 2.9 percentage points to 22.9%.

→ SF and NYC led metros each capturing 15.7% of hiring share.

→ ML/AI roles reached the highest median salary at $242k.

→ Senior roles held a 26.2% share with a $189k median salary.

→ TypeScript held 23.0% tech stack share despite a 0.2pp drop.

US-Other overtakes Austin for tech postings — 24.7% share

Based on 24.68 job postings analyzed over the last 4 weeks

🧭Role Category Mix

Data23.7% (56 jobs)↑ 0.7pp
ML/AI22.9% (54 jobs)↑ 2.9pp
Platform18.6% (44 jobs)↓ 1.4pp
Embedded5.9% (14 jobs)↑ 2.2pp
Other5.1% (12 jobs)↓ 4.7pp
Security5.1% (12 jobs)↓ 2.1pp
Management4.2% (10 jobs)↑ 3.1pp
Fullstack3.4% (8 jobs)↑ 2.3pp
Backend3.4% (8 jobs)↓ 1.5pp
DevOps3.0% (7 jobs)↓ 0.4pp
Frontend2.5% (6 jobs)↑ 1.0pp
QA2.1% (5 jobs)↓ 0.9pp

Salary spread by role category

Rolep25p50p75p90
Data$156k$183k$205k$237k
ML/AI$203k$242k$265k$279k
Platform$125k$189k$253k$339k
Embedded$193k$222k$234k$259k
Security$144k$172k$177k$243k
Other$126k$167k$190k$236k
Backend$149k$165k$194k$220k
Frontend$106k$129k$141k$227k
Management$216k$269k$296k$303k
DevOps$152k$185k$203k$207k
Fullstack$126k$140k$181k$206k
QA$100k$100k$100k$100k

📊Tech Stack Snapshot

TypeScript
23.0% share
↓ 0.2pp
229 jobs
Rust
10.7% share
↓ 0.6pp
107 jobs
AWS
10.3% share
→ 0.1pp
103 jobs
Python
10.0% share
↑ 0.3pp
100 jobs
Git
8.9% share
↓ 1.1pp
89 jobs
Next.js
7.9% share
→ 0.0pp
79 jobs
Express
4.0% share
↓ 0.4pp
40 jobs
JavaScript
3.2% share
↑ 1.4pp
32 jobs
Java
2.8% share
↑ 1.2pp
28 jobs
Go
2.6% share
↓ 0.8pp
26 jobs
Ruby
1.6% share
↑ 0.5pp
16 jobs
Azure
1.6% share
↓ 0.8pp
16 jobs
Remote Ratio
27.5% remote23.7% hybrid50.4% onsite

🔗Co-occurrence — hires alongside Rust

TypeScript106 co-occurring postings
AWS63 co-occurring postings
Git56 co-occurring postings
Python49 co-occurring postings
Next.js45 co-occurring postings

🤝Soft Skills

Domain25.0pp movement
Itom5.0%↑ 5.0pp
Mechanical Engineering5.0%↑ 5.0pp
Cmdb5.0%↑ 5.0pp
Aerospace Engineering5.0%↑ 5.0pp
Systems Integration5.0%↑ 5.0pp
Communication20.0pp movement
Stakeholder Management5.0%↓ 15.0pp
Written Communication5.0%↑ 5.0pp
Methodology10.0pp movement
Design For Assembly5.0%↑ 5.0pp
Mvp5.0%↑ 5.0pp
Leadership5.0pp movement
Full-Stack Development5.0%↑ 5.0pp

🎓Experience Mix

Intern5.2% (12 jobs) · $97k median
Junior3.0% (7 jobs) · $99k median
Mid24.9% (58 jobs) · $147k median
Senior26.2% (61 jobs) · $189k median
Staff12.9% (30 jobs) · $242k median
Principal6.0% (14 jobs) · $195k median
Lead15.4% (36 jobs) · $202k median
Manager3.9% (9 jobs) · $289k median
Director0.4% (1 jobs) · $127k median
VP2.1% (5 jobs)

🌎Geo Pulse

Austin4.3% (10 jobs) · $242k median
Boston3.8% (9 jobs) · $183k median
LA0.4% (1 jobs)
Chicago1.3% (3 jobs) · $182k median
NYC15.7% (37 jobs) · $229k median
SF15.7% (37 jobs) · $233k median
Denver0.4% (1 jobs) · $198k median
Seattle5.5% (13 jobs) · $200k median
US-Other24.7% (58 jobs) · $205k median
Portland0.4% (1 jobs) · $106k median

📉Hiring Intensity

Average tech jobs per hiring company, by month.

Hiring intensity
Hiring intensity — line chart from 2025-10 to 2026-09

📰Market News

The U.S. tech job market is undergoing a highly concentrated shift, characterized by a sharp decline in generalist software roles alongside surging demand for highly specialized enterprise platform skills like ServiceNow and integrating conversational AI tools like Moveworks. Despite high-profile restructuring and layoffs across major tech giants to fund AI initiatives, specialized engineering and platform-specific integrations remain exceptionally resilient and command strong recruiting focus.

hiringCognizant Announces Major U.S. Hiring and Skilling Push for the AI Era

PR Newswire · 2026-09-07

Cognizant detailed a major initiative to hire 1,500 U.S. college graduates and train 15,000 workers under its new Frontier Certified Engineer and Business Operator categories to meet surging enterprise AI demands.

industryTech Hiring Shifts Toward Narrow Skill Specialization Over Generalists

Revelio Labs · 2026-09-01

An analysis of 75 million tech job postings since 2024 reveals a 25% drop in the average skill count per post as employers prioritize depth and niche software expertise, like Java API and specific enterprise cloud integrations, over generalist backgrounds.

↗ Servicenow +33.33% share
layoffsU.S. Tech Layoffs Beat All of 2025 as AI-Driven Restructuring Surges

Hindustan Times · 2026-09-01

U.S. tech job cuts in 2026 have surpassed the entire total from 2025, driven heavily by highly profitable major tech giants laying off general engineering staff to free up capital for intensive AI development.

aiDice Tech Jobs Report Highlights Deep AI Polarization in the 2026 Job Market

Dice · 2026-09-04

The latest tech jobs data indicates that while overall software posting volumes cooled slightly, AI-related skill requirements jumped to 79% of all U.S. tech job descriptions, illustrating a polarized marketplace.

↗ Moveworks +11.11% share
industryThe Bifurcated Software Market: Generalists Down While ML and Platform Ecosystems Rise

Indeed Hiring Lab · 2026-09-04

Data tracking shows general software developer postings sitting significantly below pre-pandemic baselines, whereas machine learning engineering and platform-specific architect positions are seeing massive multi-year premiums and growth.

↗ Servicenow +33.33% share

🏢Companies & Roles

A

Anduril

22 open roles · $192k median

A

Apple

8 open roles

O

OpenAI

7 open roles

A

Axon Enterprise

7 open roles · $217k median

E

Ensono

5 open roles · $117k median

M

MatX

1 open role

Software Engineer - Kernels$250k – $600kThis is a hybrid role that will require you to work from our Mountain View, CA office 3 days a week on Tuesday through Thursday
RustParallelismSimd Programming
H

hivemq

1 open role

Senior Solutions Advisor$500kUnited States
AWSAzureDocker
S

Samsara

1 open role

Mexico Major AE$500kRemote
GitGoNext.js
A

Anthropic

1 open role

Staff+ Software Engineer, Databases$320k – $485kNew York, NY
SQLPostgreSQLMysql
I

insitro

1 open role

Chief Medical Officer$450k – $480kSouth San Francisco, CA
TypeScript

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