Weekly Market · Week of 2026-10-05 |
📝TL;DR → Tech layoffs reached 165,925 jobs cut in 2026 amid rising September cuts. → ML/AI role share rose 2.2 percentage points to 23.9 percent. → Senior-level roles comprised 27.1 percent of listings, the largest experience share. → NYC led metro shares at 19.8 percent with a 190k median salary. → On-site roles accounted for 48.9 percent of the hiring volume. → ML/AI median salaries reached 224k across 28 tracked job roles. Other roles rose 6.0pp to 10.8% of postings Based on 10.81 job postings analyzed over the last 4 weeks 🧭Role Category Mix | ML/AI | 23.9% (62 jobs) | ↑ 2.2pp | | Data | 20.5% (53 jobs) | ↓ 3.9pp | | Platform | 14.3% (37 jobs) | ↓ 5.3pp | | Other | 10.8% (28 jobs) | ↑ 6.0pp | | Security | 7.7% (20 jobs) | ↑ 1.8pp | | Embedded | 5.0% (13 jobs) | ↑ 0.2pp | | DevOps | 4.3% (11 jobs) | ↑ 1.3pp | | Fullstack | 3.9% (10 jobs) | ↓ 1.7pp | | Management | 2.7% (7 jobs) | ↓ 2.1pp | | QA | 2.7% (7 jobs) | ↑ 1.6pp | | Frontend | 2.7% (7 jobs) | ↑ 0.8pp | | Mobile | 1.2% (3 jobs) | ↑ 1.2pp | | Backend | 0.4% (1 jobs) | ↓ 2.2pp |
Salary spread by role category | Role | p25 | p50 | p75 | p90 |
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| Data | $153k | $192k | $206k | $242k | | ML/AI | $185k | $224k | $254k | $300k | | Platform | $147k | $163k | $180k | $229k | | Other | $131k | $150k | $158k | $208k | | Security | $184k | $223k | $263k | $272k | | Embedded | $152k | $170k | $217k | $236k | | DevOps | $165k | $210k | $215k | $217k | | Frontend | $106k | $129k | $193k | $215k | | Management | $163k | $199k | $244k | $266k | | Fullstack | $160k | $187k | $193k | $197k | | QA | $136k | $150k | $150k | $150k | | Mobile | $178k | $194k | $209k | $219k |
📊Tech Stack Snapshot TypeScript 22.1% share ↓ 1.6pp 239 jobs | Rust 11.9% share ↑ 1.7pp 129 jobs | Python 11.1% share ↑ 0.8pp 120 jobs | AWS 9.0% share ↓ 1.7pp 97 jobs | Git 8.4% share ↓ 0.7pp 91 jobs | Next.js 7.1% share ↓ 1.0pp 77 jobs | Express 4.7% share ↑ 0.7pp 51 jobs | Java 2.3% share ↓ 0.1pp 25 jobs | Go 2.1% share ↓ 0.3pp 23 jobs | JavaScript 1.7% share ↓ 1.0pp 18 jobs | Azure 1.5% share ↓ 0.1pp 16 jobs | Kubernetes 1.3% share → 0.1pp 14 jobs |
Remote Ratio 20.8% remote31.5% hybrid48.9% onsite 🔗Co-occurrence — hires alongside Python TypeScript112 co-occurring postings Rust59 co-occurring postings AWS51 co-occurring postings Git36 co-occurring postings Next.js35 co-occurring postings 🤝Soft Skills Domain16.9pp movement Artificial Intelligence4.4%↓ 0.8pp Aerospace3.3%↑ 3.3pp Machine Learning2.2%↓ 8.3pp Human-Computer Interaction2.2%↑ 2.2pp Defense Industry2.2%↑ 2.2pp Communication9.1pp movement Cross-Functional Collaboration7.8%↓ 2.8pp Written Communication4.4%↑ 4.4pp Stakeholder Management3.3%↓ 1.9pp Methodology4.4pp movement Testing4.4%↑ 4.4pp Leadership0.8pp movement Mentoring4.4%↓ 0.8pp 🎓Experience Mix | Intern | 15.5% (40 jobs) · $125k median | | Junior | 3.1% (8 jobs) · $103k median | | Mid | 22.9% (59 jobs) · $153k median | | Senior | 27.1% (70 jobs) · $195k median | | Staff | 11.6% (30 jobs) · $226k median | | Principal | 4.3% (11 jobs) · $178k median | | Lead | 12.8% (33 jobs) · $175k median | | Manager | 1.9% (5 jobs) · $275k median | | Director | 0.4% (1 jobs) · $223k median | | VP | 0.4% (1 jobs) |
🌎Geo Pulse | Boston | 3.1% (8 jobs) · $150k median | | Austin | 4.3% (11 jobs) · $122k median | | LA | 0.8% (2 jobs) | | Chicago | 1.2% (3 jobs) | | NYC | 19.8% (51 jobs) · $190k median | | SF | 17.8% (46 jobs) · $215k median | | Denver | 2.3% (6 jobs) · $173k median | | Seattle | 5.0% (13 jobs) · $195k median | | US-Other | 24.4% (63 jobs) · $167k median | | Portland | 0.4% (1 jobs) · $163k median |
📉Hiring Intensity Average tech jobs per hiring company, by month. | Hiring intensity |  |
📰Market News The U.S. tech job market is displaying a stark divergence, marked by a rise in active job postings alongside a simultaneous slowdown in actual hiring. As companies navigate budget adjustments and accelerate their investments in automation and AI, traditional software roles continue to face pressure from rising tech sector layoffs, shifting the employment landscape toward highly specialized domains. hiringTech hiring dips despite spike in job postingsCIO Dive · 2026-10-02 Active job postings for IT roles reached a three-year high of over 272,000 in September, yet actual tech-sector hiring contracted slightly. The divergence highlights a growing skills gap as companies struggle to find candidates with specialized technical competencies. aiTech Job Openings Rise As AI Fuels Hardware and Software HiringBusiness Insider · 2026-10-04 Job openings across tech companies are climbing as firms pivot resources toward hardware and infrastructure development. Layoffs continue to ease compared to post-pandemic peaks, indicating a more stable tech employment baseline. 🏢Companies & Roles A | Anduril 25 open roles · $165k median |
W | Waymo 16 open roles · $177k median |
S | SMX 10 open roles · $140k median |
A | aic 6 open roles · $215k median |
F | Figma 4 open roles · $141k median |
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