2026 Q3 · Quarterly Hiring Report
DeveloperJobs.io Hiring Report — 2026 Q3
Built from 3,145 job listings posted on DeveloperJobs.io in 2026 Q3 · Generated October 1, 2026
DeveloperJobs.io’s 2026 Q3 report covers hiring activity on developerjobs.io, counting job postings published during the quarter.
The period was notably busy, with 3,145 postings published.
Key findings
DeveloperJobs.io published 3,145 job postings from 1,506 companies in 2026 Q3.
Among postings with salary information, the median advertised salary was $145,000 across 1,893 postings, with the lower quartile at $117,200 and the upper quartile at $181,250.
Remote accounted for 10.5% of postings in the quarter, while work arrangement counts were 330 remote, 613 hybrid, and 2,202 onsite.
JPMorganChase led employer volume with 79 postings, followed by Booz Allen Hamilton with 67 and Deloitte with 58.
New York appeared most often among listed locations with 132 postings, ahead of McLean, VA at 72 and Washington, DC at 71.
Posting volume by month
Salary distribution (yearly, USD, n=1893)
| Min | P25 | Median | P75 | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $45,000 | $117,200 | $145,000 | $181,250 | $468,000 |
Most in-demand skills
- Software Engineering1640
- Software Development1457
- Software Engineer1442
- SQL1344
- Data Processing1305
- Engineering1229
- Developer1174
- Database1158
- Data Integration1129
- Engineer1074
- Databases1046
- Data Platform1024
- Backend Developer986
- Data Pipeline944
- Data Engineer865
Work arrangement
Of 3,145 postings: 330 remote, 613 hybrid, 2,202 on-site (unclassified counted as on-site — see methodology).
Top hiring companies
Top locations
- New York132
- McLean, VA72
- Washington, DC71
- Seattle, WA62
- San Francisco, CA58
- Austin, TX54
- Charlotte, NC53
- Atlanta, GA52
Compared with 2026 Q2, publishing volume increased from 1,467 to 3,145 postings, while the median advertised salary moved up from $130,500 to $145,000. Remote share moved the other way, slipping from 12.6% in Q2 to 10.5% in Q3. Within the quarter, the monthly remote share rose from 13.2% in July to 14.6% in August before falling to 4.2% in September, indicating a sharper tilt toward non-remote postings by the end of the period.
Salary reporting shows a broad pay distribution: the lower quartile sat at $117,200, the median at $145,000, and the upper quartile at $181,250, with advertised salaries spanning from $45,000 to $468,000 among 1,893 postings. By work arrangement, onsite postings were the largest group at 2,202, with hybrid at 613 and remote at 330. Among postings that stated a job type, full-time appeared far more often than contract, part-time, or freelance, at 2,909 compared with 222, 12, and 2 respectively.
By employment type: Full Time 2,909 · Contract 222 · Part Time 12 · Freelance 2.
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Source: DeveloperJobs.io 2026 Q3 Hiring Report — https://developerjobs.io/reports/hiring-report-2026-q3