Connecting Odds Tech Hiring Index

Quarterly research drawn from jobs observed on Connecting Odds. This is platform coverage, not a census of the entire hiring market.

Connecting Odds Hiring Market Report: Q2 2026 Analysis.

Published 2026-09-30 · Updated 2026-10-22

This report covers all occupations; technology categories are shown separately where available. Remote and sponsorship totals refer to the report's full population, not only technology roles.

New jobs
24,597
425.5% vs previous period
Active jobs now
582,474
Companies hiring
893
Remote share
15.9%
New jobs by month
3,645
26-04
6,696
26-05
14,256
26-06
Top categories
  1. Other3,580
  2. Software-Engineering3,401
  3. Healthcare3,086
  4. Sales2,188
  5. Operations1,549
  6. Engineering1,377
  7. Marketing1,109
  8. Data-Science1,058
  9. Product-Management802
  10. Finance801
Roles in highest demand
  1. Physician1,722
  2. Transportation Security Officer332
  3. Software Engineer299
  4. Manager251
  5. Senior Software Engineer219
  6. Director213
  7. Senior Manager169
  8. Senior Home Lending Advisor138
  9. Account Executive125
  10. Medical Support Assistant125
Top hiring companies
  1. Veterans Health Administration3,221
  2. SpaceX1,323
  3. JPMorgan Chase839
  4. TikTok615
  5. Bank Of America573
  6. Applied Materials381
  7. Eaton373
  8. Transportation Security Administration336
  9. Hitachi Energy304
  10. Delivery Hero271
Jobs by country
  1. US15,878
  2. XX1,104
  3. IN993
  4. GB948
  5. SG541
  6. AU459
  7. CA429
  8. DE400
  9. CN302
  10. JP299
Job types
  1. External9,423
  2. Full-Time8,643
  3. FullTime2,736
  4. Full Time993
  5. Full-Time286
  6. Full Time212
  7. FULL TIME205
  8. Contract164
Experience levels
  1. Mid Senior12,616
  2. Lead5,110
  3. Senior3,350
  4. Director1,052
  5. Entry879
  6. Executive815
  7. Internship579
  8. Not Stated128
Tech areas
  1. Software1,084
  2. Data Ai453
  3. Cloud Infra290
  4. Solutions Devrel245
  5. Cybersecurity241
  6. It Support196
  7. Product Delivery145
  8. Enterprise Apps127
  9. Ux Design95
  10. Hardware88
Visa sponsorship signals
  1. Unknown23,566
  2. No918
  3. Possible72
  4. Yes41
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Methodology & sources

Counts of jobs first seen on Connecting Odds during the period.

Cite this research

Connecting Odds. (2026). Connecting Odds Hiring Market Report: Q2 2026 Analysis. https://connectingodds.com/reports/tech-hiring-index (Source report: https://connectingodds.com/blog/hiring-market-overview-q2-2026-report-co-2026-q2-overall)

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Missing or unknown sponsorship signals are not evidence that sponsorship is offered. Salary benchmarks are published separately; this report does not estimate missing pay.

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