Data-driven insights into the software engineering job market, drawn from our index of 77,480 active listings across 8,230 companies and 214 countries.
A comprehensive breakdown of compensation by seniority, location, tech stack, and industry. We analyzed 29,000+ salary data points to map the full landscape of engineering pay — from junior roles at $85K to principal engineers earning $366K.
With 44% of roles now onsite and 29% fully remote, the post-pandemic workplace has settled into a new equilibrium. We examine which industries, seniority levels, and geographies lean remote vs. onsite, and the salary premium that comes with distributed work.
Python appears in 25% of all listings. Cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) collectively dominates. And LLM-specific roles have surged to 3,382 listings. We break down which technologies the market values most and how they correlate with pay.
San Francisco still leads in absolute listings, but the gap is narrowing. We compare hiring volume, salary ranges, remote availability, and dominant industries across 20+ engineering hubs worldwide — from established leaders to emerging markets.
Fintech leads with nearly 10,000 listings, but insurance is the surprise second place. We analyze hiring volume, tech preferences, compensation, and remote policies across 15 industries to map where the opportunities are.