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2026 Q3 US Tech Labor Market Update

Table titled “Software Development job postings continue unexpected rebound” showing the percent change in Indeed job postings over the past year and since February 1, 2020, through October 23, 2026, for tech occupational categories. Postings are up in all four categories over the past year, led by software development (23.8%) and IT systems and solutions (12.3%), compared with 3.1% for all postings. Since February 2020, all four remain lower, ranging from -19.2% for software development to -37.6% for data and analytics, while all postings are up 3.7%.

The tech labor market continued to brighten a bit in the third quarter of 2026, as all categories notched job postings gains over the past year. Wage growth picked up dramatically in data & analytics and IT systems & solutions categories. However, workers so far remain stationary as quits rates are still low. 

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