- The hiring environment for U.S. tech job seekers — particularly those looking for entry-level and early career roles — has become more challenging, beyond the direct effects of the plunge in tech job postings since 2022.
- Postings for senior and manager-level tech jobs have dropped sharply from their earlier peak, but as of early 2025, were still closer to their pre-pandemic levels (down 19%) than standard and junior tech titles (down 34%).
- Experience requirements in tech job postings have also tightened. Between the second quarters of 2022 and 2025, the share of tech postings looking for at least 5 years of experience rose from 37% to 42% between the second quarters of 2022 and 2025 — at the expense of postings looking for 2-4 years of experience.
- This shift could be related to the rise of AI, as it began in 2023 (after the crash in tech postings was well underway) and has been concentrated in tech occupations rather than the broader economy.
- Tech job postings still accounted for 37% of the job applications started by tech workers in June 2025 (identified based on their Indeed profiles), slightly above the share three years earlier, highlighting how job seeker interest has held up despite the decline in opportunities.
Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of pieces examining job postings trends among tech and mathematics occupations. For more on the boom and bust in tech job postings, please see our companion piece here.
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