Industry report
Technology Jobs: Salary, Trends & Opportunities
162 open positions · $175K median salary · 23% ghost risk
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162open
$175K median posted pay
39 companies · 32% remote-friendly
77%
Not flagged
Where the openings are
Software Engineer16%
Data Scientist4%
Marketing Manager4%
Data Analyst2%
Posted pay
Middle half of salaries$132K–$199K
Pay disclosed36%
The sector
What technology hiring looks like right now
162 open technology postings from 39 companies are in the pool today. Software Engineer is the biggest group at 26 postings, ahead of Data Scientist (6). Google leads on volume with 44.
Of the 162 postings, 58 list pay (36%). The middle half runs $132K to $199K, with a median of $175K. 32% are flagged remote-friendly.
A company lands in this sector from its enrichment record, which tags the industry the employer operates in. Postings come from 4 job boards, refreshed every 2 hours, and the ghost, skill, and job-description figures below use the 488 technology postings the scoring engine has already read.
Roles and pay
Top technology roles by openings and salary
Bars show the middle half of posted pay for each role, drawn on one shared scale. Roles with fewer than 3 postings that list pay show no bar.
- 26 jobs$213K
- 6 jobsPay not listed-
- 6 jobs$179K
- 4 jobsPay not listed-
- 4 jobsPay not listed-
- Seo Sem Specialist4 jobsPay not listed-
- 2 jobsPay not listed-
- 2 jobsPay not listed-
- Security Engineer2 jobsPay not listed-
- Technical Program Manager Iii Data Center Infrastructure 3pd2 jobsPay not listed-
Based on 162 open technology postings, updated . The pool refreshes every 2 hours from 4 job boards.
Who is hiring
Companies hiring in technology
Sorted by open roles. The ghost badge shows once a company has 2 or more scored postings.
Google
44 open roles
Avg pay $194KModerate ghost signalsTikTok
12 open roles
Avg pay $288KLow ghost signalsMercor
10 open roles
Avg pay $181KModerate ghost signalsSalesforce
9 open roles
Avg pay $177KLow ghost signalsEvlo AI
7 open roles
Pay not listedLow ghost signalsUS Tech Solutions
7 open roles
Avg pay $108KModerate ghost signalsLemon.io
6 open roles
Pay not listedLow ghost signalsCGI
6 open roles
Pay not listedModerate ghost signalsCognizant
6 open roles
Avg pay $40KModerate ghost signalsGitLab
5 open roles
Avg pay $197KLow ghost signals
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Posting quality
Ghost job rate in technology
23% of scored technology postings land at a 50% ghost probability or higher, against 21% across every sector. Average probability here is 25%.
The score rolls up posting age, missing pay, vague descriptions, reposting, and applicant volume. It marks a pattern and does not confirm any single listing is fake.
Lowest average ghost signals among technology employers with 3+ scored postings: Hewlett Packard Enterprise (7%), HCLTech (8%), Collabera (9%).
Skills in demand
Skills technology employers ask for
From 488 scored technology postings. Dots show the average depth level (L0 to L5) the scoring engine assigned. The pay change compares postings that list the skill with those that do not, once each side has 5 salaries.
- Project Management-$18K37 postings
- SQL-$17K35 postings
- Data Analysis-$17K30 postings
- Cross-functional Collaboration-$7K27 postings
- Communication Skills-$41K18 postings
- Digital Marketing-$2K15 postings
- Stakeholder Management14 postings
- Cross-functional Project Management11 postings
- Problem Solving11 postings
- Analytical Skills10 postings
Market health
How the technology market is holding up
Posting volume, last 90 days
Growing: 129 postings in the newer half against 44 in the older half. Counts scored postings by posted date, closed ones included.
- Remote-friendly
- 32%
- Pay disclosed
- 36%
- Realistic job descriptions
- 0%
- 269 scored
- Salary trend
- Not shown. The pool has no pay history for this sector yet.
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Technology jobs: questions
How many technology jobs are open right now?
162 active technology postings from 39 companies are tracked today. 32% are flagged remote-friendly. The pool refreshes every 2 hours from 4 job boards.
What do technology jobs pay?
Among 58 technology postings that list pay, the median is $175K and the middle half runs $132K to $199K. 36% of technology postings disclose a salary, so treat the figures as the visible slice.
Which roles hire most in technology?
Software Engineer (26), Data Scientist (6), Marketing Manager (6), and Data Analyst (4) lead the open postings. Software Engineer accounts for 16% of the sector's listings.
What skills do technology employers ask for most?
Across 488 scored technology postings, Project Management, SQL, Data Analysis, Cross-functional Collaboration, and Communication Skills come up most. Project Management appears in 37 of them.
How common are ghost jobs in technology?
23% of the 412 scored technology postings carry a ghost probability of 50% or higher. Across all sectors the share is 21%. A high score marks listing patterns such as age, missing pay, and reposting. It does not prove the role is fake.
Is the technology job market growing?
Posting volume looks growing over the last 90 days: 129 postings in the newer half of the window against 44 in the older half (+193%). This counts postings ShouldApply has scored, not every listing on the web.