Software Engineer Jobs & Career Guide
What 20,304 live Software Engineer postings ask for: skills, experience, pay and the employers hiring, measured from the postings.
- Open roles
- 20,304
- Employers
- 3,252
- Remote
- 15%
- Typical pay
- $120k–260k
- Verified live (7d)
- 18,636
Pay by experience
Median advertised base, from postings that disclosed a range in USD
| Experience | Median | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| 0–2 years | $120k | 588 |
| 3–5 years | $145k | 2,735 |
| 6–9 years | $176k | 1,984 |
| 10+ years | $177k | 841 |
Skills in demand
Across 19,459 software engineer postings that named at least one skill
- 40%
- 37%
- 32%
- 26%
- 23%
- 21%
- 20%
- 20%
- 19%
- 17%
Experience asked for
Minimum years named in the posting · 14,234 postings stated one
- 15%
- 45%
- 28%
- 13%
Work arrangement
Where the work is done · 10,187 postings stated one
- 29%
- 48%
- 23%
Education
The floor the posting sets · 6,763 postings stated one
- 0.8%
- 0.2%
- 84%
- 2.6%
- 12%