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Demand for software developers
Software development postings averaged 79.4 in October 2026, up 22.3% on a year ago. That is 65.4% below the February 2022 peak and 27.4% above the March 2025 low. All postings on Indeed stand at 103.9.
United States, Indeed job postings index, 1 February 2020 = 100. Monthly average of the daily index.
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| Month | All postings | Software dev |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | 103.9 | 79.4 |
| Sep 2026 | 103.2 | 77.1 |
| Aug 2026 | 101.9 | 74.4 |
| Jul 2026 | 101.6 | 75.0 |
| Jun 2026 | 100.8 | 73.1 |
| May 2026 | 101.9 | 74.1 |
| Apr 2026 | 102.7 | 72.8 |
| Mar 2026 | 103.9 | 71.6 |
| Feb 2026 | 104.6 | 70.3 |
| Jan 2026 | 103.3 | 68.1 |
| Dec 2025 | 102.9 | 66.9 |
| Nov 2025 | 101.3 | 66.2 |
| Oct 2025 | 101.0 | 64.9 |
| Sep 2025 | 102.8 | 64.7 |
| Aug 2025 | 104.8 | 66.1 |
| Jul 2025 | 104.3 | 65.4 |
| Jun 2025 | 105.3 | 65.4 |
| May 2025 | 105.9 | 62.7 |
| Apr 2025 | 106.8 | 63.5 |
| Mar 2025 | 107.8 | 62.3 |
| Feb 2025 | 109.3 | 64.9 |
| Jan 2025 | 110.2 | 67.5 |
| Dec 2024 | 110.3 | 67.4 |
| Nov 2024 | 109.5 | 67.3 |
| Oct 2024 | 110.1 | 68.7 |
| Sep 2024 | 112.4 | 69.4 |
| Aug 2024 | 113.4 | 68.4 |
| Jul 2024 | 113.7 | 70.1 |
| Jun 2024 | 114.2 | 69.9 |
| May 2024 | 115.9 | 69.1 |
| Apr 2024 | 118.5 | 70.4 |
| Mar 2024 | 118.6 | 70.8 |
| Feb 2024 | 118.2 | 71.1 |
| Jan 2024 | 119.4 | 71.8 |
| Dec 2023 | 121.3 | 72.5 |
| Nov 2023 | 123.3 | 73.0 |
| Oct 2023 | 124.9 | 75.1 |
| Sep 2023 | 127.0 | 77.3 |
| Aug 2023 | 128.5 | 79.4 |
| Jul 2023 | 129.4 | 83.5 |
| Jun 2023 | 131.8 | 86.9 |
| May 2023 | 134.7 | 97.3 |
| Apr 2023 | 136.0 | 98.1 |
| Mar 2023 | 135.0 | 102.5 |
| Feb 2023 | 136.6 | 114.1 |
| Jan 2023 | 140.6 | 126.3 |
| Dec 2022 | 144.4 | 135.3 |
| Nov 2022 | 147.7 | 147.1 |
| Oct 2022 | 148.5 | 160.7 |
| Sep 2022 | 150.6 | 173.9 |
| Aug 2022 | 153.4 | 187.3 |
| Jul 2022 | 155.7 | 202.0 |
| Jun 2022 | 158.6 | 217.9 |
| May 2022 | 160.4 | 226.7 |
| Apr 2022 | 159.8 | 224.8 |
| Mar 2022 | 160.4 | 228.7 |
| Feb 2022 | 159.2 | 229.2 |
| Jan 2022 | 156.5 | 216.1 |
| Dec 2021 | 157.2 | 213.8 |
| Nov 2021 | 152.9 | 202.5 |
| Oct 2021 | 147.0 | 186.3 |
| Sep 2021 | 143.1 | 173.6 |
| Aug 2021 | 139.1 | 158.2 |
| Jul 2021 | 137.4 | 145.7 |
| Jun 2021 | 133.4 | 137.5 |
| May 2021 | 128.7 | 131.3 |
| Apr 2021 | 122.0 | 120.4 |
| Mar 2021 | 110.6 | 112.2 |
| Feb 2021 | 103.2 | 102.6 |
| Jan 2021 | 97.7 | 93.4 |
| Dec 2020 | 94.8 | 90.0 |
| Nov 2020 | 93.5 | 83.6 |
| Oct 2020 | 90.5 | 77.8 |
| Sep 2020 | 86.3 | 72.9 |
| Aug 2020 | 83.0 | 70.1 |
| Jul 2020 | 78.3 | 67.3 |
| Jun 2020 | 70.1 | 65.2 |
| May 2020 | 62.9 | 66.6 |
| Apr 2020 | 68.2 | 77.4 |
| Mar 2020 | 94.5 | 98.2 |
| Feb 2020 | 100.0 | 99.7 |
Source: Indeed Hiring Lab via FRED, monthly average of the daily index (IHLIDXUS, IHLIDXUSTPSOFTDEVE).
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