Developer job posts are back. Just not for everyone.

US software job postings are up 15% since February 2025, while all US postings fell 7%.

The numbers

1. US job postings since Feb 2025

   Software went up while the market went down

   All US postings-7%on Indeed

   Software development+15%on Indeed

   Source: Indeed Hiring Lab, 8 Jul 2026

2. Compared with Feb 2020-27.5%

   Software postings are still well below pre-pandemic.

   Overall US postings are roughly back to that level.

   Source: Indeed Hiring Lab, 8 Jul 2026

3. Where the rebound went71%

   of the rise in software postings was senior roles.

   May 2025 to May 2026.

   Source: Indeed Hiring Lab, 8 Jul 2026

4. Same period37%

   of the rise came from jobs with AI in the title.

   The groups overlap, so 71% and 37% don’t add up to 100%.

   Source: Indeed Hiring Lab, 8 Jul 2026

5. Official projection, 2025 to 2035+10%

   projected growth in US software developer jobs.

   BLS lists AI development among the reasons.

   Source: US BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook

The market grew by changing shape

1. Experience is the scarce thing. Seven in ten of the added postings were senior roles.
2. AI is in the job title now. Not ‘knows AI’ in the skills list. The role itself.
3. Juniors need a different pitch. Show shipped work and review skills, not course certificates.

Sources

1. Indeed Hiring Lab, AI and Job Postings: From Destruction to Creation?, 8 Jul 2026
2. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Software Developers, 2026

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