City ProfileZurich · CH
Zurich
Zurich hiring activity from Hacker News "Who's Hiring" threads.
Postings · Sep 2026−57%3-mo momentum
3
postings
this month
12-Mo Trend · 3-mo rollingOct '25 → Sep '26
2.3333 low3-mo avg · 47 high
Rank · CH
#1of 2 CH cities
Remote-friendly · This month
33%+8 pts vs CH
Share of CH postings
100.0%3 of 4
3-Mo momentum
Falling−57% vs prior 3 mo
§ 00Hiring Volume
Lagging the Switzerland baseline this cycle.
Annual totals for the last five years — every year shown is complete except 2026, hatched because it is still in progress.
Full yearPartial yearAll-time peak
§ 01Compensation
Senior pay disclosure is still thin in Zurich.
Median bands from the 13 Zurich postings that disclosed USD pay across 2023–Present.
§ 02Work Model
8 points less remote-friendly than the Switzerland baseline.
Trailing-12-month split, plus the yearly remote / hybrid / onsite mix all the way back.
Work-model mix · by year
Remote share is climbing back in '26
RemoteHybridOnsite
'11100% rem.
'1522% rem.
'1650% rem.
'1723% rem.
'1847% rem.
'1956% rem.
'2080% rem.
'2192% rem.
'2293% rem.
'2383% rem.
'2471% rem.
'2537% rem.
'2686% rem.
Trailing 12 months · Zurich vs CH
Zurich73% remote-friendly
CH average80% remote-friendly
§ 03City Signature
Linux (non-WSL) tops Zurich's skill mentions over the last 12 months.
Keywords counted across 53 Zurich hiring posts. Posts frequently list multiple skills.
55% of jobs include at least one technical skill · share of postings mentioning the skill (12 months through Sep 2026)
Role mix · Zurich vs CHShare of postings by role category, past 3 years
ZurichCH baseline