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HN Who's Hiring? by the numbers

Job counts from every Who's Hiring thread.

Total jobs

745

May 2026

vs last month

+10

April 2026 May 2026

Remote

42%

316 of 745 jobs

Pay

$160k–203k

Last 6 months · ↑ higher than last month; ↓ lower

745

jobs

+10

vs last month

42%

remote

$160k–203k

pay band

745

jobs

$160k–203k

pay band

1%

visa

42%

remote

52%

Senior/Staff+

May 2026

745 jobs

Up 1% from April 2026

745 jobs$160k–203k1% visa42% remote52% senior

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May 2026

745 jobs

Up 1% from April 2026

745 jobs$160k–203k1% visa42% remote52% senior

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745 jobs

May 2026

Up 1% from April 2026

745jobs
$160k–203kpay band
1%visa
42%remote
52%senior

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May 2026

745 jobs

Up 1% from April 2026

Jobs

745

Pay

$160k–203k

Visa

1%

Remote

42%

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Job posts · last 6 months

745 jobs

in May 2026

Up 1% from April 2026

745jobs
$160k–203k
1%visa
42%remote
52%senior

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May 2026

745 jobs

↑ +52% MoM | ↑ +18% YoY

Hiring rebounded sharply after three months of decline.

745

jobs

$160k–203k

pay band

1%

visa

42%

remote

52%

Senior/Staff+

Highest since Aug 2024Remote 46% · Hybrid 34% · On-site 20%Biggest change: Jobs +288
Top:BackendAIInfrastructureRising:DevOpsHybrid
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May 2026

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745 jobs

+52% MoM | +18% YoY

745jobs
160k–203k
1%visa
42%remote
52%senior

May 2026

745 jobs

↑ +52% MoM | ↑ +18% YoY

Hiring rebounded sharply after three months of decline.

745

jobs

$160k–203k

pay band

1%

visa

42%

remote

52%

Senior/Staff+

Highest since Aug 2024Remote 46% · Hybrid 34% · On-site 20%Biggest change: Jobs +288
Top:BackendAIInfrastructureRising:DevOpsHybrid
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Latest month snapshot

May 2026

745 jobs

+10 (+1%) from previous month

Up 1% from April 2026

745

jobs

$160k–203k

pay band

1%

visa

42%

remote

52%

Senior/Staff+

Previous months

  • April 2026

    Up 3% from March 2026

    735 jobs

    +18 (+3%) from previous month

    By remoteness

    • Remote (global):↑ +84%(59)
    • Remote (regional):-11%(152)
    • Remote-Unspecified:-15%(105)
    • Hybrid:-10%(178)
    • Onsite:↑ +25%(192)
    • Unspecified:↑ +26%(49)
    NovDecJanFebMarApr

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  • March 2026

    Down -16% from February 2026

    717 jobs

    -141 (-16%) from previous month

    By remoteness

    • Remote (global):-47%(32)
    • Remote (regional):-9%(171)
    • Remote-Unspecified:-11%(124)
    • Hybrid:-4%(197)
    • Onsite:-22%(154)
    • Unspecified:-43%(39)
    OctNovDecJanFebMar

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  • February 2026

    Up 46% from January 2026

    858 jobs

    +271 (+46%) from previous month

    By remoteness

    • Remote (global):↑ +94%(60)
    • Remote (regional):↑ +37%(188)
    • Remote-Unspecified:↑ +26%(139)
    • Hybrid:↑ +55%(206)
    • Onsite:↑ +47%(197)
    • Unspecified:↑ +62%(68)
    SepOctNovDecJanFeb

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  • January 2026

    Lowest in 6 months

    587 jobs

    -287 (-33%) from previous month

    By remoteness

    • Remote (global):-51%(31)
    • Remote (regional):-34%(137)
    • Remote-Unspecified:↑ +3%(110)
    • Hybrid:-39%(133)
    • Onsite:-44%(134)
    • Unspecified:↑ +11%(42)
    AugSepOctNovDecJan

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  • December 2025

    Highest in 6 months

    874 jobs

    -3 (-0%) from previous month

    By remoteness

    • Remote (global):-14%(63)
    • Remote (regional):↑ +1%(209)
    • Remote-Unspecified:-23%(107)
    • Hybrid:↑ +12%(218)
    • Onsite:↑ +12%(239)
    • Unspecified:-24%(38)
    JulAugSepOctNovDec

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Compensation (last 6 months)

Current month (p25–p75)

$160k–203k

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Data generated 6/1/2026. Data from hn-jobs-pipeline.