Monthly deep-dive (v3). Back to home.
May 2026
Monthly Highlights
- 745 jobs posted (+1% vs April 2026)
- Hybrid surged (+42 mentions, +24%)
- Largest decline: Onsite (-31)
- Median salary: $188k
- Operations increased sharply (+220%)
Biggest Changes
Biggest Growth
- Hybrid +42
- Remote (regional) +28
- Unknown +26
Biggest Drop
- Onsite -31
- Remote (global) -20
- Engineering -19
Largest Categories
- Engineering — 473 jobs
- Unknown — 314 jobs
- Senior — 242 jobs
HN Who's Hiring — May 2026
745 jobs posted
+10 vs April 2026 (1%)
+117 vs same month last year (+19%)
160k–203k (median $188k)
Attribute share
Share of jobs by attribute and year-over-year change.
| Attribute | Count | % of jobs | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 473 | 63.5% | +17 YoY (+4%) |
| Unknown | 314 | 42.1% | +41 YoY (+15%) |
| Senior | 242 | 32.5% | +47 YoY (+24%) |
| Hybrid | 220 | 29.5% | +72 YoY (+49%) |
| Remote (regional) | 180 | 24.2% | +13 YoY (+8%) |
| Onsite | 161 | 21.6% | +28 YoY (+21%) |
| Staff | 121 | 16.2% | +45 YoY (+59%) |
| Data_ml | 104 | 14.0% | +42 YoY (+68%) |
| Remote-Unspecified | 97 | 13.0% | +7 YoY (+8%) |
| Unspecified | 48 | 6.4% | +9 YoY (+23%) |
Hiring trend (12 months)
Job counts over the last 12 months. Use the filters below to add lines for Remote, Hybrid, Onsite, Engineering, Data, Product, or individual skills — each overlay shows that segment’s share of jobs.
Monthly hiring intensity
Same 12 months as the chart above: darker = fewer jobs, brighter = more.
Market Signals
- Onsite declining trend
- Remote (global) declining trend
- Junior declining trend
- Operations roles growing faster than overall hiring
- Mid declining trend
- Executive declining trend
- Lead declining trend
- Intern declining trend
Distribution
By seniority
By location
- Hybrid: 220
- Remote (regional): 180
- Onsite: 161
- Remote-Unspecified: 97
- Unspecified: 48
- Remote (global): 39
By category
By skill
Top attributes & movers
Most-mentioned attributes this month; rising and falling vs last month.
Top by mention
| Engineering | 473 (63.5%) |
| Unknown | 314 (42.1%) |
| Senior | 242 (32.5%) |
| Hybrid | 220 (29.5%) |
| Remote (regional) | 180 (24.2%) |
| Onsite | 161 (21.6%) |
| Staff | 121 (16.2%) |
| Data_ml | 104 (14.0%) |
Rising
| Hybrid | +42 |
| Remote (regional) | +28 |
| Unknown | +26 |
| Operations | +11 |
| Marketing | +6 |
| Sales | +5 |
Falling
| Onsite | -31 |
| Remote (global) | -20 |
| Engineering | -19 |
| Junior | -11 |
| Intern | -9 |
| Remote-Unspecified | -8 |
Salary Highlights
Salary range (p25–p75)
$160k–$203k
median $188k
Highest Category
Legal_compliance — $243k
Highest Seniority
Staff — $200k
Compensation this month
May 2026
$188k
Overall: 160k–203k (median $188k)
159 jobs with compensation data
By location
| Onsite | $203k |
| Hybrid | $200k |
| Remote (regional) | $175k |
| Remote-Unspecified | $173k |
| Remote (global) | $165k |
| Unspecified | $40k |
By category
| Executive | $243k |
| Legal_compliance | $243k |
| Design | $214k |
| Data_ml | $200k |
| Product | $200k |
| Engineering | $185k |
| Other | $165k |
| Marketing | $155k |
| Sales | $130k |
| Finance_accounting | $120k |
By seniority
| Senior | $200k |
| Staff | $200k |
| Principal | $188k |
| Junior | $165k |
| Unknown | $160k |
| Mid | $120k |
Skill trends
Most-mentioned skills in job posts and fastest growing vs last month.
Top skills
Fastest growing
Skill combinations
Skills that show up together in the same roles (pairs, triples, and larger stacks), based on co-occurrence data from this month's job posts.
Top pairs
| React + TypeScript | 130 |
| Python + TypeScript | 110 |
| Python + React | 101 |
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) + Python | 85 |
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) + TypeScript | 74 |
| Amazon Web Services (AWS) + React | 69 |
Top triples
Not enough distinct skills for triples.
Top stacks (4+)
Not enough distinct skills for larger stacks.
Timeline
Key turning points in the last 12 months (dips, peaks, and recent move).
- Aug '25— hiring dip↓ 10% from prior month
- Nov '25— hiring peak↑ 10% from prior month
- Jan '26— hiring dip↓ 33% from prior month
- Feb '26— hiring peak↑ 46% from prior month
- Mar '26— hiring dip↓ 16% from prior month
- May '26— strong rebound↑ 1% from prior month
Interesting anomalies
Unusual patterns this month: disappearances, rare segments, or outliers.
Summary
This month's data shows hiring trends, compensation by segment, and how attributes changed vs last month and vs the same month last year. Use the filters on the trend chart to explore Remote, Engineering, and other segments.