CS Job Market Report – April 2026
The Code Deck tracks 28,684 active software engineering roles from 12 data sources. This report breaks down the current market by field, location and remote availability.
28,684
Total active roles
3,016
Remote roles
8,440
New this week
10+
Countries
Roles by Field
Backend roles continue to dominate, but demand for AI/ML and security engineers remains strong.
| Field | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Backend | 11,144 |
| DevOps | 3,560 |
| AI / ML | 3,161 |
| Security | 3,073 |
| Full Stack | 1,669 |
| Mobile | 1,644 |
| Frontend | 1,512 |
| Data | 1,440 |
| other | 1,289 |
| QA | 192 |
Roles by Country
The US leads in volume, with the UK, Germany and Australia forming the next tier of tech hiring markets.
| Country | Open roles |
|---|---|
| United States | 8,790 |
| United Kingdom | 3,295 |
| Germany | 2,558 |
| India | 2,210 |
| Australia | 2,038 |
| Canada | 1,994 |
| Singapore | 1,619 |
| France | 1,413 |
| Netherlands | 1,135 |
| New Zealand | 433 |
Remote Roles by Field
Remote availability varies significantly by discipline. DevOps and backend roles tend to offer the most remote flexibility.
| Field | Remote roles |
|---|---|
| Backend | 1,642 |
| other | 333 |
| DevOps | 322 |
| AI / ML | 272 |
| Security | 110 |
| Frontend | 97 |
| Data | 82 |
| Full Stack | 64 |
| Mobile | 63 |
| QA | 31 |