MogiSweden software engineer job postings edge up
Job postings for software engineers in Sweden saw a modest increase in the past week.
By Hannah Lindqvist, Mogi Research · Oct 18, 2026
Software engineer job postings in Sweden rose by twenty two percent in the week ending October 18. This follows a period where postings were up by eighteen. The overall number of new software engineer job postings across all countries fell by sixteen percent in the same period.
This rise in Sweden may be due to increased demand for tech talent. It could also reflect seasonal hiring patterns. The change may also be a result of more companies posting roles in the country.
Next, watch to see if this upward movement in Sweden continues. It will also be important to monitor job posting changes in China, where postings surged by one hundred twelve percent, and Australia, which saw a fifty five percent rise.
The numbers
Which countries have the most growth in software engineering roles?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 22 | 18 | +22% |
| China | 55 | 26 | +112% |
| Australia | 31 | 20 | +55% |
| Brazil | 26 | 18 | +44% |
| France | 15 | 13 | +15% |
Top roles: Software Engineer (22)
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 7 days to 2026-10-18 with the 7 days before them. Covers all countries, all states, Software Engineer. Employers with fewer than five postings in the last eight weeks are grouped together and left out of the rankings. The company details come from the crawl's company profiles, where the crawl has one.
Written by Hannah Lindqvist of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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