MogiOhio and California Software Engineer Job Postings Rise 58 Percent
New York job postings for software engineers saw a significant increase, while New Jersey experienced a sharp decline.
By Ruth Abernathy, Mogi Research · Oct 19, 2026
New job postings for Software Engineers in the US increased by eighteen percent in the last 28 days compared to the previous 28 day period. The total number of new postings rose from three thousand six hundred twenty eight to four thousand two hundred eighty four.
Ohio and California both saw their software engineer job postings surge by fifty eight percent. Ohio added one hundred twelve new postings, bringing its total to three hundred five, while California added two hundred fifty eight, reaching seven hundred three postings. Texas saw a smaller rise of sixteen percent, adding eighty four postings for a total of six hundred twenty two.
New Jersey experienced a plunge in software engineer job postings, falling by fifty four percent from seven hundred sixty nine to three hundred fifty four. New York saw a rise of forty seven percent, adding one hundred two postings for a total of three hundred eighteen.
These changes in job postings may reflect shifts in employer demand for software engineers. The surge in postings in Ohio and California could be linked to specific hiring initiatives by major employers like JPMorgan Chase in Ohio. The sharp fall in New Jersey might indicate a temporary pause in hiring or a reallocation of resources by companies in that state.
The numbers
Which 10 states had the most new software engineer jobs in the last 28 days?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 305 | 193 | +58% |
| California | 703 | 445 | +58% |
| Texas | 622 | 538 | +16% |
| New Jersey | 354 | 769 | -54% |
| New York | 318 | 216 | +47% |
Top roles: Software Engineer (305)
Top employers: JPMorgan Chase (226), NetJets (8), Booz Allen Hamilton (5)
Ohio jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-19 with the 28 days before them. Covers US, 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 Ruth Abernathy of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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