MogiMinnesota Software Engineer Postings Rose 50 Percent
Job postings for software engineers in Minnesota increased by 50 percent in the last week, while national postings for the role saw a 7 percent decrease.
By Mei-Ling Chen, Mogi Research · Oct 22, 2026
Job postings for software engineers in Minnesota saw a 50 percent rise in the week ending October 22, moving from 10 postings to 15. This growth occurred as overall US postings for the role fell by 7 percent, from 792 to 733.
Other states also saw changes in software engineer postings. Georgia experienced a 42 percent increase, with postings rising from 12 to 17. Michigan saw a 28 percent rise, from 18 to 23 postings.
The increase in Minnesota may be attributed to several factors. It is possible that local companies such as Thomson Reuters, which posted five software engineer roles, increased their hiring efforts. The growth could also reflect a broader, localized demand for these skills within the state's tech sector.
The numbers
Which US state saw the biggest growth in software engineer roles in the last week?
| Name | Last 7 days | The 7 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 15 | 10 | +50% |
| Georgia | 17 | 12 | +42% |
| Michigan | 23 | 18 | +28% |
| North Carolina | 22 | 18 | +22% |
| Virginia | 51 | 47 | +9% |
Top roles: Software Engineer (15)
Top employers: Thomson Reuters (5), U.S. Bank (3), Augeo Affinity Marketing (1)
Minnesota jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 7 days to 2026-10-22 with the 7 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 Mei-Ling Chen of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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