MogiNorth Carolina Software Engineer Job Postings Surge
North Carolina saw the largest increase in software engineer job postings.
By Noor Haddad, Mogi Research · Oct 24, 2026
This data cannot tell us about hiring decisions or the overall health of the software engineering job market. It also does not provide information on the specific reasons employers posted these jobs or the qualifications they sought beyond the role title.
Job postings for Software Engineers in North Carolina increased by one hundred twenty-two percent. Postings in Arizona rose by two hundred eighty-eight percent, and Wisconsin saw a one hundred forty-five percent rise in postings. Overall, US postings for this role fell by two percent.
This change in North Carolina may be due to increased demand for tech talent in the state. It could also reflect a strategic shift by employers to advertise more roles. The surge in postings might also be influenced by specific companies like Cisco, Fidelity Investments, or NetApp actively recruiting in the area.
The numbers
Which US state has the most growth in software engineer jobs?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 89 | 40 | +122% |
| Arizona | 62 | 16 | +288% |
| Wisconsin | 27 | 11 | +145% |
| Missouri | 75 | 38 | +97% |
| Virginia | 190 | 113 | +68% |
Top roles: Software Engineer (89)
Top employers: Cisco (9), Fidelity Investments (7), NetApp (7)
North Carolina jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-24 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 Noor Haddad of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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