MogiVirginia Software Engineer Job Postings Rise
New job postings for Software Engineers in Virginia saw a significant increase in the last 28 days.
By Oliver Brandt, Mogi Research · Oct 29, 2026
Software Engineer job postings in Virginia rose by ninety three percent in the last 28 days. This change saw one hundred ninety nine new job postings in Virginia. The total number of new Software Engineer job postings across the US fell by sixteen percent in the same period.
This rise in Virginia may be due to an increase in demand for Software Engineers. It could also reflect a shift in where employers are posting jobs. It is likely that employers are actively seeking to fill Software Engineer roles.
In the same 28 day period, California saw a rise of thirty seven percent in Software Engineer job postings. New York saw a fall of seven percent in Software Engineer job postings.
The numbers
Which 5 states have the most new software engineer jobs in the last 28 days?
| Name | Last 28 days | The 28 before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 199 | 103 | +93% |
| California | 699 | 511 | +37% |
| New York | 234 | 252 | -7% |
| Texas | 224 | 655 | -66% |
| Maryland | 201 | 180 | +12% |
Top roles: Software Engineer (199)
Top employers: Syms Strategic Group, LLC (SSG) (18), Booz Allen Hamilton (16), Leidos (12)
Virginia jobs by city
Counts are job postings, not hires, from company career sites that Mogi's crawl found. Compares the 28 days to 2026-10-29 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 Oliver Brandt of Mogi Research, with AI from the table above. Every figure in it comes from that table.
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