Tech jobs in November 2026: openings edge down 1.5% so far this month

Career Map · 9 November 2026 · Updated weekly, data through 9 November 2026

So far in November 2026, we track 39,759 open roles at 225 companies, 1.5% fewer than at the end of October. Pay is listed on 15.8% of roles, unchanged from October.

So far this month, the roles at the companies we track total 39,759, across 225 companies and 125 countries, which is 1.5% fewer than at the end of October. Openings are edging down rather than collapsing. The data runs to 9 November, so the month is still moving and monthly comparisons are provisional. New roles so far total 4,036, against 19,175 in October; because the month is only partly through, that gap is not a like-for-like comparison.

Key numbers

• 39,759 open roles at 225 companies in 125 countries (-1.5% on last month)
• 4,036 new roles posted so far this month, 4,649 closed
• $197k median listed base pay (USD a year)
• 16% of roles list pay; 3% offer visa sponsorship; 6% are remote

Where the jobs are

The United States still holds the most open roles, with 13,547 (34.1%), and a median listed pay of $216,000. The United Kingdom has 3,111 roles, almost flat on October (down 0.1%), while Germany has 2,684, down 3.8%. Among the cities we track, London has 2,275 roles, New York City 1,872 and San Francisco 1,679. Bengaluru has 1,464 roles, but its pay is almost never listed.

Berlin is down 7.7%, the sharpest fall among the cities we track, while Canada and Japan are among the few countries edging up, by 0.2% and 1.4%. Anyone looking at Canada or Japan is looking at some of the steadier markets this month.

Fields

Software Eng. dominates with 12,971 open roles, or 32.6% of the total, and is down 1.7% on October. Data & AI has the highest median listed pay of any field, at $249,500. Customer Success (up 2%) and People & Talent (up 0.9%) are the only sizeable fields growing, while Product is down 4%, the largest fall among the fields we track.

Pay

Among roles that list pay, the senior and lead median is $208,100, with the middle half of roles between $158,500 and $260,500 (14,593 roles). Mid-level roles have a median of $117,500 (880 roles), and entry-level roles a median of $84,000 (2,437 roles). Only 15.8% of open roles list pay, so these figures describe a minority of postings and skew towards senior roles. All figures are in USD a year at November 2026 exchange rates, and cover base pay only.

Pay transparency

Pay is listed on 15.8% of open roles overall, unchanged on October. Listing is highest in Canada (31.3%) and the United States (30.3%), and lowest in Germany (4.6%) and the Netherlands (4.6%). Among EU countries we track, Italy (15.8%) stands out, while France (7.3%), Spain (5.0%) and Poland (5.1%) remain low. The EU Pay Transparency Directive, with its transposition deadline of 7 June 2026, requires employers to state pay ranges, so these shares are worth watching country by country.

Visa sponsorship

Visa sponsorship is offered for 2.5% of open roles so far this month. The share is highest in New York City, at 18%, and San Francisco, at 7.8%. Japan (4.9%) and the United States (4.4%) lead at country level, while Germany (1.6%) and Ireland (1.2%) are lower and Canada (0.3%) is lowest. Among fields, Data & AI leads at 6.7%. You can see the roles offering sponsorship on the visa jobs page.

See the 994 jobs offering sponsorship

Who is hiring

Uber has the most open roles among the companies we track, at 5,600, followed by Micron Technology (2,857), Amazon (2,830), Applied Materials (2,134) and Qualcomm (2,072). Enterprise employers with 2,000 or more staff account for 52.8% of open roles, while startups under 200 staff account for just 2%.

• Uber: 5,600 open roles
• Micron Technology: 2,857 open roles
• Amazon: 2,830 open roles
• Applied Materials: 2,134 open roles
• Qualcomm: 2,072 open roles

Takeaways

• Most open roles sit in the United States and in software engineering, so filtering by country or field will show you where most of the volume is.
• Pay is listed on only 15.8% of roles, so check the posting before assuming a salary.
• If you need visa sponsorship, New York City and San Francisco currently have the highest share of roles offering it.
• Germany and Berlin are cooling this month, while Canada and Japan are edging up.
• The figures only run to 9 November, so check back at month end before drawing firm conclusions.

About the data

Career Map reads the job boards of a few hundred mostly tech-driven companies twice a day, so these figures cover those companies, not the whole job market. A job open in several places counts once, split across them. Open roles are counted as of 9 November. Pay is listed base pay only, never estimated, in USD per year at Nov 2026 exchange rates. Changes compare with the end of 2026-10. This report is updated every week until the month is over.

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