Top trends in Software Engineer Hiring

Top trends in Software Engineer Hiring Top trends in Software Engineer Hiring Top trends in Software Engineer Hiring Intelligence dug into whos hiring Software Engineers these days. If youre recruiting for these professionals, youll want to know what we found. Software engineers are one of the most sought after professionals online and employed by nearly every major company. There are many synonyms for a software engineer including terms like programmer, engineer, coder, architect, consultant, and developer. A 2016 study from Stack Overflow, a community of 4.7 million programmers helping each other, found most developers will describe themselves as a developer and/or programmer but will reference software engineer on a resume because it sounds important. Nearly 2 million software engineers are employed in the United States. The most common software engineers are focused on applications that allow people to do specific tasks on a computer or other device over the internet or a companys intranet. The job outlook for software engineers is quite positive with job growth expected to increase much faster than the average compared to all other occupations in the United States. This growth will be driven by a large need for computer software used in industries like mobile technology and healthcare computer systems. To give you some insight into what your recruiting competitors are up to, our Intelligence team analyzed data from the CEB TalentNeuron tool to identify which companies are posting the most software engineering jobs and where these jobs are harder to fill. Most Common Software Engineering Jobs Include: Software Developers, Applications # employed: 718,400 Annual wage: $98,260 Software Developers, Systems Software # employed: 395,600 Annual wage: $105,570 Computer Programmers # employed: 328,600 Annual wage: $79,530 Web Developers # employed: 148,500 Annual wage: $64,970 Software Engineering Jobs: 12% of available U.S. jobs are for Technology Of all open technology positions, 31% are specifically for Software Engineers Who is hiring software engineers? According to 2014 employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics most (50%) of software engineers are employed in the professional and business services industry and about 25% are employed in either the information (15%) or management (10%) industries. Those employed in professional and business services are primarily employed in computer systems design and related services (66%); those employed in information are primarily employed in software publishing companies (47%) and those employed in manufacturing are primarily employed in computer and electronic production manufacturing firms (61%). Most Common Companies Seeking Software Engineers:1 Amazon *Profile Oracle AIESEC Apple *Profile Cognizant Accenture *Profile IBM *Profile Lockheed Martin *Profile Northrop Grumman *Profile Technosoft Corporation How difficult is it to recruit software engineers? Software engineering positions are harder than the average to recruit when compared to all other positions posted online. Which high demand job markets are harder to fill? Here are 10 of the hardest to fill job markets most in demand, some of which may surprise you.1 No. 1: San Francisco CA Available Online Jobs: 7,900 Hiring Difficulty: 86 Median Ad Salary: $138,400 No. 2: Washington DC Available Online Jobs: 9,720 Hiring Difficulty: 81 Median Ad Salary: $148,950 No. 3: Atlanta GA Available Online Jobs: 3,070 Hiring Difficulty: 80 Median Ad Salary: $124,400 No. 4: Dallas TX Available Online Jobs: 3,100 Hiring Difficulty: 80 Median Ad Salary: $113,900 No. 5: Baltimore MD Available Online Jobs: 3,100 Hiring Difficulty: 79 Median Ad Salary: $116,100 No. 6: New York NY Available Online Jobs: 8,890 Hiring Difficulty: 79 Median Ad Salary: $131,650 No. 7: Chicago IL Available Online Jobs: 3,500 Hiring Difficulty: 75 Median Ad Salary: $118,550 No. 8: San Jose CA Available Online Jobs: 6,850 Hiring Difficulty: 75 Median Ad Salary: $158,550 No. 9: Boston MA Available Online Jobs: 5,220 Hiring Difficulty: 74 Median Ad Salary: $127,000 No. 10: Los Angeles CA Available Online Jobs: 4,650 Hiring Difficulty: 72 Median Ad Salary: $118,000 Want to know more about the top trends in hiring Software Engineering talent? Check out the Software Engineering Market Overview from Intelligence. Data finding are based on analysis of all available online jobs reported by the TalentNeuron tool and job seeking activity from more than 22 million unique visitors2. 1The CEB TalentNeuron Tool, JAN-AUG 2016 2comScore Media Metrix, 1Q 2016, 3-month average, (includes all US Mobile + PC traffic) *FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT COMPANY PROFILES CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE OR 1-800-X6333 TODAY.