Engineering was 60% of postings, up from 56%. Data and ML were 14.5%, down from 16.5%. Junior roles went from 7 to 23. The October update will be out in early November.

Remote was 49.2% of roles that listed a location, down from 50.0% in August. Hybrid and onsite were about 25% each. The US was 60.1% of roles with a region, down from 62.1%. (5/6)

Python is still #1 with 38 mentions, down from 43. TypeScript went from 38 to 30 and PostgreSQL from 33 to 24. Docker and CI/CD went up a lot in percentage terms, but the actual numbers are small: 11 to 16 and 7 to 11. (4/6)

Median pay was $195k, up 2.6% from August. The record is $200k, from March. The lower end of posted salaries went from around $150k to around $170k. 147 postings listed a salary this month, up from 145. (3/6)

Postings were 720 in June, 524 in July, 430 in August and 539 in September. (2/6)

September 2026 Hacker News Hiring Index: 539 job postings in September. That's 25% more than August (430) and 25% fewer than September last year (722). The 12-month average is 700. Median pay went up to $195k. (1/6)

General engineering roles were 56% of postings, down from 67% in June. Data and ML went up to 16.5%. Junior roles went from 14 to 7. My guess is that fewer junior and generalist roles are being posted. I'll know more after September.

Remote was 50% of roles that listed a location, down from 52.6% in July. Hybrid was 25%, up from 21%. Onsite was 25%, about the same as July. (5/6)

Python is #1 again with 43 mentions. TypeScript dropped from 47 to 38. React dropped from 37 to 26. Docker, Terraform and Kubernetes went up a lot in percentage terms, but the actual numbers are small: 6 to 11, 6 to 10, and 8 to 12. (4/6)

Median pay was $190k, up 3.5% from July. The record is $200k, from March. The lower end of posted salaries also went up, from around $135k in July to around $150k. 145 postings listed a salary this month, up from 134. (3/6)

Two months ago there were 720 postings. Now there are 430. The 12-month average is 715. I don't know yet if this is a blip or a trend. Two months isn't enough to say. (2/6)