600+ Software & IT Jobs in Atlanta, GA

Local government wage data is strongest for software developers specifically: the BLS put Atlanta's median annual wage at $132,960 and mean annual wage at $135,870 in the May 2025 release. Broader current posting signals for Software, IT & Cybersecurity center on about $115k to $164k in Atlanta, while recent software engineer postings on Haystack typically showed $123k-$192k. Estimated local pay bands from salary guides land in a similar range, with junior software engineers at $80,000–$105,000, mid-level at $105,000–$140,000, senior at $135,000–$175,000, and staff-plus at $165,000–$220,000.

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Advertised pay

Across the 294 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $90,000 at the 25th percentile, $126,159 at the median and $167,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Atlanta is workable but selective: metro unemployment was 3.5% in June 2026, and Georgia's Software, IT & Cybersecurity posting volume was up 21.2% year over year in July even while statewide employment in the category was down 1.0%. Local hiring is broad enough to search seriously—more than 1,000 postings across more than 500 companies were observed over the last 90 days—but the mix skews toward mid and senior talent, not beginners. That makes this a good market for proven builders and operators, but not an easy one.

Best positioned: Candidates with 3+ years in cloud, enterprise software, DevOps/SRE, or cybersecurity—and who can handle onsite or hybrid work—fit the strongest part of demand right now.

Main caution: The biggest trap is reading “tech hiring momentum” as easy entry: only about 10% of sampled postings were entry-level, remote roles were about 15%, and visa sponsorship showed up in less than 5% of postings.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 604 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Truist Securities, Inc.: 17 open roles
2. Cox Automotive, Inc.: 12 open roles
3. Cox Enterprises, Inc.: 11 open roles
4. Deloitte: 11 open roles
5. Victory Live, Inc.: 9 open roles
6. Anduril Industries, Inc.: 8 open roles
7. Georgia Institute of Technology: 8 open roles
8. Capgemini: 7 open roles
9. Honeywell International Inc: 7 open roles
10. Camunda: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• Atlanta: 372
• Alpharetta: 74
• Duluth: 16
• Marietta: 16
• Kennesaw: 12
• Johns Creek: 7
• Roswell: 7
• Smyrna: 7

Work arrangement

on-site 314 (53%), hybrid 223 (37%), remote 59 (10%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in large enterprise and consulting environments, not just startups. In the last 90 days the sample shows more than 1,000 postings across more than 500 companies, with hiring spread across a fragmented employer base rather than one dominant tech giant. About 30% of postings came from enterprise employers, and the most active names included Truist, YO IT Consulting, mujin-corp.com, ACI Worldwide, CNN, Capgemini, UKG Inc., and Deloitte. Industry concentration matters too. The biggest slices of category postings came from technology (about 25%), software development (about 20%), IT services and consulting (about 15%), financial services (about 10%), and information technology (about 10%). That points toward enterprise apps, internal platforms, consulting delivery, and regulated-environment work rather than a market led mainly by consumer startup product teams. A second pocket is cloud-heavy engineering. Atlanta had 110 live Azure-related openings with 34 added in the past week, and those openings included employers such as Booz Allen Hamilton, Contact Government Services, Leidos, Boston Consulting Group, and Anduril Industries. Specific local postings also show full-stack demand built around Node.js, Next.js, React, Express, and MySQL, so candidates who can bridge front end, back end, and deployment workflows can reach more of the market.

• Enterprise software and internal platforms (high): This is the clearest local lane, with enterprise employers making up about 30% of sampled postings and active names including Truist, ACI Worldwide, CNN, Capgemini, UKG Inc., and Deloitte.
• Cloud, Azure, and platform reliability work (high): Cloud-adjacent demand is tangible: Atlanta had 110 live Azure-related openings, and the broader skills mix repeatedly calls for AWS, CI/CD, and Kubernetes.
• Cybersecurity and security-conscious IT (moderate): Cybersecurity talent is still being actively marketed by Atlanta recruiters, CISSP is the most commonly named certification locally even though it appears in less than 5% of postings, and employers are treating the cyber skills gap as a business risk.

Where to focus: Prioritize enterprise and consulting employers where cloud, integration, reliability, and security work sit close to revenue or operations, and treat fully remote product-only searches as a secondary lane.

Roles worth searching next

• DevOps / SRE: It is a natural bridge for developers who already own deployment, reliability, or infrastructure work, and local salary guidance shows real Atlanta demand for the lane.
• ERP business analyst: Atlanta recruiters are explicitly marketing ERP business analyst talent, making it a realistic pivot for candidates with enterprise process knowledge but thinner engineering depth.
• IT project manager: This is a practical next step for experienced IT operators or technical coordinators because Atlanta recruiters are actively selling IT project manager talent into the market.
• Technical consultant / implementation consultant: Atlanta's demand is meaningfully concentrated in IT services, consulting, and enterprise employers, which creates room for candidates who can configure, integrate, and roll out systems even without pure product-engineering backgrounds.

What postings ask for

• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python appears in about 30% of sampled postings, making it the strongest common language signal across the local category. Who: Software engineers, automation-minded IT staff, and security candidates who script workflows.
• AWS (differentiator | immediate): AWS shows up in about 25% of sampled postings, so cloud familiarity is no longer niche in Atlanta tech hiring. Who: Developers, sysadmins moving upmarket, and mid-career candidates who need broader employer fit.
• Azure (premium | immediate): Atlanta had 110 live Azure-related openings with 34 added in the past week, which makes Azure a strong local bridge into enterprise software, cloud, and platform work. Who: Candidates targeting enterprise employers, consulting firms, and regulated environments.
• CI/CD (differentiator | immediate): CI/CD appears in about 25% of sampled postings, showing that employers want delivery workflow competence, not just coding fluency. Who: Entry-level and mid-career candidates who need proof they can ship, test, and maintain software.
• Kubernetes, observability, and GitOps (premium | near-term): Kubernetes appears in about 15% of sampled local postings, and broader 2026 cloud-native guidance keeps Kubernetes, GitOps, and observability in the core skill set for staying relevant. Who: Platform engineers, DevOps-minded developers, and IT professionals moving toward SRE or cloud roles.
• Full-stack JavaScript/TypeScript with React and Node.js (differentiator | immediate): Local demand includes JavaScript at about 20% and TypeScript at about 15% of sampled postings, and recent Atlanta postings explicitly called for Node.js, Next.js, React, Express, and MySQL. Who: Software engineers who want more options across web, internal tools, and modernization work.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Local government wage data is strongest for software developers specifically: the BLS put Atlanta's median annual wage at $132,960 and mean annual wage at $135,870 in the May 2025 release. Broader current posting signals for Software, IT & Cybersecurity center on about $115k to $164k in Atlanta, while recent software engineer postings on Haystack typically showed $123k-$192k. Estimated local pay bands from salary guides land in a similar range, with junior software engineers at $80,000–$105,000, mid-level at $105,000–$140,000, senior at $135,000–$175,000, and staff-plus at $165,000–$220,000. This is still a well-paid market relative to the broader Georgia labor market: mean offered salary on new Georgia openings was about $81,187 across all occupations versus about $112,028 for Software, IT & Cybersecurity openings. But Atlanta software pay is not automatically top-tier by national hub standards; one local salary proxy puts the metro's software developer mean at 8.3% below the U.S. national mean.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in large enterprise and consulting environments, not just startups. In the last 90 days the sample shows more than 1,000 postings across more than 500 companies, with hiring spread across a fragmented employer base rather than one dominant tech giant. About 30% of postings came from enterprise employers, and the most active names included Truist, YO IT Consulting, mujin-corp.com, ACI Worldwide, CNN, Capgemini, UKG Inc., and Deloitte. Industry concentration matters too. The biggest slices of category postings came from technology (about 25%), software development (about 20%), IT services and consulting (about 15%), financial services (about 10%), and information technology (about 10%). That points toward enterprise apps, internal platforms, consulting delivery, and regulated-environment work rather than a market led mainly by consumer startup product teams. A second pocket is cloud-heavy engineering. Atlanta had 110 live Azure-related openings with 34 added in the past week, and those openings included employers such as Booz Allen Hamilton, Contact Government Services, Leidos, Boston Consulting Group, and Anduril Industries. Specific local postings also show full-stack demand built around Node.js, Next.js, React, Express, and MySQL, so candidates who can bridge front end, back end, and deployment workflows can reach more of the market.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Truist (15 postings), YO IT Consulting (15 postings), mujin-corp.com (15 postings), ACI Worldwide (15 postings), CNN (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 15% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 55% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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