500+ Software & IT Jobs in Austin, TX

Government wage data shows high pay in Austin, but it is role-specific and somewhat lagged. In May 2025, BLS put the Austin mean at $143,630 for software developers, $136,890 for information security analysts, $109,660 for software QA analysts and testers, and $110,570 for network and computer systems administrators. For the broader computer and mathematical family, BLS reported a $114,350 annual median, a $122,150 mean, and a $182,130 90th percentile in 2025. Fresh posting data is directionally stronger at the top end: recent Austin postings center on about $125k to $194k, but that is a posting sample rather than an official wage survey.

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Advertised pay

Across the 311 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $122,550 at the 25th percentile, $164,825 at the median and $187,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Austin is still one of the better places in Texas to hunt for software, IT, and cybersecurity work: metro unemployment was 3.9% in August, the local market showed more than 1,100 recent postings across more than 450 companies, and software developers are employed at 2.28 times the national concentration here. It is not an easy market, though: Austin's Information supersector was down 5.4902% year-over-year in August, and recent postings skew heavily toward experienced talent, with only about 10% entry-level and about 55% senior-or-above when senior plus lead roles are combined. The clearest wins go to candidates who can step into Python or Java work tied to AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD and who are open to on-site or hybrid jobs, which account for about 90% of the recent sample.

Best positioned: The best odds right now belong to mid-career and senior engineers, cloud/platform operators, and security-minded candidates who can show recent hands-on delivery and are willing to work on-site or hybrid.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming Austin's big tech footprint means broad junior access; only about 10% of the recent posting sample was entry-level, so brand names alone are not a strategy.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 544 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Amazon: 38 open roles
2. Apple, Inc.: 23 open roles
3. Realtor: 16 open roles
4. Visa Inc.: 15 open roles
5. General Motors Company: 13 open roles
6. Cloudflare, Inc.: 12 open roles
7. News Corp: 12 open roles
8. GM: 11 open roles
9. PayPal, Inc.: 9 open roles
10. Schwab Inc.: 8 open roles

Where the openings are

• Austin: 508
• Round Rock: 12
• Noida: 3
• San Jose: 2
• Santa Clara: 2
• Raleigh: 1
• Bee Cave: 1
• New York: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 286 (53%), hybrid 200 (37%), remote 50 (9%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated first in software-development employers and large enterprise stacks. In the recent local posting sample, about 35% of openings came from software development, about 15% from IT services and consulting, and about 10% each from technology, financial services, and enterprise software and network solutions. The most consistently active named employers included Oracle Corporation and Apple, Inc. at more than 30 postings each, followed by Cloudflare, Amazon, IBM, Deloitte, General Motors Company, and BigCommerce Pty. at around the low-20s range. The technical pattern is more infrastructure-heavy than many job seekers expect. Python shows up in about 40% of postings, while Java, AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD each appear in about 20%, which points to backend, platform, DevOps, and cloud-operations work rather than only frontend or product-feature hiring. The sample is also senior-weighted, with about 45% senior and about 10% lead+, so employers appear to be paying for people who can ship and run systems, not just learn them. Cybersecurity is real but narrower. Austin had an estimated 2,390 information security analyst jobs in 2025, and local signals around identity security and application security include SailPoint's Navigate conference and LASCON in late 2026, but explicit CISSP requirements showed up in less than 5% of postings. That suggests security candidates do best when they pair security with cloud, IAM, platform, or software engineering depth.

• Software development and platform engineering (high): About 35% of the local posting sample sat in software development, and the dominant skills were Python, Java, AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
• IT services, consulting, and enterprise implementation (high): IT services and consulting accounted for about 15% of postings, Austin Professional and Business Services employment was up 1.9587% year-over-year in August, and Deloitte was among the most active named employers.
• Cybersecurity, IAM, and application security (moderate): Austin had an estimated 2,390 information security analyst jobs in 2025, and local identity-security and application-security activity is visible through SailPoint Navigate and LASCON, but explicit CISSP requirements remained less than 5% of postings.
• Remote-only searches (limited): Only about 10% of recent postings were remote, so remote-first Austin searches are much narrower than the metro's reputation suggests.

Where to focus: Focus first on backend, platform, cloud, and enterprise-software roles at software vendors, consultancies, and cross-industry tech teams where Python or Java pairs with AWS, Kubernetes, or CI/CD.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical implementation consultant: Austin's local mix includes about 15% IT services and consulting, and Professional and Business Services employment was up 1.9587% year-over-year in August, so client-facing technical delivery can be a practical bridge out of pure engineering competition.
• Technical program manager: Austin's recent hiring mix is heavily tilted toward experienced talent, which creates room for candidates whose edge is coordinating delivery, dependencies, and execution rather than writing most of the code themselves.
• IT risk or security-compliance analyst: Financial services accounted for about 10% of local postings, and the Austin market also shows identity-security and application-security activity plus some value for CISSP-style credentials.
• Manufacturing or automation systems analyst: Local expansion signals from Base Power and The Boring Co. point to more technical work around hardware, plants, and operational systems, and national tech hiring has been shifting toward AI infrastructure and physical systems.

What postings ask for

• Python (premium | immediate): Python was the most-requested hard skill in the recent Austin sample at about 40% of postings, making it one of the clearest signals of immediate demand. Who: Backend engineers, automation-minded IT candidates, platform engineers, and security professionals who script.
• AWS (premium | immediate): AWS appeared in about 20% of local postings, which tells you cloud fluency is no longer a side skill in this market. Who: Software engineers moving toward cloud, sysadmins modernizing their stack, and career switchers with infrastructure exposure.
• Kubernetes (differentiator | immediate): Kubernetes also showed up in about 20% of postings, a sign that Austin demand leans toward teams running containerized production systems. Who: Platform, SRE, DevOps, cloud, and backend candidates who want to move above generic application development.
• CI/CD (differentiator | immediate): CI/CD appeared in about 20% of postings, which means employers are screening for delivery maturity, not just coding syntax. Who: Anyone applying for mid-career software, platform, QA automation, or systems roles.
• Java (table_stakes | near-term): Java appeared in about 20% of local postings, which is a strong signal that enterprise and backend work remains a big part of Austin demand. Who: Engineers targeting Oracle, Amazon, enterprise software, consulting, or large-company internal platforms.
• Bachelor's degree (table_stakes | near-term): Among local postings that stated an education requirement, about 80% asked for a bachelor's degree, and Opportunity Austin reported that 96% of local tech-category postings typically required a bachelor's degree or higher. Who: Entry-level candidates and switchers who need to understand where formal credential screens are likely to appear.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Government wage data shows high pay in Austin, but it is role-specific and somewhat lagged. In May 2025, BLS put the Austin mean at $143,630 for software developers, $136,890 for information security analysts, $109,660 for software QA analysts and testers, and $110,570 for network and computer systems administrators. For the broader computer and mathematical family, BLS reported a $114,350 annual median, a $122,150 mean, and a $182,130 90th percentile in 2025. Fresh posting data is directionally stronger at the top end: recent Austin postings center on about $125k to $194k, but that is a posting sample rather than an official wage survey. Austin still pays well once you clear the junior filter. The local 25th percentile for the broader computer and mathematical family was $82,680, while the 75th percentile was $158,820, so the payoff rises quickly for candidates with in-demand specialization.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated first in software-development employers and large enterprise stacks. In the recent local posting sample, about 35% of openings came from software development, about 15% from IT services and consulting, and about 10% each from technology, financial services, and enterprise software and network solutions. The most consistently active named employers included Oracle Corporation and Apple, Inc. at more than 30 postings each, followed by Cloudflare, Amazon, IBM, Deloitte, General Motors Company, and BigCommerce Pty. at around the low-20s range. The technical pattern is more infrastructure-heavy than many job seekers expect. Python shows up in about 40% of postings, while Java, AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD each appear in about 20%, which points to backend, platform, DevOps, and cloud-operations work rather than only frontend or product-feature hiring. The sample is also senior-weighted, with about 45% senior and about 10% lead+, so employers appear to be paying for people who can ship and run systems, not just learn them. Cybersecurity is real but narrower. Austin had an estimated 2,390 information security analyst jobs in 2025, and local signals around identity security and application security include SailPoint's Navigate conference and LASCON in late 2026, but explicit CISSP requirements showed up in less than 5% of postings. That suggests security candidates do best when they pair security with cloud, IAM, platform, or software engineering depth.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Oracle Corporation (30 postings), Apple, Inc. (30 postings), Cloudflare, Inc. (20 postings), Amazon (20 postings), IBM (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 55% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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