Software Engineer Jobs in Baltimore, MD

Government wage data shows Baltimore's broader computer-and-mathematical group at $62.85 per hour versus $36.72 across all occupations locally in May 2025. For the BLS computer and mathematical major group, annual pay ranged from $88,690 at the 25th percentile to $209,210 at the 90th, with a $128,330 median. Current posted salary ranges in the local job sample center on about $141k to $216k, but that sample is heavily senior and on-site.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 815 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $139,000 at the 25th percentile, $181,500 at the median and $208,839 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

Live from the Callings.ai index of over 13 million postings, refreshed hourly and re-checked here nightly. Roles that close are dropped at the next refresh.

Showing 30 of 250+ openings.

Open all in AI Job Search

What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Baltimore is still a real market for Software, IT & Cybersecurity, not a dead one: metro unemployment was 3.9% in August, and the metro had 66,200 workers in the broad computer and mathematical group with a $128,330 median annual wage in 2025. But landing a role is not easy. The local sample shows more than 2,400 postings across more than 400 companies, yet about 55% of openings are senior, about 80% are on-site, and less than 5% of postings that state a sponsorship policy mention visa sponsorship. Statewide September signals reinforce the idea of a selective market rather than a weak one: Maryland software, IT & cybersecurity postings were up 14.4% year over year while employment in the same occupation family was down 1.9%.

Best positioned: Candidates with proven delivery in Python or Java plus cloud, Kubernetes, Docker, AWS, Linux, and security- or clearance-friendly experience have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest trap is mistaking high advertised pay for broad access; Baltimore's openings skew senior, on-site, and weighted toward consulting, public-sector, and defense-linked work more than broad-remote consumer software teams.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,072 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Captivation Software LLC: 51 open roles
2. Booz Allen: 45 open roles
3. Erias Ventures, LLC.: 43 open roles
4. Wyetech, LLC: 38 open roles
5. Visionist, Inc.: 36 open roles
6. Peraton: 30 open roles
7. Akina Inc: 27 open roles
8. Belay Technologies, Inc.: 23 open roles
9. SageCor Solutions LLC.: 22 open roles
10. Northrop Grumman: 20 open roles

Where the openings are

• Annapolis Junction: 406
• Fort Meade: 160
• Columbia: 136
• Annapolis: 87
• Hanover: 58
• Baltimore: 49
• Laurel: 44
• Jessup: 12

Work arrangement

on-site 881 (83%), hybrid 157 (15%), remote 27 (3%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated less in broad consumer-tech hiring and more in service-heavy, government-linked, and defense-adjacent work. In the local posting sample, the most-active industries were IT services and IT consulting at about 30%, government and public sector at about 20%, software development at about 20%, defense and space manufacturing at about 10%, and aerospace and defense at about 10%. That mix fits Baltimore's on-site bias and with TS/SCI clearance showing up as the most frequently named credential in the sample. The skill pattern also points to infrastructure-aware software work rather than narrow front-end specialization. Python appears in about 55% of sampled postings, Java in about 40%, Kubernetes and Docker in about 30% each, AWS and Git in about 25% each, Linux in about 20%, and CI/CD in about 15%. Employers are numerous rather than concentrated—more than 2,400 postings across more than 400 companies over the last 90 days, with fragmented hiring and Erias Ventures, LLC. the only named high-volume employer in the evidence at more than 175 postings. Fresh local investment also leans defense-tech. Anduril announced a $3.7 billion Tradepoint Atlantic investment with more than 3,100 planned permanent jobs, though it did not specify how many of those jobs will be software or cyber roles, and Fulton-based RemoteThreat emerged from stealth with $7 million for an offensive-cyber platform.

• Defense and public-sector tech (high): This lane stands out because government and public sector account for about 20% of local postings, defense and space manufacturing about 10%, aerospace and defense about 10%, and TS/SCI clearance is the most common named credential in the sample.
• IT services and consulting (high): This is the single largest industry slice at about 30%, which usually favors candidates who can implement, operate, secure, or modernize systems across client environments.
• Software product and platform roles (moderate): There is still meaningful software-development demand at about 20% of local postings, but it sits inside a market that skews senior and on-site.
• Remote-first local roles (limited): Only about 5% of sampled openings are remote, so candidates insisting on fully remote local roles are shopping in a much smaller pool.

Where to focus: Focus first on mid- to senior-level roles that combine software with cloud, infrastructure, or security in consulting, public-sector, or defense environments.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical project manager / scrum master: It is a practical bridge for people who understand software delivery but are not the strongest fit for hands-on engineering screens.
• Solutions engineer / sales engineer: This works well for candidates with technical depth plus client-facing communication skills.
• GRC or cybersecurity compliance analyst: It is a realistic entry point for career switchers who can map prior audit, policy, risk, or regulated-industry experience into cyber work.
• Implementation consultant / technical account manager: Baltimore's consulting-heavy demand makes client-delivery work a useful alternative for people who can configure, troubleshoot, and translate requirements.

What postings ask for

• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python appears in about 55% of sampled local postings, making it the clearest common language across software, automation, cloud, and security workflows in this market. Who: Almost everyone in this category, especially software engineers, automation testers, platform engineers, and cyber candidates who build tools.
• Java (table_stakes | immediate): Java shows up in about 40% of sampled local postings, which keeps it highly relevant for enterprise and contractor-heavy environments around Baltimore. Who: Developers targeting enterprise back-end work, public-sector contractors, and large-system modernization roles.
• Kubernetes + Docker (differentiator | immediate): Kubernetes and Docker each appear in about 30% of local postings, and that matters even more in a market where senior roles dominate the sample. Who: Mid-career developers, SREs, DevOps candidates, and infrastructure-minded engineers.
• AWS (differentiator | immediate): AWS appears in about 25% of sampled local postings, so cloud fluency is often the difference between being seen as an app coder and being seen as deployment-ready. Who: Software engineers trying to move into platform work, plus sysadmins and network engineers modernizing into cloud roles.
• Linux + Git + CI/CD (differentiator | immediate): Linux appears in about 20% of local postings, while Git and CI/CD appear in about 25% and about 15%, respectively, which signals that employers want operational delivery habits, not just coding skill. Who: Anyone whose resume currently reads as academic, course-based, or purely ticket-based.
• TS/SCI clearance (premium | near-term): TS/SCI clearance is the most frequently mentioned credential in the local sample, even though it appears in only about 5% of postings overall; that is a strong signal because cleared roles tend to be harder to fill. Who: Candidates already eligible for defense or public-sector work, or those with prior military or contractor backgrounds.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Government wage data shows Baltimore's broader computer-and-mathematical group at $62.85 per hour versus $36.72 across all occupations locally in May 2025. For the BLS computer and mathematical major group, annual pay ranged from $88,690 at the 25th percentile to $209,210 at the 90th, with a $128,330 median. Current posted salary ranges in the local job sample center on about $141k to $216k, but that sample is heavily senior and on-site. This is a market where solid six-figure pay is realistic once you are in the core of demand, but not a market where most candidates can walk into that pay band quickly.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated less in broad consumer-tech hiring and more in service-heavy, government-linked, and defense-adjacent work. In the local posting sample, the most-active industries were IT services and IT consulting at about 30%, government and public sector at about 20%, software development at about 20%, defense and space manufacturing at about 10%, and aerospace and defense at about 10%. That mix fits Baltimore's on-site bias and with TS/SCI clearance showing up as the most frequently named credential in the sample. The skill pattern also points to infrastructure-aware software work rather than narrow front-end specialization. Python appears in about 55% of sampled postings, Java in about 40%, Kubernetes and Docker in about 30% each, AWS and Git in about 25% each, Linux in about 20%, and CI/CD in about 15%. Employers are numerous rather than concentrated—more than 2,400 postings across more than 400 companies over the last 90 days, with fragmented hiring and Erias Ventures, LLC. the only named high-volume employer in the evidence at more than 175 postings. Fresh local investment also leans defense-tech. Anduril announced a $3.7 billion Tradepoint Atlantic investment with more than 3,100 planned permanent jobs, though it did not specify how many of those jobs will be software or cyber roles, and Fulton-based RemoteThreat emerged from stealth with $7 million for an offensive-cyber platform.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Recent postings show the most activity from Erias Ventures, LLC. (175 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 15% hybrid, with 80% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

Openings come from the Callings.ai live index of over 13 million jobs, refreshed hourly. This page searches postings from the last 30 days; run the search yourself to filter by anything else in plain language.

Browse Maryland openings by job title

• Software Engineer: 265 open roles statewide

Explore related openings

Software, IT & Cybersecurity jobs in other metros

• Raleigh-Cary, NC
• Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
• Kansas City, MO-KS
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
• San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

Other roles in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

• Administrative & Office Support
• Human Resources, Recruiting & People Operations
• Sales, Customer Success & Account Management
• Legal, Compliance & Risk
• Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics
• Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services
• Education & Training
• Marketing, Communications & Content

Browse all job openings | Browse jobs by title and state | Browse all job market reports