950+ Software & IT Jobs in Boston, MA

Observed local wage data shows Boston computer and mathematical occupations at a $57.73 median hourly wage and a $65.47 mean hourly wage as of May 2025. More current posting-based pay is directional rather than official: local posted salary ranges center on about $130k to $190k, with a broader about $105k to $221k band.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 822 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $100,000 at the 25th percentile, $147,434 at the median and $181,738 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Boston is still a high-pay market for software, IT, and cybersecurity, but right now it is selective rather than easy. Massachusetts software, IT & cybersecurity postings were up 20.4% year over year in August 2026, while Boston metro information employment was down 1.4512% year over year in June and local unemployment was 4.3% in July. Openings are real, but they skew experienced: about 45% of local postings were senior and about 15% were lead+, versus about 10% entry, and most jobs were on-site or hybrid rather than remote.

Best positioned: Mid-to-senior candidates who can show shipped work in Python, AWS, CI/CD, Kubernetes, Java, or C++, especially in fintech, defense, robotics, or healthcare/security IT, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not mistake Boston's salary ceiling for broad accessibility: only about 10% of postings were entry level and only about 10% were remote.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 986 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Anduril Industries, Inc.: 35 open roles
2. State Street Corp: 34 open roles
3. RTX Corp.: 26 open roles
4. Amazon: 24 open roles
5. Deloitte: 11 open roles
6. Eliot Community Human Services, Inc.: 11 open roles
7. Akamai Technologies, Inc.: 9 open roles
8. IBM: 9 open roles
9. SSCI, Inc.: 9 open roles
10. General Dynamics Mission Systems: 8 open roles

Where the openings are

• Boston: 399
• Cambridge: 105
• Waltham: 56
• Burlington: 33
• Bedford: 32
• Quincy: 27
• Lowell: 27
• Lexington: 24

Work arrangement

on-site 563 (58%), hybrid 315 (33%), remote 90 (9%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across several employer types rather than one dominant company. In the recent local sample, hiring was fragmented across employers, with software development at about 25% of postings, technology about 15%, financial services about 15%, defense about 15%, and healthcare about 10%. The most consistently active employers included Anduril Industries, State Street Corp, Amazon, AI Chopping Block, MORSECORP, Klaviyo, and General Dynamics Mission Systems. That mix matters because Boston is rewarding specialization, not just title matching. Fintech and capital-markets teams show up through firms such as State Street, Vestmark, Liberty Mutual, and other financial-services employers, while defense and robotics show up through Anduril, MORSECORP, General Dynamics Mission Systems, and embedded roles in Waltham. Healthcare and security IT are also material lanes, with recent software hiring signals from Imprivata and broader healthcare representation in the local mix. For job seekers, the practical takeaway is that the fastest path is usually not a generic search for 'software engineer.' It is a domain-specific lane such as cloud-native SaaS, defense or robotics embedded systems, or healthcare/security platforms, backed by the technical stack Boston employers request most often: Python, AWS, Java, CI/CD, Kubernetes, C++, Docker, and Git.

• Cloud-native SaaS and fintech (high): Software development and financial services together account for about 40% of the local posting mix, with active employers including Klaviyo, State Street Corp, Vestmark, Alarm.com, and Liberty Mutual.
• Defense, robotics, and embedded systems (high): Defense is about 15% of the local posting mix, and recent signals include Anduril Industries, MORSECORP, General Dynamics Mission Systems, a senior robotics full-stack role using Typescript, Go, and AWS, and an embedded software role tied to robotics, autonomous systems, and medical devices.
• Healthcare and security IT (moderate): Healthcare represents about 10% of local postings, and recent software hiring includes Imprivata in Waltham, while broader cyber demand continues to favor application-security skills.
• Remote-only generalist software roles (limited): This is the thinnest lane in the local market because only about 10% of postings were remote.

Where to focus: Focus on domain-specific hybrid roles where you can map your past systems work to business context, especially in fintech, defense/robotics, or healthcare/security IT.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical Product Manager: This is a reasonable move for engineers who are strongest at problem definition, tradeoffs, and translating architecture into roadmap decisions, which are exactly the higher-level skills rising in value as coding gets more automated.
• Technical Program Manager: Boston's hybrid, enterprise, and domain-heavy environment favors people who can coordinate complex delivery across teams, especially when architecture and security matter more than raw ticket volume.
• Solutions Engineer / Sales Engineer: The local market is concentrated in fintech, defense, healthcare, and complex software products, which favors technical people who can explain systems to buyers and stakeholders as well as build them.
• Implementation Consultant / Solutions Consultant: Healthcare/security IT and enterprise SaaS create room for technical people who can configure, integrate, and deploy products without winning a pure senior software-engineer contest.

What postings ask for

• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python appears in about 50% of local postings and also sits inside current AI skill demand, so it is the fastest common denominator across software, cloud, and some security-adjacent work. Who: Everyone except highly specialized legacy-stack candidates.
• AWS (differentiator | immediate): AWS appears in about 25% of local postings and is part of the stack showing up in Boston's robotics and platform hiring. Who: Software engineers, DevOps-minded applicants, and career switchers targeting cloud-heavy teams.
• CI/CD and Kubernetes (differentiator | immediate): CI/CD and Kubernetes each show up in about 20% of local postings, which makes delivery automation and platform operations a strong screening filter for mid-career candidates. Who: Mid-level engineers, SRE-leaning candidates, and anyone trying to move from feature work into platform ownership.
• Java or C++ (premium | near-term): Java remains common in enterprise and fintech work, while C++ supports embedded, robotics, defense, and device-heavy roles that are active around Boston. Who: Candidates targeting fintech backends, embedded systems, robotics, or performance-sensitive software.
• Application security and AI security (premium | near-term): Application security is a major talent need, and AI-enabled systems are expanding security risk, so builders who can secure software and AI workflows stand out. Who: Software engineers who want to differentiate, cybersecurity candidates, and career switchers with secure-SDLC experience.
• CISSP (differentiator | long-term): CISSP is the most commonly requested certification locally, but it appears in less than 5% of postings, so it mainly helps cyber-focused candidates rather than general software engineers. Who: Experienced cybersecurity practitioners, especially those targeting senior security or governance-heavy roles.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Observed local wage data shows Boston computer and mathematical occupations at a $57.73 median hourly wage and a $65.47 mean hourly wage as of May 2025. More current posting-based pay is directional rather than official: local posted salary ranges center on about $130k to $190k, with a broader about $105k to $221k band. This is still a premium-paying market. Boston's mean hourly pay for computer and mathematical occupations was $65.47 versus $57.73 nationally, and Massachusetts new-opening offered pay for software, IT & cybersecurity was about $126,957 in August 2026.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across several employer types rather than one dominant company. In the recent local sample, hiring was fragmented across employers, with software development at about 25% of postings, technology about 15%, financial services about 15%, defense about 15%, and healthcare about 10%. The most consistently active employers included Anduril Industries, State Street Corp, Amazon, AI Chopping Block, MORSECORP, Klaviyo, and General Dynamics Mission Systems. That mix matters because Boston is rewarding specialization, not just title matching. Fintech and capital-markets teams show up through firms such as State Street, Vestmark, Liberty Mutual, and other financial-services employers, while defense and robotics show up through Anduril, MORSECORP, General Dynamics Mission Systems, and embedded roles in Waltham. Healthcare and security IT are also material lanes, with recent software hiring signals from Imprivata and broader healthcare representation in the local mix. For job seekers, the practical takeaway is that the fastest path is usually not a generic search for 'software engineer.' It is a domain-specific lane such as cloud-native SaaS, defense or robotics embedded systems, or healthcare/security platforms, backed by the technical stack Boston employers request most often: Python, AWS, Java, CI/CD, Kubernetes, C++, Docker, and Git.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Recent postings show the most activity from Anduril Industries, Inc. (30 postings), State Street Corp (20 postings), Amazon (20 postings), AI Chopping Block, Inc. (20 postings), MORSECORP, Inc. (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 40% hybrid, with 50% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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