250+ Software & IT Jobs in Houston, TX

Observed local posting ranges center on about $100k to $154k, with a broader about $80k to $195k band, while hourly-paid postings center on about $62 to $65 / hour. Proxy salary sources place Houston software engineers around $132,200 median total compensation to $157,620 starting salary, and information security analysts at about $120,170 median.

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Advertised pay

Across the 125 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $67,600 at the 25th percentile, $124,450 at the median and $152,060 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 7, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Houston is a workable but competitive market right now for software, IT, and cybersecurity job seekers. The metro unemployment rate was 5.2% in June 2026, but Houston's professional and business services base still employed 580.1 thousand people and was up 2.2023% year over year, while Texas software, IT & cybersecurity postings were up 28.5% year over year. Local opportunity is real rather than concentrated in one employer: more than 500 postings appeared across more than 250 companies in the last 90 days, but only about 15% of postings were entry-level and about 15% were remote.

Best positioned: The best odds belong to mid-career candidates who can work on-site or hybrid and can show Python, AWS, SQL, or CI/CD experience for enterprise, consulting, energy, or healthcare employers.

Main caution: The biggest trap is reading Houston's pay upside as a sign that generalist or remote-only applicants will have an easy search; the market skews mid-career and senior and is mostly on-site.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 272 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. J.P. Morgan SE: 16 open roles
2. Deloitte: 9 open roles
3. CACI International: 8 open roles
4. Hewlett Packard Co.: 7 open roles
5. Baylor Genetics: 4 open roles
6. Energy Transfer LP: 4 open roles
7. Wyndy, LLC.: 4 open roles
8. Affirm, Inc.: 3 open roles
9. Constellation: 3 open roles
10. Macy's, Inc.: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Houston: 222
• Spring: 8
• The Woodlands: 6
• Sugar Land: 5
• Stafford: 5
• Webster: 3
• Tomball: 2
• Katy: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 187 (71%), hybrid 55 (21%), remote 22 (8%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across several employer types rather than one dominant hub. The local sample is fragmented across employers, with more than 500 postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days. The most-active slices are technology at about 20%, energy at about 15%, IT services and IT consulting at about 15%, software development at about 15%, and information technology at about 10%, and about 30% of postings come from enterprise employers. That matters because Houston tech hiring is often attached to business operations, not pure consumer software. Named active employers include YO IT Consulting, JP Morgan Chase, Deloitte, Harris Health, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, eNcloud, Amentum Holdings, Inc., and Tailored Brands, which points to opportunity in internal platforms, consulting delivery, regulated environments, and infrastructure-heavy work. Cybersecurity and compliance-oriented work also looks relatively durable, with CISSP the most frequently required local certification and national skill signals favoring cloud security, Zero Trust, incident response, and regulatory controls mapping.

• Enterprise internal tech teams (high): About 30% of local postings in the sample come from enterprise employers, and active names include JP Morgan Chase, Harris Health, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Tailored Brands.
• Consulting and IT services (high): IT services and IT consulting account for about 15% of the local mix, with YO IT Consulting, Deloitte, eNcloud, and Amentum Holdings, Inc. showing recurring activity.
• Energy and industrial tech (moderate): Energy accounts for about 15% of the local mix, and Gulf Coast capital-project activity around firms such as KBR can spill into software and industrial automation support roles.
• Cybersecurity and compliance (moderate): CISSP is the most frequently required local certification, and broader 2026 security demand emphasizes cloud and hybrid security, Zero Trust, incident response, and control mapping.

Where to focus: Prioritize enterprise and consulting roles that touch core operations—cloud, automation, platform support, security, and application modernization—because they match Houston's industry mix and its on-site bias.

Roles worth searching next

• Industrial automation / controls systems analyst: Houston's energy share is about 15% of local tech postings, and capital-project demand around firms such as KBR can spill into software and industrial automation support work.
• GRC or IT compliance analyst: Security demand in 2026 favors regulatory intelligence, control mapping, risk management, and compliance, making GRC a realistic bridge from audit or regulated-industry backgrounds.
• Implementation or solutions consultant: Consulting and IT services each account for about 15% of the local mix, and active employers include Deloitte, YO IT Consulting, eNcloud, and Amentum Holdings, Inc.
• Application analyst in healthcare systems: Harris Health is among the active local employers, and Houston's market has a clear enterprise and on-site bias, which favors application support and systems analyst paths inside healthcare.

What postings ask for

• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python shows up in about 40% of local postings, making it the clearest baseline language across developer, automation, infrastructure, and security-adjacent work in this market. Who: Entry-level candidates, career switchers, and mid-career engineers who need one language that travels across sub-roles.
• AWS / cloud platform fluency (differentiator | immediate): AWS appears in about 20% of local postings, and cloud certifications from AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud carry clear 2026 market value. Who: Mid-career engineers, sysadmins moving cloudward, and switchers who need a practical platform signal.
• CI/CD and Git (differentiator | immediate): CI/CD, Git, and production workflow signals matter because local postings ask for them often, and developer work is shifting toward directing AI tools, validating outputs, and shipping reliably. Who: Software engineers, QA automation candidates, DevOps hopefuls, and juniors trying to look less academic.
• SQL (table_stakes | immediate): SQL appears in about 20% of local postings, which makes it useful for application work, integrations, operational systems, and business-facing internal tech roles. Who: Developers, application analysts, implementation candidates, and career switchers coming from operations-heavy backgrounds.
• CISSP (premium | near-term): CISSP is the most frequently required certification in the local sample, and security expertise is one of the clearest pay-premium areas in 2026 technology hiring. Who: Experienced security practitioners, infrastructure engineers moving into security, and GRC candidates with several years of relevant experience.
• Zero Trust, cloud security, and incident response (premium | near-term): Broader 2026 security demand emphasizes threat detection and incident response, cloud and hybrid security, Zero Trust Architecture, and automation with AI awareness. Who: Security engineers, SOC analysts, IAM candidates, and cloud engineers seeking a more defensible niche.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Observed local posting ranges center on about $100k to $154k, with a broader about $80k to $195k band, while hourly-paid postings center on about $62 to $65 / hour. Proxy salary sources place Houston software engineers around $132,200 median total compensation to $157,620 starting salary, and information security analysts at about $120,170 median. Houston pay is attractive relative to living costs: posted ranges center on about $100k to $154k, while Houston's cost-of-living index is 93.0, or 7.0 percent below the national urban average.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across several employer types rather than one dominant hub. The local sample is fragmented across employers, with more than 500 postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days. The most-active slices are technology at about 20%, energy at about 15%, IT services and IT consulting at about 15%, software development at about 15%, and information technology at about 10%, and about 30% of postings come from enterprise employers. That matters because Houston tech hiring is often attached to business operations, not pure consumer software. Named active employers include YO IT Consulting, JP Morgan Chase, Deloitte, Harris Health, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, eNcloud, Amentum Holdings, Inc., and Tailored Brands, which points to opportunity in internal platforms, consulting delivery, regulated environments, and infrastructure-heavy work. Cybersecurity and compliance-oriented work also looks relatively durable, with CISSP the most frequently required local certification and national skill signals favoring cloud security, Zero Trust, incident response, and regulatory controls mapping.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from YO IT Consulting (15 postings), JP Morgan Chase (15 postings), Deloitte (15 postings), Harris Health (10 postings), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 15% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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