1,000+ Software & IT Jobs in Los Angeles, CA

Government wage data says the broader computer and mathematical group in Los Angeles averaged $62.04 per hour in May 2025, while software developers in the metro showed a $160,920 median and $161,900 mean annual wage. For the broader SOC 15 category, local annual pay ranged from $82,890 at the 25th percentile to $204,930 at the 90th percentile, with a $125,500 median. Directionally, recent posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $133k to $195k, and California's mean offered salary on new openings for this category was ~$140,208 in September 2026 (n=5,902).

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Advertised pay

Across the 916 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $118,922 at the 25th percentile, $164,160 at the median and $197,521 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

Los Angeles is still a real market for Software, IT & Cybersecurity, but it is not an easy one. The broader metro economy is holding up, with 4.8% unemployment and nonfarm payrolls up 0.6% year over year in August 2026, but the local Information sector is down 6.0681%, so opportunity is not spread evenly across traditional tech employers. Statewide, California software, IT & cybersecurity employment is essentially flat while active postings are up 38.2% year over year, which points to selective hiring and role churn more than a broad-based hiring boom.

Best positioned: Your best odds right now are as a mid- to senior-level engineer, cloud/infrastructure specialist, or security professional who can work on-site and show depth in Python, C++, AWS, or Kubernetes.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming LA's salary headlines mean broad access; entry-level roles are a small share, remote roles are scarce, and recent local layoffs can add competition.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,060 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Telemetry Today LLC: 66 open roles
2. Anduril Industries, Inc.: 43 open roles
3. Spacex: 35 open roles
4. Northrop Grumman Corp.: 29 open roles
5. Boeing: 21 open roles
6. RTX: 19 open roles
7. Chaos, Inc.: 18 open roles
8. Snap Inc.: 17 open roles
9. Amazon: 14 open roles
10. Deloitte: 12 open roles

Where the openings are

• Los Angeles: 299
• El Segundo: 103
• Irvine: 97
• Costa Mesa: 81
• Hawthorne: 47
• Long Beach: 42
• Torrance: 37
• Glendale: 19

Work arrangement

on-site 819 (79%), hybrid 166 (16%), remote 57 (5%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated outside the narrow "tech company" stereotype. In the local sample, more than 1,800 postings were spread across more than 650 companies, with hiring fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. The most-active industries were aerospace & defense (about 25%), software development (about 15%), defense and space manufacturing (about 15%), aviation and aerospace component manufacturing (about 10%), and IT services and IT consulting (about 10%). Named leaders included Spacex and Anduril Industries, Inc., each with more than 75 postings, plus Deloitte with more than 40. This matters because the metro's Information sector is shrinking even while the broader local economy is still growing. In practice, many of the better odds are in software-and-systems roles embedded inside defense, aerospace, consulting, education, and other non-pure-tech employers, including contingent IT support such as the Los Angeles County Office of Education solicitation. The catch is that the market is senior-heavy and mostly on-site, so broad remote-first searches miss much of the real demand.

• Aerospace, defense, and space systems (high): This is the clearest concentration of demand, combining aerospace & defense, defense and space manufacturing, and aviation-related employers, with Spacex and Anduril Industries, Inc. as visible anchors in the sample.
• Consulting and enterprise delivery (moderate): IT services, consulting, and large project-based employers remain a practical lane for software, infrastructure, and security talent, with Deloitte among the active named hirers.
• Public, education, and contingent IT support (moderate): This is not the glamour lane, but it can be an entry point or stabilizer through internships, temporary staffing, and operational IT work.

Where to focus: Focus your search on mid- to senior-level on-site or hybrid roles in aerospace/defense and consulting before chasing remote-first consumer-software openings.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical product manager / platform PM: AI-first products and cross-product management are becoming more important, so technical builders with stakeholder fluency can make a credible move into product-side ownership.
• Technical program manager: Cross-functional engineering and systems thinking are being rewarded, which creates a bridge from senior engineering into delivery and platform coordination roles.
• AI governance specialist: AI governance specialists are an emerging role, and governance and privacy expertise are already identified as in-demand skills for 2026.
• Privacy / GRC analyst: Governance and privacy expertise plus cloud-security knowledge create a realistic bridge for candidates who want a less code-centric path.

What postings ask for

• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python is the most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 45%, which makes it the closest thing to a common denominator across software, automation, and infrastructure work here. Who: Entry-level and mid-career candidates who need one language that travels across multiple sub-paths.
• AWS + Kubernetes (premium | immediate): AWS and Kubernetes each appear in about 20% of the local sample, which is a strong signal that cloud-platform and container skills still separate candidates in LA. Who: Platform engineers, DevOps candidates, SREs, and software engineers who want better odds in senior searches.
• CI/CD (differentiator | near-term): CI/CD shows up in about 15% of local postings, and DevOps tooling in 2026 is increasingly tied to AI and automation rather than just scripts and pipelines. Who: Software engineers who want to look more production-ready and career switchers targeting operations-heavy teams.
• CISSP (differentiator | near-term): CISSP is the certification most often required in the local sample, even if only about 5% of postings explicitly ask for it. Who: Experienced security candidates who need to stand out in governance, security engineering, or leadership-track roles.
• Cloud security and Cloud IAM (premium | immediate): Cloud security remains one of the most in-demand cybersecurity skill areas for 2026, especially when it includes Cloud IAM, shared responsibility, and cloud-native controls. Who: Security analysts, sysadmins, cloud engineers, and switchers coming from general IT.
• Systems thinking and cross-functional engineering (differentiator | near-term): Employers are rewarding developers who can connect product, engineering, and operating context, not just ship isolated code. Who: Mid-career engineers trying to move up and seniors competing for staff-level credibility.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Government wage data says the broader computer and mathematical group in Los Angeles averaged $62.04 per hour in May 2025, while software developers in the metro showed a $160,920 median and $161,900 mean annual wage. For the broader SOC 15 category, local annual pay ranged from $82,890 at the 25th percentile to $204,930 at the 90th percentile, with a $125,500 median. Directionally, recent posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $133k to $195k, and California's mean offered salary on new openings for this category was ~$140,208 in September 2026 (n=5,902). LA still pays well, but the strongest compensation is concentrated in specialized software, platform, cloud, and security work rather than spread evenly across the whole category.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated outside the narrow "tech company" stereotype. In the local sample, more than 1,800 postings were spread across more than 650 companies, with hiring fragmented rather than dominated by one employer. The most-active industries were aerospace & defense (about 25%), software development (about 15%), defense and space manufacturing (about 15%), aviation and aerospace component manufacturing (about 10%), and IT services and IT consulting (about 10%). Named leaders included Spacex and Anduril Industries, Inc., each with more than 75 postings, plus Deloitte with more than 40. This matters because the metro's Information sector is shrinking even while the broader local economy is still growing. In practice, many of the better odds are in software-and-systems roles embedded inside defense, aerospace, consulting, education, and other non-pure-tech employers, including contingent IT support such as the Los Angeles County Office of Education solicitation. The catch is that the market is senior-heavy and mostly on-site, so broad remote-first searches miss much of the real demand.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Spacex (75 postings), Anduril Industries, Inc. (75 postings), Deloitte (40 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 20% hybrid, with 75% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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