Software Engineer Jobs in Nashville, TN

The clearest local government pay anchor is the broad computer and mathematical family: Nashville had about 34,040 workers in that group in 2025, with a mean wage of $101,460, a median of $94,650, a 25th percentile of $64,790, and a 75th percentile of $129,440. Current posting-based signals are higher because the active sample skews senior: local posted salary ranges center on about $105k to $190k, while the mean offered salary on new Tennessee openings in this field was about $116,567 with n=394.

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Advertised pay

Across the 123 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $135,125 at the 25th percentile, $151,000 at the median and $170,500 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

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is a workable market, but it is selective rather than easy. Nashville metro unemployment was 3.1% in August 2026 versus 4.2% nationally in September, and metro nonfarm employment was up about 0.7% year over year, so the broader local economy is still holding up. But the software/IT/cyber opening mix is narrow: about 75% of sampled roles were senior or lead+, only about 5% were entry level, and about 85% were on-site. Statewide occupation data sharpens that picture: Tennessee software, IT & cybersecurity postings were up 14.3% year over year in September 2026 even as employment in the field was down 1.1%, which points to churn, replacement hiring, and higher screening bars rather than broad-based expansion.

Best positioned: Experienced engineers, cloud/platform operators, and security candidates who can show distributed systems, Python, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, observability, or Zero Trust depth—and who are open to on-site work—have the best odds.

Main caution: Do not mistake this for a junior-remote software market: only about 5% of sampled roles were entry level, about 5% were remote, and national reporting shows junior developer employment has been under pressure as AI changes entry-level work.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 170 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Oracle Corporation: 61 open roles
2. Inside: 15 open roles
3. Virtualbox: 11 open roles
4. Trenchant: 5 open roles
5. Amazon: 3 open roles
6. HealthStream, Inc.: 3 open roles
7. Ramsey Solutions: 3 open roles
8. Starbucks Corp.: 3 open roles
9. Vanderbilt: 3 open roles
10. Affirm, Inc.: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Nashville: 143
• Franklin: 11
• Brentwood: 4
• Smyrna: 4
• La Vergne: 2
• Columbia: 1
• Mount Juliet: 1
• Murfreesboro: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 139 (83%), remote 15 (9%), hybrid 14 (8%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in enterprise software and consulting rather than evenly spread across the Nashville economy. In the local posting sample, enterprise software and network solutions accounted for about 40% of roles, IT services and IT consulting for about 35%, and business consulting for about 10%; hiring was also marked as concentrated across employers, led by Oracle with more than 250 postings. That lines up with the broader labor backdrop. Nashville's Information supersector was down 1.2232% year over year in August 2026, but Professional and Business Services was up 0.9160%, which suggests steadier demand around vendors, integrators, managed services, and consulting shops than around pure information employers. For security and platform candidates, the ecosystem is also unusually networkable right now. Nashville hosted a cybersecurity conference in early October, an enterprise-software event in mid-October, and local tech meetups and hackathon prep events through the month, which matters in a market where referrals and proof of fit can beat cold applications.

• Enterprise software and network solutions (high): This is the strongest concentration point in the local sample at about 40% of roles, and it is also where the dominant named employer, Oracle, shows up most clearly.
• IT services and IT consulting (high): About 35% of sampled roles sit here, and the broader metro Professional and Business Services backdrop is still modestly positive, which supports implementation, cloud, support, and platform paths.
• Healthcare-tech and business-application ecosystems (moderate): This is a smaller but usable lane, supported by Hopper Healthcare's Nashville-area team buildout and by local enterprise-application events that draw admins, developers, and IT leaders.

Where to focus: Prioritize senior on-site roles in enterprise software, platform engineering, cloud operations, and consulting-heavy teams, especially where your background maps to Oracle-adjacent or business-application ecosystems.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical Product Manager: Software work is becoming more cross-functional and oversight-oriented, and national outlooks are putting more weight on customer experience, systems thinking, and cross-product management.
• Business Systems / ERP Consultant: Nashville's local mix leans toward enterprise software, IT consulting, and business consulting, and the city hosted a major Microsoft business-application ecosystem event in October.
• AI Governance or GRC Analyst: AI governance credentials are emerging, and security employers are increasingly emphasizing Zero Trust and AI supply-chain risk awareness.
• BI Analyst or Analytics Engineer: If you prefer data tooling over application engineering, this is a nearby lane that still rewards Python, systems thinking, and business translation.
• Solutions Engineer: A market tilted toward enterprise software vendors and consulting firms creates room for technical client-facing roles around platforms, demos, integrations, and implementations.

What postings ask for

• Distributed systems (premium | immediate): It is the most frequently cited local hard skill at about 40%, which makes it a direct signal of backend, platform, and scale-related demand. Who: Mid-career and senior engineers targeting backend, platform, or SRE work.
• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python appeared in about 35% of sampled local postings and travels well across automation, cloud, security, and application work. Who: Entry-level candidates, career switchers, and engineers who need a flexible core language.
• Cloud infrastructure (differentiator | immediate): Cloud infrastructure showed up in about 25% of local postings, which fits a market leaning toward platform, vendor, and consulting work. Who: Anyone targeting devops, cloud, platform, or modern backend roles.
• CI/CD (differentiator | immediate): CI/CD appeared in about 25% of local postings, so employers are signaling they want delivery workflow competence, not just coding ability. Who: Developers, QA automation candidates, and career switchers trying to prove production readiness.
• Observability (differentiator | near-term): Observability was requested in about 20% of local postings, which is strong for a specialized workflow skill and a good marker for reliability-oriented teams. Who: Platform, SRE, devops, backend, and cloud candidates.
• CISSP (differentiator | near-term): It was the most commonly required certification in the local sample, even though it still appeared in less than 5% of postings, so it matters mainly for narrower security roles rather than the whole market. Who: Experienced security professionals targeting senior security engineering, architecture, or governance work.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

The clearest local government pay anchor is the broad computer and mathematical family: Nashville had about 34,040 workers in that group in 2025, with a mean wage of $101,460, a median of $94,650, a 25th percentile of $64,790, and a 75th percentile of $129,440. Current posting-based signals are higher because the active sample skews senior: local posted salary ranges center on about $105k to $190k, while the mean offered salary on new Tennessee openings in this field was about $116,567 with n=394. Nashville can pay well for experienced technical talent, but the local median for the broad occupation family is still below the U.S. median of $109,280, so the market rewards specialization more than location alone.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in enterprise software and consulting rather than evenly spread across the Nashville economy. In the local posting sample, enterprise software and network solutions accounted for about 40% of roles, IT services and IT consulting for about 35%, and business consulting for about 10%; hiring was also marked as concentrated across employers, led by Oracle with more than 250 postings. That lines up with the broader labor backdrop. Nashville's Information supersector was down 1.2232% year over year in August 2026, but Professional and Business Services was up 0.9160%, which suggests steadier demand around vendors, integrators, managed services, and consulting shops than around pure information employers. For security and platform candidates, the ecosystem is also unusually networkable right now. Nashville hosted a cybersecurity conference in early October, an enterprise-software event in mid-October, and local tech meetups and hackathon prep events through the month, which matters in a market where referrals and proof of fit can beat cold applications.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Recent postings show the most activity from Oracle Corporation (250 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 10% hybrid, with 85% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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