1,750+ Software & IT Jobs in New York, NY

The cleanest local government pay benchmark is older and narrower: software developers in the metro averaged $152,100 per year in May 2023. Newer directional signals show local Software, IT & Cybersecurity postings centered on about $150k to $210k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on New York software, IT & cybersecurity openings at about $134,106 in August 2026 (n=4,955), versus about $90,805 across all occupations statewide.

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Advertised pay

Across the 1,636 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $135,000 at the 25th percentile, $180,000 at the median and $215,000 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

This is a good market for experienced Software, IT & Cybersecurity candidates, but it is not an easy one. Metro unemployment fell from 4.8% to 4.5% over the year to June 2026, total nonfarm employment rose 0.6837% year over year, and Professional and Business Services employment rose 1.3285%, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows New York software, IT & cybersecurity employment up 0.6% and active postings up 39.6% year over year. The catch is that the local opening mix skews toward senior talent, hybrid or on-site work, and employer demand tied to financial services, software development, and platform-heavy work rather than broad junior hiring.

Best positioned: Mid-career or senior candidates with production experience in Python, AWS, Java, Kubernetes, CI/CD, or security-heavy infrastructure—and who can work hybrid or on-site for regulated employers—have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not mistake high posted pay for broad accessibility: only about 10% of sampled roles are entry-level, only about 10% are remote, and living costs run about 22% above the national average.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 1,955 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. J.P. Morgan SE: 108 open roles
2. Amazon: 48 open roles
3. Coreweave: 42 open roles
4. Deloitte: 42 open roles
5. Google Inc: 24 open roles
6. Virtusa Corporation: 17 open roles
7. Audible, Inc.: 13 open roles
8. Tradermath: 13 open roles
9. The New York Foundling: 10 open roles
10. Capital One: 9 open roles

Where the openings are

• New York: 1,389
• Jersey City: 156
• Newark: 37
• Brooklyn: 22
• Livingston: 20
• Stamford: 17
• New York City: 14
• Raritan: 11

Work arrangement

on-site 1,185 (62%), hybrid 560 (29%), remote 161 (8%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity here is broad in employer count but narrow in shape. Over the last 90 days, the local sample shows more than 4,500 postings across more than 1,700 companies, yet hiring is still fragmented rather than dominated by one or two firms. The practical implication is that this is not a single-company market—but it is a market where many employers are looking for similar kinds of talent. The center of gravity is not generic consumer-tech hiring. Financial services account for about 30% of sampled postings, followed by software development at about 25%, technology at about 20%, and IT services and consulting at about 10%. That means a large share of the addressable market behaves like fintech, enterprise platform, modernization, infrastructure, and security work. Named high-volume employers include J.P. Morgan SE with more than 200 postings and ADP Middleware Test Company with more than 75. The other concentration is seniority and work mode. About 10% of sampled roles are entry-level, while about 55% are on-site and about 35% are hybrid. So the fastest path is not "any software job in NYC"; it is a targeted search for employers that need production-ready engineers or security practitioners who can operate in office-linked, regulated, or client-facing environments.

• Financial services platforms and regulated engineering (high): Financial services make up about 30% of sampled postings, and large named employers include J.P. Morgan SE.
• Software product and infrastructure teams (high): Software development and technology together account for about 45% of sampled postings, and local August funding activity points to continuing demand from venture-backed teams as well as established product companies.
• IT services, consulting, and operational delivery (moderate): IT services and consulting account for about 10% of sampled postings, which makes this a useful landing zone for candidates who can sell implementation, migration, or support value quickly.

Where to focus: Focus first on senior-capable backend, cloud, devops, and security roles inside financial services and infrastructure-heavy software teams, then use consulting or implementation paths as your fallback.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical Product Manager: In a market dominated by financial services, software development, and senior hiring, engineers who can translate systems work into roadmap and stakeholder language can move into product ownership.
• Solutions Engineer / Customer Engineer: A fragmented employer base and a strong mix of regulated and software firms create room for technical candidates who can support demos, onboarding, and pre-sales problem solving.
• IT Audit / GRC Analyst: Financial services are a major local buyer of tech talent, and the local certification signal leans toward CISSP, which makes compliance-minded security work a realistic bridge for some candidates.
• Implementation Consultant / Technical Account Manager: The local market includes a long tail of employers plus a meaningful IT services and consulting slice, which creates demand for people who can configure, deploy, and support technical products for clients.

What postings ask for

• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python appears in about 40% of sampled local postings, making it the clearest common denominator across application, platform, and automation work. Who: Almost everyone except candidates who are already deeply specialized in a different stack with strong recent results.
• AWS (differentiator | immediate): AWS shows up in about 25% of local postings, which fits the market's tilt toward cloud-backed platforms and enterprise infrastructure. Who: Mid-career engineers, sysadmins moving upmarket, and developers targeting fintech or platform teams.
• Kubernetes (premium | near-term): Kubernetes appears in about 20% of sampled postings and tends to sit inside the better-paying platform, devops, and reliability-heavy part of the market. Who: Candidates with cloud or backend experience who want to move toward infrastructure, SRE, or devops work.
• Java (differentiator | immediate): Java is listed in about 25% of sampled postings, which matters in a metro where regulated enterprises and fintech platforms are unusually important. Who: Developers aiming at banks, enterprise platforms, and modernization-heavy teams.
• TypeScript + React (table_stakes | near-term): TypeScript and React each appear in about 20% of sampled postings, so frontend-capable full-stack profiles still matter—but usually as part of a broader engineering story, not as the whole story. Who: Application engineers who want to stay versatile and avoid being boxed into purely backend or purely UI work.
• CI/CD (differentiator | immediate): CI/CD shows up in about 15% of sampled postings and is a strong signal that employers want people who can ship reliably, not just write code. Who: Entry-level candidates needing proof of practical readiness and mid-career candidates selling operational maturity.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

The cleanest local government pay benchmark is older and narrower: software developers in the metro averaged $152,100 per year in May 2023. Newer directional signals show local Software, IT & Cybersecurity postings centered on about $150k to $210k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on New York software, IT & cybersecurity openings at about $134,106 in August 2026 (n=4,955), versus about $90,805 across all occupations statewide. This is still a high-pay market by U.S. standards, but the metro's regional price parity is 122.0, meaning living costs run about 22% above the national average.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ concentrated?

Real opportunity here is broad in employer count but narrow in shape. Over the last 90 days, the local sample shows more than 4,500 postings across more than 1,700 companies, yet hiring is still fragmented rather than dominated by one or two firms. The practical implication is that this is not a single-company market—but it is a market where many employers are looking for similar kinds of talent. The center of gravity is not generic consumer-tech hiring. Financial services account for about 30% of sampled postings, followed by software development at about 25%, technology at about 20%, and IT services and consulting at about 10%. That means a large share of the addressable market behaves like fintech, enterprise platform, modernization, infrastructure, and security work. Named high-volume employers include J.P. Morgan SE with more than 200 postings and ADP Middleware Test Company with more than 75. The other concentration is seniority and work mode. About 10% of sampled roles are entry-level, while about 55% are on-site and about 35% are hybrid. So the fastest path is not "any software job in NYC"; it is a targeted search for employers that need production-ready engineers or security practitioners who can operate in office-linked, regulated, or client-facing environments.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Recent postings show the most activity from J.P. Morgan SE (200 postings), ADP Middleware Test Company (75 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 35% hybrid, with 55% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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