350+ Software & IT Jobs in Philadelphia, PA

Observed government wage data shows strong pay but wide dispersion. In May 2025, computer and mathematical occupations in the metro averaged $55.73 per hour, the broader SOC 15 family had a median annual wage of $107,250 with a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $79,970 to $140,980, and software developers specifically had a median annual wage of $133,040. Recent posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $113k to $160k, with a broader 25th-to-75th band of about $87k to $194k.

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Advertised pay

Across the 238 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $67,500 at the 25th percentile, $122,500 at the median and $159,738 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 17, 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

Philadelphia is a workable market for Software, IT & Cybersecurity, but it is not an easy one. Metro unemployment was 4.4% in August 2026, metro employment was up 2.6130% year-over-year, and Professional and Business Services outperformed the local Information sector, which was down -3.6609% year-over-year. At the same time, Pennsylvania Software, IT & Cybersecurity employment was essentially flat year-over-year while active postings were up 26.0%, pointing to real openings but selective hiring and slower net headcount growth.

Best positioned: Candidates with mid-to-senior experience in Python or Java, CI/CD, AWS or Kubernetes, and security-aware platform work who can handle on-site or hybrid expectations have the best odds.

Main caution: Do not mistake more openings for easy entry: only about 10% of sampled roles were entry level and about 10% were remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 381 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Lockheed Martin Corporation: 46 open roles
2. J.P. Morgan SE: 12 open roles
3. ASRC Federal: 9 open roles
4. Deloitte: 7 open roles
5. Trenchant: 7 open roles
6. Harris Group: 6 open roles
7. Jefferson Health: 6 open roles
8. Devereux: 5 open roles
9. Devereux: 5 open roles
10. Digipulse Technologies, Inc.: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Philadelphia: 115
• King of Prussia: 59
• Wilmington: 32
• Moorestown: 20
• Camden: 19
• Malvern: 11
• Fort Washington: 11
• West Chester: 8

Work arrangement

on-site 273 (72%), hybrid 83 (22%), remote 22 (6%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail, not a single mega-employer. The local sample captured more than 600 postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days, and employer concentration was fragmented rather than dominated by a few names. Lockheed Martin Corporation was the most visibly active named employer in the sample, with more than 50 postings. Sector mix matters more than brand-name tech. The most-active industries in local Software, IT & Cybersecurity postings were financial services (about 20%), aerospace & defense (about 20%), software development (about 15%), technology (about 10%), and IT services and IT consulting (about 10%). That lines up with local signals from Bentley Systems, which opened a larger Old City office and said it was continuously hiring for product, engineering, and leadership roles, and Omega Systems, which is expanding managed IT and cybersecurity services for regulated sectors including healthcare and financial services. This is also a market where hiring cycles may take patience: the typical active posting in the local sample had been open around 36 days.

• Financial services and regulated enterprise tech (high): Financial services account for about 20% of sampled local category postings, and local managed-security expansion is tied to healthcare and financial-services clients.
• Aerospace & defense (high): Aerospace & defense accounts for about 20% of sampled postings, and Lockheed Martin Corporation alone had more than 50 roles in the sample.
• Platform, DevOps, and security automation (moderate): Local practitioner activity highlighted Kubernetes, AI infrastructure, and security automation, which supports demand for platform and DevSecOps work.
• Fully remote product roles (limited): Only about 10% of sampled local roles were remote, so candidates limiting themselves to remote-only searches are competing in a much smaller slice of the market.

Where to focus: Prioritize mid-to-senior infrastructure, security, backend, and platform roles inside regulated enterprises, defense-adjacent employers, and IT services firms before chasing remote-only pure-tech openings.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical project manager / scrum lead: A good option for experienced engineers or sysadmins who already coordinate releases, dependencies, and stakeholders.
• Implementation consultant / solutions consultant: This fits people with software, support, or IT backgrounds who are strong in client-facing delivery and product configuration.
• IT auditor / GRC analyst: A realistic bridge for cybersecurity, IAM, sysadmin, and regulated-industry candidates who understand controls and risk.
• Technical account manager / customer success engineer: A strong alternative for support, cloud, and implementation talent that likes solving technical problems with customers rather than coding full time.

What postings ask for

• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python appeared in about 40% of sampled local postings, making it the clearest common denominator across software, automation, and security tooling roles. Who: Developers, QA automation candidates, DevOps engineers, and cyber candidates who need scripting credibility.
• CI/CD (differentiator | immediate): CI/CD showed up in about 25% of local postings, and the local Devopsdays community explicitly centered developers, SREs, platform engineers, and operations talent. Who: Anyone targeting mid-career engineering, SRE, platform, or release-oriented roles.
• AWS (differentiator | near-term): AWS appeared in about 20% of sampled local postings, and AWS Certified Solutions Architect is among the cloud credentials highlighted for 2026. Who: Backend, cloud, infrastructure, and systems candidates who need stronger enterprise credibility.
• Kubernetes / CKA (premium | near-term): Kubernetes appeared in about 20% of local postings, and local event programming focused on operating AI workloads reliably on Kubernetes; Certified Kubernetes Administrator is also highlighted among leading cloud credentials for 2026. Who: Platform engineers, SREs, DevOps candidates, and experienced developers moving closer to infrastructure.
• CISSP (premium | near-term): CISSP was the most commonly cited required certification in the local sample at about 5%, and it remains one of the leading cybersecurity credentials named for 2026. Who: Experienced security, IAM, governance, and security-architecture candidates rather than true beginners.
• Security automation / DevSecOps (differentiator | immediate): A standing local discussion track focused on security tooling and automation, which is a strong signal that security work is being pulled earlier into engineering and platform workflows. Who: Platform engineers, security analysts, cloud engineers, and software engineers who want to stand out in regulated or enterprise settings.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Observed government wage data shows strong pay but wide dispersion. In May 2025, computer and mathematical occupations in the metro averaged $55.73 per hour, the broader SOC 15 family had a median annual wage of $107,250 with a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $79,970 to $140,980, and software developers specifically had a median annual wage of $133,040. Recent posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $113k to $160k, with a broader 25th-to-75th band of about $87k to $194k. This is a good-paying market. Local computer-and-math pay sits well above the metro all-occupations mean of $34.49 per hour, but not every sub-role in this category will pay like a software developer opening.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail, not a single mega-employer. The local sample captured more than 600 postings across more than 250 companies over the last 90 days, and employer concentration was fragmented rather than dominated by a few names. Lockheed Martin Corporation was the most visibly active named employer in the sample, with more than 50 postings. Sector mix matters more than brand-name tech. The most-active industries in local Software, IT & Cybersecurity postings were financial services (about 20%), aerospace & defense (about 20%), software development (about 15%), technology (about 10%), and IT services and IT consulting (about 10%). That lines up with local signals from Bentley Systems, which opened a larger Old City office and said it was continuously hiring for product, engineering, and leadership roles, and Omega Systems, which is expanding managed IT and cybersecurity services for regulated sectors including healthcare and financial services. This is also a market where hiring cycles may take patience: the typical active posting in the local sample had been open around 36 days.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Recent postings show the most activity from Lockheed Martin Corporation (50 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 65% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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