150+ Software & IT Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

Observed local government data is solid but broad: Pittsburgh's computer and mathematical workers averaged $49.20 per hour in May 2025, and the broader SOC 15 group had a $98,100 median annual wage, with the 25th percentile at $72,370 and the 75th at $127,800. Proxy posting data is higher because today's openings skew experienced: recent posted salary ranges centered on about $120k to $163k, with a broader band of about $99k to $220k.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 97 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $61,360 at the 25th percentile, $120,000 at the median and $150,000 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

Pittsburgh's software, IT, and cybersecurity market looks active but selective. Metro unemployment was 3.9% in August 2026, yet local Information employment was 20.4 thousand and down 4.2254% year over year, which is a weaker backdrop than the headline labor market alone suggests. Statewide, software, IT, and cybersecurity postings were up 26.0% year over year in September while employment in the field was essentially flat, a pattern that usually means visible openings without broad-based hiring expansion. In Pittsburgh's recent posting sample, demand was spread across more than 150 companies, but the mix skewed toward mid and senior roles and only about 10% of openings were remote.

Best positioned: You have the best odds right now if you already have several years of hands-on software, cloud, platform, or security experience and can show Python, AWS, SQL, C++, or CI/CD in shipped work.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating Pittsburgh tech as a junior remote market; about 60% of sampled roles were on-site, about 30% hybrid, and only about 15% were entry level.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 189 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Virtusa Corporation: 14 open roles
2. Deloitte: 9 open roles
3. Trinity Health: 9 open roles
4. Pittsburgh Mercy: 6 open roles
5. Westinghouse Electric Company: 5 open roles
6. Affirm, Inc.: 4 open roles
7. Free Market Health: 4 open roles
8. PNC Business Credit: 4 open roles
9. Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc.: 3 open roles
10. Blink Health LLc: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Pittsburgh: 153
• Monroeville: 5
• Cranberry Township: 4
• Moon Township: 3
• Warrendale: 3
• Washington: 2
• Coraopolis: 2
• Canonsburg: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 141 (76%), hybrid 30 (16%), remote 15 (8%)

Where the demand is

Most opportunity is not coming from one dominant employer. In the recent Pittsburgh sample, hiring was fragmented across employers, with more than 300 postings spread across more than 150 companies, and the named leaders included Deloitte, Carnegie Mellon University, Aurora, Pittsburgh Robotics Network, Google Inc, CGI, TeleTracking Technologies, and the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. That matters because you do not need one flagship employer to make this market work, but you do need different positioning for consulting, research, product, and enterprise-IT environments. By industry, the heaviest concentration was in software development at about 25% of sampled postings, followed by technology at about 15%, business consulting at about 10%, financial services at about 10%, and IT services and consulting at about 10%. Pair that with a local Information sector that was down 4.2254% year over year and Professional and Business Services that was roughly flat, and the practical read is that internal tech teams, consulting shops, universities, robotics/autonomy firms, and regulated-industry employers may be steadier targets than pure Information-sector firms right now. Cybersecurity is visible but narrower than many candidates assume. CISSP appeared in less than 5% of sampled postings, and local October security events signal an active professional community, but they do not prove large-volume hiring on their own.

• Software development and advanced tech (high): This is the biggest visible lane locally, with software development at about 25% of sampled postings and strong skill pull for Python, C++, Java, SQL, AWS, and CI/CD.
• Consulting, enterprise IT, and financial services (moderate): Business consulting, financial services, and IT services/consulting each accounted for about 10% of sampled postings, and Professional and Business Services was roughly flat locally rather than falling sharply.
• Cybersecurity-specific roles (limited): Security hiring is real but narrower; CISSP showed up in less than 5% of sampled postings, which suggests a smaller, more credential-sensitive slice of the market.

Where to focus: Focus first on mid-career software, platform, cloud, and enterprise-tech roles that reward Python, AWS, SQL, and CI/CD; treat security-only searches as narrower and more credential-sensitive.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical product manager: Local demand is spread across software development, technology, and consulting employers, and product teams increasingly value customer-experience and cross-product-management skill alongside technical fluency.
• Implementation or technical project manager: Consulting, financial services, and IT services each represent a meaningful slice of local demand, which creates room for candidates who can translate technical work into delivery outcomes.
• Sales engineer or solutions consultant: A fragmented employer base across software and consulting creates openings for candidates who can demo products, handle technical objections, and support complex buyers.
• GRC analyst or security compliance specialist: Security teams remain skills-constrained nationally, and local security hiring looks narrower and more credential-sensitive, which makes compliance-oriented roles a plausible entry path for some candidates.

What postings ask for

• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python was the most-requested hard skill in the local posting sample at about 35%, making it the safest common denominator across software, automation, and infrastructure-flavored roles. Who: Entry-level candidates, mid-career developers, and switchers who need one anchor language.
• C++ (premium | immediate): C++ showed up in about 25% of sampled postings, which is unusually strong and fits Pittsburgh's mix of robotics, autonomy, and systems-heavy employers. Who: Engineers targeting robotics, autonomy, performance, simulation, or lower-level systems work.
• AWS (differentiator | immediate): AWS appeared in about 20% of sampled postings, so cloud fluency is no longer niche; it helps software, infrastructure, and security candidates compete across employer types. Who: Mid-career engineers, sysadmins moving up-market, and career switchers targeting cloud or DevOps-adjacent work.
• SQL (table_stakes | immediate): SQL appeared in about 20% of sampled postings, which makes it a practical screening skill even outside data-first jobs. Who: Almost everyone in this category except the most hardware-specific candidates.
• CI/CD (differentiator | near-term): CI/CD showed up in about 15% of sampled postings, and it is one of the clearest signals that you can work in production rather than only code in isolation. Who: Developers, SRE/DevOps candidates, and QA professionals who want to move toward release ownership.
• CISSP (premium | near-term): CISSP was the certification most often required locally, but it still appeared in less than 5% of sampled postings, which means it is a niche signal for security-specific roles rather than a universal requirement. Who: Experienced security candidates, IAM professionals, and switchers moving into governance or senior security work.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in Pittsburgh, PA?

Observed local government data is solid but broad: Pittsburgh's computer and mathematical workers averaged $49.20 per hour in May 2025, and the broader SOC 15 group had a $98,100 median annual wage, with the 25th percentile at $72,370 and the 75th at $127,800. Proxy posting data is higher because today's openings skew experienced: recent posted salary ranges centered on about $120k to $163k, with a broader band of about $99k to $220k. Pittsburgh can still pay well for strong technical talent, but the category average hides a split between general IT/support work and specialized engineering/security work. The gap between the broad local median and current posted ranges is a clue that many visible openings are not starter roles.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Pittsburgh, PA concentrated?

Most opportunity is not coming from one dominant employer. In the recent Pittsburgh sample, hiring was fragmented across employers, with more than 300 postings spread across more than 150 companies, and the named leaders included Deloitte, Carnegie Mellon University, Aurora, Pittsburgh Robotics Network, Google Inc, CGI, TeleTracking Technologies, and the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. That matters because you do not need one flagship employer to make this market work, but you do need different positioning for consulting, research, product, and enterprise-IT environments. By industry, the heaviest concentration was in software development at about 25% of sampled postings, followed by technology at about 15%, business consulting at about 10%, financial services at about 10%, and IT services and consulting at about 10%. Pair that with a local Information sector that was down 4.2254% year over year and Professional and Business Services that was roughly flat, and the practical read is that internal tech teams, consulting shops, universities, robotics/autonomy firms, and regulated-industry employers may be steadier targets than pure Information-sector firms right now. Cybersecurity is visible but narrower than many candidates assume. CISSP appeared in less than 5% of sampled postings, and local October security events signal an active professional community, but they do not prove large-volume hiring on their own.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in Pittsburgh, PA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Deloitte (15 postings), Carnegie Mellon University (10 postings), Aurora (10 postings), Pittsburgh Robotics Network (10 postings), Google Inc (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Pittsburgh, PA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 10% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 60% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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