Software Engineer Jobs in Raleigh, NC

Observed government data shows strong local pay, but with meaningful spread by sub-role: software developers averaged $136,640, information security analysts $132,540, software QA analysts and testers $115,100, and network and computer systems administrators $107,070 in Raleigh-Cary in May 2025. For the broader computer and mathematical group, 2025 pay ranged from $78,740 at the 25th percentile to $141,460 at the 75th percentile, with a $107,760 median. Recent local posting data points to advertised ranges centered on about $118k to $180k, but that is a current posting sample rather than an official wage median.

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Advertised pay

Across the 156 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $109,300 at the 25th percentile, $150,000 at the median and $192,381 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

Raleigh-Cary is still one of the better Southeastern markets for Software, IT & Cybersecurity, but it is not an easy market. The metro labor market is tight overall, with 3.1% unemployment in August 2026 and total nonfarm employment up 2.2338% year over year; local professional and business services employment also rose 2.9566%. The catch is that local information employment fell -6.7194% year over year, while statewide Software, IT & Cybersecurity employment was down 1.2% even as statewide active postings were up 43.8%, which suggests real demand but also more churn, backfills, and tougher competition for each opening.

Best positioned: Your best odds are as a mid-to-senior candidate who can show production depth in Python, Java, AWS, Kubernetes, or CI/CD, especially for software, platform, and security work.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming that a strong tech metro is automatically junior-friendly: only about 15% of sampled openings were entry level, only about 15% were remote, and less than 5% of postings that stated a policy mentioned visa sponsorship.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 228 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Cisco Systems, Inc: 17 open roles
2. IBM: 8 open roles
3. Google Inc: 7 open roles
4. NVIDIA Corporation: 7 open roles
5. Truist Financial Corporation: 7 open roles
6. First Citizens: 6 open roles
7. North Carolina: 6 open roles
8. The Fidelity: 6 open roles
9. Signalscape: 5 open roles
10. Tanium Inc.: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Raleigh: 79
• Durham: 49
• Cary: 37
• Morrisville: 9
• Santa Clara: 5
• Durham County: 5
• Charlotte: 4
• Wake Forest: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 119 (53%), hybrid 75 (33%), remote 30 (13%)

Where the demand is

The biggest opportunity pool is the metro's established computer-and-math base. Raleigh-Cary had 43,780 computer and mathematical jobs in 2025, equal to 5.9% of local employment versus 3.4% nationally, and software developers alone accounted for 12,580 jobs with a location quotient of 1.56. Security is especially concentrated here: Raleigh-Cary had 2,510 information security analyst jobs with a location quotient of 2.75, a much stronger specialization signal than you see in many metros. Recent posting mix suggests that real opportunities are not spread evenly across all tech work. In the current local sample, software development made up about 35% of category postings, IT services and consulting about 20%, financial services about 15%, with smaller shares in business consulting and insurance. That points job seekers toward employers where software supports business-critical systems, cloud operations, compliance-heavy environments, and internal platforms rather than purely consumer-facing product work. The employer base is also broad rather than single-company dependent. Active hiring was fragmented across employers, with named activity from Cisco Systems, Inc, Deloitte, Garmin, Soteria Reinsurance Ltd., Fidelity International, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and First Citizens. That reduces one-company risk, but it also means you need a multi-segment search strategy instead of betting on one marquee brand.

• Enterprise software and platform engineering (high): This is the strongest core lane, supported by the metro's software-developer base and the local skill mix around Python, Java, AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD.
• Cybersecurity, IAM, and enterprise security (high): Security is a real local specialization, not just a generic add-on, with 2,510 information security analyst jobs and a local concentration of 2.75; CISSP is also the certification most often explicitly named in postings.
• QA automation, infrastructure, and traditional IT operations (moderate): These roles are meaningful but usually pay less than software engineering or security. Raleigh-Cary still had 1,760 software QA jobs and 2,730 network and computer systems administrator jobs in 2025.

Where to focus: Focus first on software, platform, and security openings tied to enterprise or regulated environments, then use QA, implementation, or infrastructure paths as practical entry bridges.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical Product Manager: Strong engineers who can translate customer and business needs into roadmaps can move here without abandoning their technical background.
• Solutions Architect / Sales Engineer: This is a good fit for senior engineers, cloud specialists, and security professionals who are credible with customers.
• Implementation Consultant / Business Systems Analyst: This is a practical bridge for QA, support, sysadmin, and domain-heavy career switchers who know how systems get deployed and adopted.
• IT Auditor / GRC Analyst: Security-minded candidates can pivot into risk, control, and compliance work without needing to be pure incident-response specialists.

What postings ask for

• Python (premium | immediate): Python was the most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 40%, making it one of the clearest screening advantages in Raleigh-Cary. Who: Backend engineers, automation-focused candidates, DevOps engineers, QA automation testers, and career switchers building a first technical portfolio.
• Java (table_stakes | immediate): Java appeared in about 30% of sampled postings, which makes it a strong fit for enterprise software and internal platform teams. Who: Mid-career software engineers and candidates targeting enterprise, finance, insurance, or consulting-heavy employers.
• AWS (premium | immediate): AWS showed up in about 20% of local postings and also sits inside the local cloud-tool cluster with Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform. Who: Software engineers who want better odds in platform roles, plus sysadmin and help-desk candidates trying to move up-market.
• Kubernetes (premium | immediate): Kubernetes appeared in about 20% of local postings and is one of the clearest markers that employers want production-grade platform and container experience, not just coding basics. Who: DevOps, SRE, platform, cloud, and senior backend candidates.
• CI/CD (differentiator | immediate): CI/CD appeared in about 20% of local postings, which signals that teams want candidates who can ship, test, and release software reliably, not just write it. Who: Engineers, QA automation candidates, and career switchers trying to look production-ready.
• Docker (differentiator | near-term): Docker appeared in about 15% of local postings and pairs well with the Kubernetes and AWS demand showing up in the same market. Who: Candidates targeting cloud, DevOps, backend, and modern test automation roles.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Observed government data shows strong local pay, but with meaningful spread by sub-role: software developers averaged $136,640, information security analysts $132,540, software QA analysts and testers $115,100, and network and computer systems administrators $107,070 in Raleigh-Cary in May 2025. For the broader computer and mathematical group, 2025 pay ranged from $78,740 at the 25th percentile to $141,460 at the 75th percentile, with a $107,760 median. Recent local posting data points to advertised ranges centered on about $118k to $180k, but that is a current posting sample rather than an official wage median. This is a solid-paying market for people who land in software or security tracks, especially given a local cost-of-living index estimated at approximately 102.5. Raleigh-Cary does not pay like the very top coastal hubs, but it does pay materially above general local-market levels for qualified technical talent.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC concentrated?

The biggest opportunity pool is the metro's established computer-and-math base. Raleigh-Cary had 43,780 computer and mathematical jobs in 2025, equal to 5.9% of local employment versus 3.4% nationally, and software developers alone accounted for 12,580 jobs with a location quotient of 1.56. Security is especially concentrated here: Raleigh-Cary had 2,510 information security analyst jobs with a location quotient of 2.75, a much stronger specialization signal than you see in many metros. Recent posting mix suggests that real opportunities are not spread evenly across all tech work. In the current local sample, software development made up about 35% of category postings, IT services and consulting about 20%, financial services about 15%, with smaller shares in business consulting and insurance. That points job seekers toward employers where software supports business-critical systems, cloud operations, compliance-heavy environments, and internal platforms rather than purely consumer-facing product work. The employer base is also broad rather than single-company dependent. Active hiring was fragmented across employers, with named activity from Cisco Systems, Inc, Deloitte, Garmin, Soteria Reinsurance Ltd., Fidelity International, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and First Citizens. That reduces one-company risk, but it also means you need a multi-segment search strategy instead of betting on one marquee brand.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Recent postings show the most activity from Cisco Systems, Inc (20 postings), Deloitte (15 postings), Garmin (15 postings), Soteria Reinsurance Ltd. (15 postings), Fidelity International (10 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 15% are remote and 30% hybrid, with 55% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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