Software Engineer Jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

Government wage data for the broader computer and mathematical group in Salt Lake City-Murray shows a $105,260 median, $78,430 at the 25th percentile, and $135,750 at the 75th percentile in 2025. For software developers specifically, the local mean was about $131,400 per year. Current posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $119k to $178k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows a statewide mean offered salary on new software, IT & cybersecurity openings of about $103,877 in September 2026 from a sample of n=261.

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Advertised pay

Across the 113 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $51,230 at the 25th percentile, $122,000 at the median and $149,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is still a worthwhile market, but not an easy one. Software developers alone accounted for 19,040 jobs in the metro in May 2025, and Salt Lake City-Murray's software-developer concentration was 2.12 times the national average. The catch is that hiring is selective rather than broad: metro Information employment was down 6.6667% year over year in August 2026, while Professional and Business Services was up 4.3098%, and Utah statewide software, IT & cybersecurity employment was down 2.1% year over year even as postings were up 13.6%. That points to a market with real openings, but better odds for candidates who match specific stack, security, or infrastructure needs than for generalist applicants.

Best positioned: The best odds right now belong to mid-career and senior candidates who can show production work in Python or Java plus AWS, CI/CD, Docker, and secure delivery, and who are open to on-site or hybrid roles.

Main caution: Do not confuse high posted pay with easy access: only about 15% of sampled openings were entry level, and only about 10% were remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 185 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Atlantium: 14 open roles
2. Trenchant: 13 open roles
3. Harris Group: 8 open roles
4. WGU: 8 open roles
5. Thechrist: 6 open roles
6. UTN: 5 open roles
7. 1-800 Contacts, Inc.: 3 open roles
8. Alto Cirra: 3 open roles
9. BAE Systems: 3 open roles
10. Movate, Inc.: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Salt Lake City: 122
• South Jordan: 8
• Riverton: 7
• Draper: 6
• Bluffdale: 3
• Murray: 3
• Lehi: 3
• Hill Air Force Base: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 123 (66%), hybrid 47 (25%), remote 15 (8%)

Where the demand is

The best opportunities are not concentrated in one single tech giant. In the local posting mix, the most-active industries are defense and space manufacturing at about 20%, financial services at about 15%, IT services and consulting at about 15%, software development at about 15%, and education at about 10%. That matters because it shifts the search away from a narrow startup-only strategy and toward embedded tech teams with enterprise, regulated, or mission-critical workloads. The other important split is sector type. Metro Information employment was down 6.6667% year over year in August 2026, but Professional and Business Services was up 4.3098%. Combined with the fragmented employer base and named activity from employers such as Trenchant and WGU, this suggests the market is healthier for candidates who can support delivery, infrastructure, security, or internal platforms inside non-media, non-telecom organizations.

• Defense and space manufacturing (high): This is the largest named industry slice in the local posting mix at about 20%, which makes secure software, systems reliability, platform, and clearance-friendly backgrounds especially valuable.
• Financial services tech teams (high): Financial services account for about 15% of sampled postings, and Utah Financial Activities employment was up 1.5% year over year in August 2026.
• IT services, consulting, and software firms (high): IT services and consulting plus software development together make up about 30% of the local sample, which is attractive for candidates with client delivery, migration, modernization, or DevOps stories.
• Education and institutional tech (moderate): Education represents about 10% of the local posting mix, and WGU appears among the more active named employers in the recent sample.

Where to focus: Focus first on senior-capable roles inside defense, finance, consulting, and education organizations that need software or infrastructure talent to support core operations, not just consumer-facing apps.

Roles worth searching next

• Solutions engineer / implementation consultant: Local demand is spread across IT consulting, software development, financial services, and education, which rewards candidates who can translate technical depth into client or stakeholder delivery.
• Technical product manager: AI-heavy hiring is increasing the value of people who can direct workflows, validate outputs, and prioritize platform work rather than only contribute code.
• GRC / security compliance analyst: Cybersecurity teams are being reshaped by AI and regulatory compliance, and surveyed organizations report skills gaps as a bigger workforce problem than pure headcount in many cases.
• MLOps / AI infrastructure engineer: AI fluency is now widely requested, and MLOps / AI infrastructure skills such as Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud AI platforms are in high demand nationally.

What postings ask for

• Python (premium | immediate): Python is the most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 40%, giving it the broadest utility across application development, automation, and security-adjacent work. Who: Everyone except highly specialized legacy-stack candidates.
• AWS (differentiator | immediate): AWS shows up in about 20% of local postings, and cloud platforms are also called out in local skill signals for regional tech roles. Who: Software engineers, DevOps candidates, sysadmins moving upmarket, and career switchers targeting cloud operations.
• CI/CD and Docker (differentiator | immediate): CI/CD and Docker each appear in about 20% of local postings, which signals that employers want people who can ship and maintain software, not just write it. Who: Mid-career engineers, QA-to-dev candidates, and platform-minded applicants.
• Java or C# / TypeScript stack fit (table_stakes | near-term): Java appears in about 25% of local postings, while C# and TypeScript each appear in about 20%, so stack alignment matters in this market. Who: Application developers who are getting interviews but not offers.
• SQL (table_stakes | immediate): SQL appears in about 20% of local postings, which makes it a baseline skill for product, platform, support, and enterprise application work. Who: Entry-level applicants and career switchers who need one skill that transfers across many technical paths.
• CISSP (premium | near-term): CISSP is the most commonly cited certification in the local sample, even if it appears in only about 5% of postings, which means it matters mainly for higher-trust security roles. Who: Experienced security candidates, IAM professionals, and engineers moving toward security leadership.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?

Government wage data for the broader computer and mathematical group in Salt Lake City-Murray shows a $105,260 median, $78,430 at the 25th percentile, and $135,750 at the 75th percentile in 2025. For software developers specifically, the local mean was about $131,400 per year. Current posted salary ranges in the local sample center on about $119k to $178k, while Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows a statewide mean offered salary on new software, IT & cybersecurity openings of about $103,877 in September 2026 from a sample of n=261. This is a solid-paying market by Utah standards. Statewide new openings across all occupations averaged about $60,287, far below the statewide software, IT & cybersecurity offered-salary signal.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT concentrated?

The best opportunities are not concentrated in one single tech giant. In the local posting mix, the most-active industries are defense and space manufacturing at about 20%, financial services at about 15%, IT services and consulting at about 15%, software development at about 15%, and education at about 10%. That matters because it shifts the search away from a narrow startup-only strategy and toward embedded tech teams with enterprise, regulated, or mission-critical workloads. The other important split is sector type. Metro Information employment was down 6.6667% year over year in August 2026, but Professional and Business Services was up 4.3098%. Combined with the fragmented employer base and named activity from employers such as Trenchant and WGU, this suggests the market is healthier for candidates who can support delivery, infrastructure, security, or internal platforms inside non-media, non-telecom organizations.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT?

Recent postings show the most activity from Trenchant (20 postings), WGU (15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT 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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