150+ Software & IT Jobs in Tampa, FL

Direct local wage evidence is limited and lagged: the July 7, 2026 BLS metro release covering May 2025 gives a broad Architecture and Engineering benchmark of $45.10 per hour at the median. More role-specific BLS-based local summaries show computer programmers at a $100,140 median and computer network architects at a $130,750 median. More current local posting samples place the pay center around about $98k to $153k, with disclosed-pay openings running from a $61,573 25th-percentile midpoint to a $142,150 75th-percentile midpoint.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 74 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $75,250 at the 25th percentile, $105,000 at the median and $142,000 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

Tampa is still a real market for Software, IT & Cybersecurity, but it is not an easy one right now. The metro shows more than 300 recent postings across more than 150 companies, with hiring spread across finance, public sector, consulting, and tech rather than one dominant employer. But conditions are tighter than many candidates assume: metro unemployment reached 4.8% in July 2026, Tampa's Information supersector was down 3.9474% year-over-year, and statewide Software, IT & Cybersecurity postings were down 3.2% year-over-year even though employment was essentially flat. That adds up to a market with decent openings, good pay for qualified people, and tougher conversion rates for generalists.

Best positioned: Mid-career engineers, cloud/platform specialists, DevOps or SRE talent, and security professionals who can show Python, AWS, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and Git experience have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not mistake active hiring headlines for easy access: only about 15% of sampled postings are entry-level, about 55% are on-site, and remote roles are a minority.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 161 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Deloitte: 12 open roles
2. Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation: 6 open roles
3. J.P. Morgan SE: 6 open roles
4. Peraton: 6 open roles
5. Bank OZK: 3 open roles
6. Chadwell Supply: 3 open roles
7. EverForward: 3 open roles
8. PODS: 3 open roles
9. Raymond James, Inc.: 3 open roles
10. ViaSat Inc.: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Tampa: 101
• Clearwater: 12
• St. Petersburg: 11
• Saint Petersburg: 6
• Lutz: 4
• Largo: 4
• Pinellas Park: 2
• Carlsbad: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 103 (65%), hybrid 39 (25%), remote 17 (11%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity in Tampa is concentrated less in consumer-tech startup hiring and more in tech work embedded inside other sectors. In the recent local posting sample, financial services accounts for about 25% of activity, government and public sector about 20%, IT services and IT consulting about 15%, technology about 15%, and professional services and consulting about 10%. The most consistently active named employers in the sample were J.P. Morgan SE, Deloitte, Syms Strategic Group, SUNSHINE ENTERPRISE USA LLC, and Citi Group, while broader Tampa Bay tech anchors include ConnectWise, ReliaQuest, KnowBe4, and Raymond James. That makes Tampa a market where regulated, infrastructure-heavy employers matter more than hype. Hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer, but it leans toward experienced talent, with about 40% of sampled roles at mid level, about 35% at senior, about 15% at lead+, and about 15% at entry. Work is also mostly local-in-market: about 55% of roles are on-site, about 25% hybrid, and about 15% remote.

• Financial services platforms (high): Banks and finance-linked employers make up about 25% of sampled demand, and named hirers include J.P. Morgan SE, Citi Group, and Raymond James.
• Public sector and defense-linked cyber (high): Government and public sector account for about 20% of sampled demand, Syms Strategic Group appears among active hirers, and Tampa Bay Wave received a $1.3 million federal grant to support 30 defense tech startups in the region.
• IT services and consulting modernization (high): IT services and IT consulting plus professional services and consulting combine for about 25% of sampled activity, with Deloitte among the most active named employers.
• Pure-tech product companies (moderate): Local anchors such as ConnectWise, ReliaQuest, and KnowBe4 matter, but Tampa's Information supersector was down 3.9474% year-over-year in July 2026, so product-company openings look meaningful but less broad-based than finance or consulting demand.

Where to focus: Prioritize regulated employers and consulting teams hiring for cloud, platform, security, and modernization work, then treat pure-product roles as higher-upside but less numerous targets.

Roles worth searching next

• Technical Project Manager: Tampa hiring is concentrated in banks, consulting firms, and public-sector vendors, all of which need people who can translate between engineering teams, controls, and delivery timelines.
• Implementation Consultant: A market led by finance, government, and consulting creates room for people who can configure systems, support rollouts, and work with clients even if they are not pure software engineers.
• Solutions Consultant or Sales Engineer: Local tech anchors and enterprise employers still need product-savvy people who can explain platforms, security products, and cloud architecture to buyers and internal stakeholders.
• Business Systems Analyst: This is a practical landing spot for candidates coming from operations, finance, or public-sector environments because Tampa demand is strong where technology meets regulated workflows.

What postings ask for

• Python (table_stakes | immediate): Python appears in about 30% of sampled local postings, making it one of the clearest cross-role filters across software, automation, cloud, and security work in Tampa. Who: Entry-level candidates, career switchers, and mid-career applicants who need a broad technical anchor.
• AWS (premium | immediate): AWS shows up in about 25% of sampled local postings, and national AI-market signals also keep pairing AI-adjacent hiring with deployment tooling such as AWS and Docker. Who: Cloud engineers, developers moving toward platform work, and sysadmins repositioning for higher-paying roles.
• CI/CD, Git, Docker, and Kubernetes (premium | immediate): CI/CD, Kubernetes, and Git each appear in about 20% of sampled local postings, while Docker appears in about 15%, which is a strong sign that employers want delivery and infrastructure fluency, not just coding ability. Who: Software engineers, QA engineers, DevOps candidates, and infrastructure professionals.
• CISSP (differentiator | near-term): CISSP is the certification most often explicitly required in the local sample, even if it appears in only about 5% of postings, which tells you that security employers ask for it selectively but seriously. Who: Experienced cybersecurity, IAM, security engineering, and security operations candidates rather than beginners.
• Cybersecurity and infrastructure modernization (premium | immediate): A Tampa IT hiring guide identifies AI, cybersecurity, and infrastructure modernization as core local demand themes, and the local industry mix leans toward finance, government, and consulting employers that buy exactly this kind of work. Who: Mid-career engineers, sysadmins, network professionals, and switchers coming from regulated industries.
• Agentic AI, RAG, LLMOps, and MCP (premium | near-term): National AI hiring increasingly values Agentic AI, RAG architectures, LLMOps, and Model Context Protocol, especially when paired with deployment tools rather than treated as pure research work. Who: Experienced software and platform engineers who want to move upmarket without switching fully into data-first roles.

Questions about this market

What do Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles pay in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Direct local wage evidence is limited and lagged: the July 7, 2026 BLS metro release covering May 2025 gives a broad Architecture and Engineering benchmark of $45.10 per hour at the median. More role-specific BLS-based local summaries show computer programmers at a $100,140 median and computer network architects at a $130,750 median. More current local posting samples place the pay center around about $98k to $153k, with disclosed-pay openings running from a $61,573 25th-percentile midpoint to a $142,150 75th-percentile midpoint. That is solid pay for Tampa Bay, but it is not a guaranteed bargain. The local cost-of-living index is 103.4 against a national baseline of 100, so six-figure offers go further than in the most expensive tech hubs, but not as far as many relocation pitches imply.

Where is demand for Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL concentrated?

Real opportunity in Tampa is concentrated less in consumer-tech startup hiring and more in tech work embedded inside other sectors. In the recent local posting sample, financial services accounts for about 25% of activity, government and public sector about 20%, IT services and IT consulting about 15%, technology about 15%, and professional services and consulting about 10%. The most consistently active named employers in the sample were J.P. Morgan SE, Deloitte, Syms Strategic Group, SUNSHINE ENTERPRISE USA LLC, and Citi Group, while broader Tampa Bay tech anchors include ConnectWise, ReliaQuest, KnowBe4, and Raymond James. That makes Tampa a market where regulated, infrastructure-heavy employers matter more than hype. Hiring is fragmented rather than dominated by one employer, but it leans toward experienced talent, with about 40% of sampled roles at mid level, about 35% at senior, about 15% at lead+, and about 15% at entry. Work is also mostly local-in-market: about 55% of roles are on-site, about 25% hybrid, and about 15% remote.

Which employers are hiring the most Software, IT & Cybersecurity talent in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL?

Recent postings show the most activity from J.P. Morgan SE (20 postings), Deloitte (15 postings), Syms Strategic Group (10 postings), SUNSHINE ENTERPRISE USA LLC (10 postings), Citi Group (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Software, IT & Cybersecurity roles in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 15% are remote and 25% hybrid, with 55% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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