Tech Job Postings Surge: How to Adapt Your Job Search
For more perspective, an analysis of more than 7 million U.S. tech job postings by career website Dice and its data partner Lightcast reinforces the trend. AI Engineer postings grew 208% in 2025, while Machine Learning Engineer roles rose 52%. Meanwhile, all 50 of the most-posted tech job titles showed salary growth of 3% or higher. At the same time, traditional roles are contracting. Software Development Engineer postings fell 16%. Java Developer declined 4%. Business Systems Analyst dropped 10%, according to Dice data. [...] “Companies are moving from early exploration to practical implementation, which is creating steady demand for multidisciplinary technologists,” Atahan told HR Executive in an email. He noted that even with high-profile layoffs in parts of the tech sector, unemployment for core IT skills remains significantly below the national average. The Dice data shows postings requiring workflow management skills surged 49%, as organizations embed AI into existing processes. Cloud infrastructure skills continued to climb, with Microsoft Azure up 23%, Docker up 29% and Python up 18%, driven largely by AI and data science applications. Read more: How top HR teams choose which hiring problems to solve ## What tech hiring realities mean for HR leaders [...] ## The data backs up the hiring vibe IBM’s announcement lands alongside fresh hiring data. Job postings for AI-related roles increased more than 50% in January, with software developer positions requiring AI skills growing at an even faster pace, according to data from ManpowerGroup’s Experis division, which specializes in tech talent. Overall, IT postings rose 15% and software developer postings climbed 18%, according to Bekir Atahan, vice president at tech talent firm Experis Services.