2026 Q2 · Quarterly Hiring Report
EngineerJobs.io Hiring Report — 2026 Q2
Built from 2,290 job listings posted on EngineerJobs.io in 2026 Q2 · Generated August 2, 2026
EngineerJobs.io’s 2026 Q2 report covers job postings published during the quarter across the board.
The quarter was dominated by on-site advertising, with 2,290 postings recorded.
Key findings
EngineerJobs.io recorded 2,290 job postings published during 2026 Q2, from 1,282 companies.
Salary data were reported in 1,468 postings; the median was $128,825, with the lower quartile at $106,667 and the upper quartile at $155,500.
Lockheed Martin Corporation led company advertising with 116 postings, followed by Northrop Grumman with 69.
Seattle, WA was the most frequently listed location with 61 postings, ahead of New York at 49 and Houston, TX at 46.
Full-time postings accounted for 2,191 listings, while contract postings appeared 91 times and part-time postings 8 times.
Posting volume by month
Salary distribution (yearly, USD, n=1468)
| Min | P25 | Median | P75 | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $39,550 | $106,667 | $128,825 | $155,500 | $339,000 |
Most in-demand skills
- Engineering1400
- Engineer1201
- Senior800
- Design691
- Software Engineering560
- Electrical Engineering556
- Project Management476
- Electrical Design431
- AutoCAD387
- Systems358
- Data Processing357
- Field Engineering352
- SQL350
- Data Engineer333
- Automation331
Work arrangement
Of 2,290 postings: 166 remote, 340 hybrid, 1,784 on-site (unclassified counted as on-site — see methodology).
Top hiring companies
Top locations
Read together, the work-arrangement figures show a strongly on-site quarter: 1,784 postings were advertised as on-site, compared with 340 hybrid and 166 remote. The monthly remote share moved upward across the quarter, from 1.1% in April to 6.2% in May and 9% in June, indicating that remote advertising became more visible as the quarter progressed.
The salary distribution centers on a median of $128,825, with the lower quartile at $106,667 and the upper quartile at $155,500, which places most reported pay in a band around the middle of the distribution rather than at the extremes. The tag mix also points to a heavily engineering-oriented board: Engineering, Engineer, Senior, Design, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and related tags appear repeatedly, while the job-type data show that postings which stated a type were overwhelmingly full-time, with smaller contract and part-time counts.
By employment type: Full Time 2,191 · Contract 91 · Part Time 8.
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Source: EngineerJobs.io 2026 Q2 Hiring Report — https://engineerjobs.io/reports/hiring-report-2026-q2