At the same time, tech job postings reached a three-year high in early 2026. To understand what employers actually want, Oxylabs Research examined approximately 850,000 U.S. tech job postings published between January 2025 and March 2026. Tech, Data & Telecom accounts for 45% of postings, followed by Professional/Legal/Business Services (17%), then Manufacturing/Industrial/Defense and Finance/Insurance/Real Estate (8% each). Foundational infrastructure tools dominate job ads more heavily than survey-based rankings or conference buzz suggest. Source: Oxylabs Research – Tech Tools in U.S. Job Postings.