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Remote Market Report: Software Engineering

In-demand skills, seniority, companies, and pay for remote Software Engineering roles — auto-generated from our AI-enriched job corpus.

Based on 588 active listings · As of September 25, 2026 · refreshed live

Most in-demand skills

Most in-demand skills: communication 23%, ai 14%, leadership 11%, react 9%, aws 9%, python 8%, typescript 8%, sales 7%communication134 · 23%ai84 · 14%leadership64 · 11%react55 · 9%aws52 · 9%python49 · 8%typescript48 · 8%sales43 · 7%node.js42 · 7%business development41 · 7%kubernetes37 · 6%javascript33 · 6%

Seniority mix

Seniority mix: intern 0%, junior 2%, mid 55%, senior 18%, lead 25%
  • intern0%
  • junior2%
  • mid55%
  • senior18%
  • lead25%

Remote type

Remote type: worldwide 54%, remote-region 30%, onsite 14%, regional 2%
  • worldwide54%
  • remote-region30%
  • onsite14%
  • regional2%

Top hiring companies

Top hiring companies: FPT Asia Pacific 52, ElevenLabs 17, Harvey 12, Igloo (Axinan) 11, Usobi 10, Binance 8, Cursor 7, 1Password 7FPT Asia Pacific52ElevenLabs17Harvey12Igloo (Axinan)11Usobi10Binance8Cursor71Password7Dash07Kyndryl7

Salary band (USD/month where available)

P25
$130,000
Median
$185,000
P75
$230,000

Based on 127 salaried listings (USD), monthly.

How to cite

Loker Dollar Research, Remote Software Engineering Market Report, September 2026, lokerdollar.com/en/reports/roles/engineering

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