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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 579 active listings · As of June 27, 2026 · refreshed live

Most in-demand skills

Most in-demand skills: python 16%, react 12%, typescript 11%, javascript 9%, communication 9%, node.js 8%, kubernetes 6%, distributed systems 6%python95 · 16%react71 · 12%typescript65 · 11%javascript53 · 9%communication52 · 9%node.js46 · 8%kubernetes33 · 6%distributed systems33 · 6%linux31 · 5%ai31 · 5%backend development30 · 5%AWS29 · 5%

Seniority mix

Seniority mix: intern 0%, junior 2%, mid 53%, senior 21%, lead 23%
  • intern0%
  • junior2%
  • mid53%
  • senior21%
  • lead23%

Remote type

Remote type: worldwide 71%, remote-region 29%
  • worldwide71%
  • remote-region29%

Top hiring companies

Top hiring companies: Canonical 55, ElevenLabs 13, Drata 12, OpenAI 11, Supabase 9, Experian 8, Fingerprint 8, Baseten 7Canonical55ElevenLabs13Drata12OpenAI11Supabase9Experian8Fingerprint8Baseten7GitLab7Deepgram6

Salary band (USD/month where available)

P25
$65
Median
$1,688
P75
$7,250

Based on 50 salaried listings (USD), monthly.

How to cite

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

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