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Technology & Software: jobs, conferences and layoffs

Software, cloud, cybersecurity, data and AI companies. Technology & Software has about 67,766 verified open jobs on NextChapter right now, with a typical posted salary of $152,000 a year. About 30% of openings are entry or early-career level. Payroll employment in the closest BLS sector is down 4.2% over the past year (October 2026). 79 layoff notices were filed in the last 12 months. 332 conferences are tagged to it, 216 with dates announced.

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Technology & Software market snapshot

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Verified open jobs
about 67,766

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

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Typical posted salary
$152,000 a year (middle half $114,000 to $200,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 1,804 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Entry or early-career level
30% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Ask for AI skills
20% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: AI-skill tagger on the posting text, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Remote
8% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data, newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

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Employment, year over year
−4.2% in information, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, October 2026.

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Job openings rate
4.1% of jobs, against 4.0% a year earlier (information, the closest BLS sector)

Source: BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, seasonally adjusted, September 2026.

Layoffs and discharges rate
1.7% of employment, against 1.3% a year earlier (information, the closest BLS sector)

Source: BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, seasonally adjusted, September 2026.

Hires rate
3.4% of employment, against 2.5% a year earlier (information, the closest BLS sector)

Source: BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, seasonally adjusted, September 2026.

Layoff notices, Technology & Software
79 notices naming 10,431 workers

Source: State WARN filings collected by NextChapter, last 12 months.

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States with the most notices
WA (13), NY (9), MD (8)

Source: State WARN filings collected by NextChapter, last 12 months.

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Most recent notice
Nov 3, 2026

Source: State WARN filings collected by NextChapter.

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Conferences in the catalog for Technology & Software
332, 216 with dates announced

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, checked against each event’s own site.

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Next conference
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America, Nov 9, 2026

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

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Median published ticket price
$799

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, lowest published price, 88 conferences with a price.

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Open calls for speakers
56 conferences

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

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Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. python8%
  2. 2. salesforce5%
  3. 3. onboarding5%
  4. 4. audit4%
  5. 5. aws4%
  6. 6. go-to-market4%
  7. 7. sql4%
  8. 8. excel4%

States with the most openings

  1. 1. CA30%
  2. 2. NY12%
  3. 3. TX9%
  4. 4. MA4%
  5. 5. WA4%

What Technology & Software pays

Advertised pay on live postings that state it, annual in US dollars.

  • Technology: median $180,000, middle half $140,000 to $226,500 (30,718 postings).

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Technology & Software outlook: Cooling

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers, not from our own postings. It describes the industry nationally, not any one employer.

  • Employment down 4.2% over the year in information
  • Job openings rate 4.1%, up 0.1 points from a year ago
  • Layoffs rate 1.7%, up 0.4 points from a year ago

Where Technology & Software ranks

Where Technology & Software placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

Open Technology & Software jobs

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Technology & Software conferences

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  • KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America

    Nov 9 to Nov 12, 2026 · Salt Lake City, UT

    Ticket $899 to $1,278. Individual late rate: $899 KubeCon-only, $1,278 All-Access (adds Monday co-located events). Corporate rate…

  • Trimble Dimensions

    Nov 9 to Nov 11, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Web Summit

    Nov 9 to Nov 12, 2026 · Lisbon, PT

    Ticket $1,295 to $1,950. In EUR: general attendee 1,595 listed (1,295 shown as current price), VIP 1,950, Chairperson 24,950.…

    Open call for speakers

  • Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL)

    Nov 9 to Nov 12, 2026 · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket. Registration open; fees not shown on the home page.

  • OutBound Sales Training & Leadership Conference

    Nov 9 to Nov 12, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Prices not listed on the home page.

  • PASS Data Community Summit (PASS Summit West)

    Nov 9 to Nov 11, 2026 · Seattle, WA

    Paid ticket. Prices on Tickets page, not read.

  • SIM National Conference

    Nov 9 to Nov 11, 2026 · Huntington Beach, CA

    By invitation only. Membership-based; pricing not read.

  • AI Engineer Code Summit

    Nov 10 to Nov 12, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Apply to attend. Attendance by application (free to apply). Regular $1,299 now, final/at-door $1,499 for talks and expo Nov…

    Open call for speakers

  • tcworld conference

    Nov 10 to Nov 12, 2026 · Stuttgart, DE

    Paid ticket. Prices in EUR plus 19% VAT: full 3-day conference 1,125 EUR early bird (to Oct 19) / 1,250 EUR late for tekom…

  • Accelerate Conference (Innovate Mississippi)

    Nov 10 to Nov 11, 2026 · Flowood, MS

    Paid ticket. Registration details not yet posted

  • Solana Breakpoint

    Nov 15 to Nov 17, 2026 · London, GB

    Ticket $100 to $800. General admission $550 rising to $800 late-bird; developer $250 and student $100 by application. Outside…

  • GovRAMP Cyber Summit

    Nov 15 to Nov 17, 2026 · San Antonio, TX

    Free expo, paid sessions. Complimentary for government, military, nonprofit and academic attendees

  • Agile Testing Days

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Potsdam, DE

    Paid ticket. Prices in EUR, excluding 19% VAT: 3 conference days EUR 2,500; 1 day EUR 990; Masterclass day + 3 conference days…

  • QCon San Francisco

    Nov 16 to Nov 18, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Ticket About $2,995. $2,995 three-day conference pass; current pricing ends Nov 10; workshops Nov 19-20 extra.

  • Rockwell Automation Fair

    Nov 16 to Nov 19, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • The Phocuswright Conference

    Nov 17 to Nov 19, 2026 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

    Ticket $2,299 to $3,999. Standard $3,999 after Oct 30 price increase ($4,199 listed beforehand cross-out); Young Leaders $3,099;…

  • Microsoft Ignite

    Nov 17 to Nov 20, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Free expo floor; session passes $1,625 to $2,325. Full Conference pass $2,325; Hub pass $1,625 (Nov 17-19); digital pass free.…

  • Louisiana IT Symposium

    Nov 17, 2026 · New Orleans, LA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • MLOps World | GenAI Summit

    Nov 17 to Nov 18, 2026 · Austin, TX

    Paid ticket. Prices via Eventbrite, not shown; workshops Nov 19.

    Open call for speakers

  • Montana IT Strategic Planning Conference

    Nov 17 to Nov 19, 2026 · Helena, MT

    Free expo, paid sessions. No fees listed; vendors may participate

  • Slush

    Nov 18 to Nov 19, 2026 · Helsinki, FI

    Ticket $395 to $1,195. In EUR incl. VAT: Startup 395 (sold out), Investor 1,195, Ecosystem 1,195 (sold out).

  • Arizona Governor's Celebration of Innovation Awards

    Nov 18, 2026 · Phoenix, AZ

    Ticket $200 to $300. Individual: early-bird (to Oct 16) $200 member / $250 nonmember; regular $250 member / $300 nonmember. Table…

  • DEMOFEST

    Nov 18, 2026 · In person and online

    Paid ticket. Pricing and registration for 2027 not yet posted; sign-up form for updates.

  • PA Digital Summit

    Nov 18, 2026 · Harrisburg, PA

    Paid ticket. Ticket price not listed

  • ATARC Public Sector Zero Trust Summit

    Nov 19, 2026 · Reston, VA

    Paid ticket. Cost and eligibility not listed

  • Women in Technology Career and Job Fair

    Nov 20, 2026 · Reston, VA

    Free. Free for job seekers with registration; exhibitors $850 early bird to $995

  • AWS re:Invent

    Nov 30 to Dec 4, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Ticket About $2,499. Full price $2,499 (early bird ended Aug 25); 10% off when buying 10+ passes in one order.

  • AI Dev (DeepLearning.AI)

    Nov 30 to Dec 1, 2026 · New York, NY

    Ticket $599 to $799. Standard $599; Pro $799 (includes 1 year DLAI Pro)

  • Humanoids Summit Silicon Valley

    Dec 1 to Dec 2, 2026 · San Mateo, CA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • ODSC AI NYC (AI for Work Summit)

    Dec 2 to Dec 3, 2026 · New York, NY

    Free expo floor; session passes $0 to $1,200. Open Pass free; Training $449 early/$800; Leadership Plus $649 early/$1,200

  • CDAO Dallas

    Dec 2, 2026 · Dallas, TX

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Berkeley-Stanford Advanced Patent Law Institute

    Dec 3 to Dec 4, 2026 · Palo Alto, CA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • CIO & Property Tech Forum (San Francisco)

    Dec 3, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    By invitation only. By invitation with limited seating; price not listed

  • Salesforce World Tour New York (Agentforce)

    Dec 3, 2026 · New York, NY

    Free. Free registration.

  • Write the Docs Australia

    Dec 3 to Dec 4, 2026 · Melbourne, AU

    Paid ticket. Tickets listed with a $ sign (currency not stated, likely AUD): Student/Unemployed $125 in person, Independent $250,…

    Open call for speakers

  • oSTEM Annual Conference

    Dec 4, 2026 · Albuquerque, NM

    Ticket $275 to $300. On-site collegiate $275 plus fees, advisor $300 (online sales closed Sept 30). Edition ends Oct 24; 2027 not…

  • NeurIPS

    Dec 6 to Dec 12, 2026 · Sydney, AU

    Paid ticket. Main conference in Sydney Dec 6-12 with satellite sites in Atlanta and Paris (Dec 9-13). Early registration ends Oct…

  • Fortune Brainstorm AI San Francisco

    Dec 7 to Dec 8, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    By invitation only. Price not published; Participation at Fortune meetings is by invitation only (per Fortune conferences page).

  • Aspen Security Forum

    Dec 9, 2026 · Washington, DC

    Apply to attend

  • The AI Summit New York

    Dec 9 to Dec 10, 2026 · New York, NY

    Ticket $129 to $2,999. Expo $129, Delegate $2,399, VIP All Access $2,999 (discounted from $199/$2,899/$3,499; offer ends Dec 8).

    Open call for speakers

  • SANS Cyber Defense Initiative

    Dec 14 to Dec 19, 2026 · Washington, DC

    Ticket $3,000 to $9,230. Per-course pricing, $3,000 to $9,230; free NetWars with a course. Live online option.

  • CES

    Jan 6 to Jan 9, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Registration open; price not listed on the home page.

  • PTC (Pacific Telecommunications Council) Annual Conference

    Jan 17 to Jan 20, 2027 · Honolulu, HI

    Paid ticket. Categories include Full Conference, Networker, Young Professional, Student and Press; fees not on the main page.

  • Customer Success Summit Washington DC

    Jan 27, 2027 · Washington, DC

    Paid ticket. Early bird saves $200; prices not shown.

    Open call for speakers

  • SPIE Photonics West

    Jan 30 to Feb 4, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket. Registration fees not stated on the page; member discounts may apply.

  • Pink (Pink27)

    Feb 1 to Feb 4, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Ticket $2,995 to $3,595. Pink Pass $2,995, Platinum $3,295, Executive VIP $3,595; team discount 20% for 3+; last early bird ends…

  • DesignCon

    Feb 2 to Feb 4, 2027 · Santa Clara, CA

    Paid ticket. Prices are on the registration page, not captured.

  • Embedded Vision Summit

    Feb 2 to Feb 4, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Ticket About $1,170. Full Conference Pass $1,170 (prices go up Jan 16, 2027); $980 with a $135 SPIE membership. Registered…

    Open call for speakers

  • DPE Summit (Developer Productivity Engineering)

    Feb 2 to Feb 3, 2027 · San Francisco, CA

    Ticket $349 to $549. Early bird $349 until Oct 30, 2026; $449 until Jan 8, 2027; then $549.

    Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 13, 2026

  • AAA Joint Midyear Meeting of the AIS and SET Sections

    Feb 4 to Feb 6, 2027 · Newark, NJ

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • AI for Public Good Conference

    Feb 8, 2027 · Chapel Hill, NC

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • DeveloperWeek

    Feb 9 to Feb 11, 2027 · Santa Clara, CA

    Free expo floor; session passes $195 to $1,395. Open pass $195 (limited access); Pro pass early-bird tiers from $785 rising to…

  • Medallia Experience

    Feb 9 to Feb 11, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Ticket $895 to $1,495. Ticket $895 early bird, $1,195 from Nov 8, $1,495 standard from Jan 8; hotel bundles cost more.

  • AI DevWorld

    Feb 9 to Feb 11, 2027 · Santa Clara, CA

    Ticket $1,535 to $2,195. PRO $1,535 and PREMIUM $2,195 per structured data; Hyatt block $299/night. Startup Alley free passes by…

    Open call for speakers

  • TreeHacks

    Feb 12 to Feb 14, 2027 · Stanford, CA

    Apply to attend. Free for admitted hackers; flights (with regional caps), food and swag covered.

  • BICSI Winter Conference & Exhibition

    Feb 14 to Feb 18, 2027 · Orlando, FL

    Paid ticket. Attendee prices not listed.

  • AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI-27)

    Feb 16 to Feb 23, 2027 · Montreal, CA

    Ticket $750 to $1,370. Technical registration: member $750 early (to Dec 15), $995 standard (to Jan 10), $1,250 late; Silver…

  • Dynatrace Perform

    Feb 16 to Feb 18, 2027 · Las Vegas, NV

    Ticket $1,195 to $1,795. Earliest $1,195; Early $1,495; Standard $1,795

  • K12 SIX National Cybersecurity Conference

    Feb 17 to Feb 19, 2027 · Atlanta, GA

    Paid ticket. Super Early Bird rates through 10/31/2026; base price not listed.

  • Wild West Hackin' Fest @ Mile High

    Feb 17 to Feb 19, 2027 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket. Pre-conference training Feb 16-17; prices not shown on home page.

    Open call for speakers

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