Tech jobs in Chicago, IL

Which roles are hiring

Share of Chicago, IL technical postings by role.

1. 1Software Engineer45.4%
2. 2Data Scientist11.9%
3. 3DevOps / SRE / Platform Engineer11.5%
4. 4Data Engineer8.8%
5. 5Security Engineer7.6%
6. 6Data Analyst6.6%
7. 7AI Engineer3.5%
8. 8Frontend Engineer1.6%
9. 9Full-Stack Engineer1.4%
10. 10Machine Learning Engineer1.2%

What it pays

Disclosed annual base ranges across every technical role in Chicago, IL. Role mix drives this as much as location does — a metro heavy in senior infrastructure roles will out-earn one heavy in analytics regardless of cost of living.

Skills in demand here

Share of postings in this market naming each skill.

1. 1python37.2%
2. 2ci/cd15.2%
3. 3aws13.8%
4. 4sql13.6%
5. 5linux12.5%
6. 6kubernetes12.1%
7. 7c++11.9%
8. 8java10.7%
9. 9gcp9.2%
10. 10terraform8.8%
11. 11azure8.2%
12. 12distributed systems8.2%

Who is hiring here

Employers with the most open technical postings in this market.

• AbbVie37
• JPMC33
• DRW25
• Akuna Capital15
• IMC Markets12
• Grainger Businesses11
• Braze10
• Jump Trading9
• Old Mission8
• NinjaHoldings7
• Ontrac Solutions7
• Optiver7