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Technology & Software: jobs, conferences and layoffs

Software, cloud, cybersecurity, data and AI companies. Technology & Software has about 89,532 verified open jobs on NextChapter right now, with a typical posted salary of $184,000 a year. About 24% of openings are entry or early-career level. Payroll employment in the closest BLS sector is down 4.2% over the past year (September 2026). 71 WARN layoff notices were filed in the last 12 months. 313 conferences are tagged to it, 227 with dates announced.

Technology & Software market snapshot

Every figure names its source and period. Estimates are labeled as estimates.

Verified open jobs
about 89,532

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

Typical posted salary
$184,000 a year (middle half $131,000 to $234,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 2,228 of the newest 5,000 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
24% of openings

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

Ask for AI skills
15% of openings

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

Remote
11% of openings

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

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

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

WARN layoff notices, Technology & Software
71 notices naming 6,671 workers

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

States with the most notices
CA (11), WA (10), MD (8)

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

Most recent notice
Oct 18, 2026

Source: State WARN filings collected by NextChapter.

Conferences in the catalog for Technology & Software
313, 227 with dates announced

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

Next conference
ISC2 Security Congress, Oct 24, 2026

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

Median published ticket price
$850

Source: NextChapter conference catalog, lowest published price, 85 conferences with a price.

Open calls for speakers
56 conferences

Source: NextChapter conference catalog.

Skills most often named in openings

  1. 1. python6%
  2. 2. aws4%
  3. 3. onboarding4%
  4. 4. machine learning4%
  5. 5. supply chain3%
  6. 6. agile3%
  7. 7. salesforce3%
  8. 8. sql3%

States with the most openings

  1. 1. CA26%
  2. 2. NY10%
  3. 3. TX7%
  4. 4. VA4%
  5. 5. IL4%

Open Technology & Software jobs

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Technology & Software conferences

Dates, costs, calls for speakers and who runs each one.

  • ISC2 Security Congress

    Oct 24 to Oct 28, 2026 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket. Pass prices not shown on the agenda announcement; earns up to 81.5 CPE.

  • Oracle AI World

    Oct 25 to Oct 28, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Price not seen; pre-event training Oct 25.

  • LavaCon Content Strategy Conference

    Oct 25 to Oct 28, 2026 · Charlotte, NC

    Ticket About $2,550. In-person full conference tuition $2,550 (rate after Sept 30). Half-day workshops $200 each, full-day $400…

  • HashiConf (at IBM TechXchange)

    Oct 26 to Oct 29, 2026 · Atlanta, GA

    Paid ticket. Prices on registration page, not read.

    Open call for speakers

  • Grace Hopper Celebration

    Oct 27 to Oct 30, 2026 · Anaheim, CA

    Paid ticket. Pricing page was under construction when opened.

  • SAP TechEd

    Oct 27 to Oct 29, 2026 · Berlin, DE

    Free expo floor; session passes $1,999. Berlin in person EUR 1,999 (public sector EUR 1,699, groups of 5+ EUR 1,799); the virtual…

  • ODSC AI West

    Oct 27 to Oct 29, 2026 · Burlingame, CA

    Free expo floor; session passes $99 to $1,399. Expo pass free by application or $99 guaranteed; in-person from $699 (Learn) to…

  • Quant UX Con

    Oct 27 to Oct 29, 2026 · In person and online

    Paid ticket. Price not read from site.

  • GitHub Universe

    Oct 28 to Oct 29, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Free expo floor; session passes $1,399. In-person pass $1,399; $1,119 each for teams of 4+; virtual pass free; Day of Learning…

  • SHPE National Convention

    Oct 28 to Oct 31, 2026 · Indianapolis, IN

    Ticket $350 to $700. Range from earlier research; confirm exact pass prices on shpe.org.

  • INFORMS Annual Meeting

    Nov 1 to Nov 4, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Ticket $750 to $1,250. 2026 rates: member $750 early / $900 regular; nonmember $1,080 early / $1,250 regular (includes one year…

  • AfroTech Conference

    Nov 2 to Nov 6, 2026 · Houston, TX

    Ticket $625 to $850. Premier $625, Executive $850 plus fees (All Access $2,250, Medical $925, virtual AI training $97).

  • OWASP Global AppSec USA

    Nov 2 to Nov 6, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

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

  • 6sense Breakthrough

    Nov 2 to Nov 5, 2026 · Las Vegas, NV

    Paid ticket. Price not shown on page.

  • ASUG Tech Connect

    Nov 2 to Nov 4, 2026 · Fort Worth, TX

    Paid ticket. Member-exclusive pricing; amounts are on the registration tab, not seen. Hands-on labs free with pre-registration.

  • GamesBeat Next

    Nov 2 to Nov 3, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Ticket $899 to $1,200. Conference Pass $1,200 (listed against $1,600); Indie Pass $899 for freelancers and companies under 50…

  • DCD Connect Virginia

    Nov 3 to Nov 4, 2026 · Leesburg, VA

    Free expo floor; session passes $0 to $1,495. End-user/specifier pass free for qualifying data center operators; general…

  • Smartsheet ENGAGE

    Nov 3 to Nov 5, 2026 · Seattle, WA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Current (Confluent)

    Nov 4 to Nov 5, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Ticket $699 to $999. Advance $699 (to Oct 10), standard $899 (to Oct 29), onsite $999; the page also says passes are free this…

  • IT Nation Connect

    Nov 4 to Nov 6, 2026 · Orlando, FL

    Ticket About $199. Starts at $199 for 3 days.

  • MarTech Conference (virtual)

    Nov 4, 2026 · Online

    Free. Free online event, held four times a year.

    Open call for speakers

  • Elastic{ON} Tour San Francisco

    Nov 4, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

  • Gartner Customer Service & Support Conference

    Nov 4 to Nov 5, 2026 · Denver, CO

    Paid ticket. Price not captured.

  • SWE Annual Conference (WE26)

    Nov 5 to Nov 7, 2026 · Boston, MA

    Ticket $275 to $1,050. Professional full conference: member $625 early bird (to Aug 31), $700 standard, $800 late/onsite from Oct…

  • BoxWorks

    Nov 5 to Nov 6, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Ticket $749 to $849. Event pass $749; with Master Classes or Dev Summit $849.

  • UXDX USA

    Nov 5 to Nov 6, 2026 · San Francisco, CA

    Paid ticket. Ticket prices not listed on the site; see USA Announcements & Special Offers.

    Open call for speakers

  • Hackaday Supercon

    Nov 6 to Nov 8, 2026 · Pasadena, CA

    Ticket $150 to $296. Early bird $150, regular $296 plus fees (per Hackaday ticket posts).

    Open call for speakers

  • 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

  • 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).

  • 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

  • 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…

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