2026 Q3 · Quarterly Hiring Report
RecruiterJobs.io Hiring Report — 2026 Q3
Built from 1,171 job listings posted on RecruiterJobs.io in 2026 Q3 · Generated October 1, 2026
RecruiterJobs.io’s 2026 Q3 report covers job postings published on recruiterjobs.io during the quarter. Every count in this report refers to postings published in that period.
The quarter was notably larger than the prior one, with 1,171 postings published.
Key findings
RecruiterJobs.io published 1,171 recruiter job postings from 928 companies in 2026 Q3.
Quarter over quarter, posting volume rose from 569 in 2026 Q2 to 1,171 in 2026 Q3, a 105.8% increase.
Among the 515 postings that included salary data, the median was $79,235, with the lower quartile at $65,000 and the upper quartile at $97,500.
Remote-listed postings accounted for 10.2% of Q3 publication volume, up from 5.4% in 2026 Q2.
Amazon.com Services LLC led named employers with 14 postings, followed by Uline with 11, while New York appeared in 34 postings and Houston, TX in 23.
Posting volume by month
Salary distribution (yearly, USD, n=515)
| Min | P25 | Median | P75 | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $36,500 | $65,000 | $79,235 | $97,500 | $275,000 |
Most in-demand skills
- Talent Acquisition1158
- Recruiter1084
- Sourcing929
- Candidate Screening908
- Candidate Pipeline866
- Application Tracking System827
- Hr Technology756
- Human Resources729
- Hiring689
- Talent Pool501
- Relationship Management378
- HR348
- Linkedin Recruiter321
- Candidate Management System301
- Workforce Planning246
Work arrangement
Of 1,171 postings: 120 remote, 210 hybrid, 841 on-site (unclassified counted as on-site — see methodology).
Top hiring companies
Top locations
- New York34
- Houston, TX23
- Atlanta, GA22
- Dallas, TX21
- Seattle, WA18
- Boston, MA14
- Chicago, IL14
- Indianapolis, IN14
The quarter’s expansion was accompanied by firmer pay and a higher remote presence than in 2026 Q2. The median salary moved up from $75,000 to $79,235, while the salary distribution shows a broad middle: the lower quartile sat at $65,000 and the upper quartile at $97,500, with salaries in the dataset running from $36,500 to $275,000 across 515 postings that disclosed pay. That mix suggests a market spanning lower-paid recruiting roles through much higher-paid specialist or senior positions.
Remote share moved unevenly through the quarter, starting at 9.4% in July, rising to 19.3% in August, and then falling to 3.8% in September, ending the quarter at 10.2% overall. By work arrangement, onsite postings were the largest group at 841, followed by hybrid at 210 and remote at 120. Among postings that stated a job type, full-time was by far the most common at 1,024, with contract at 126, part-time at 19, and freelance at 2.
By employment type: Full Time 1,024 · Contract 126 · Part Time 19 · Freelance 2.
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