Job feed snapshot, November 1, 2026
Linux jobs by state
Short answer
MatchWire's job feed holds 3,697 Linux job postings as of November 1, 2026. California has the most (694), followed by Texas (297) and Maryland (226). Full-time is the most common job type (61.1%).
Linux postings by state
| State | Postings |
|---|---|
| California | 694 |
| Texas | 297 |
| Maryland | 226 |
| Virginia | 217 |
| North Carolina | 148 |
| New York | 127 |
| Colorado | 125 |
| Massachusetts | 116 |
| Florida | 97 |
| Michigan | 93 |
| Washington | 90 |
| Georgia | 83 |
| South Carolina | 83 |
| New Jersey | 80 |
| Ohio | 69 |
| Illinois | 57 |
| Alabama | 51 |
| Arizona | 49 |
| Missouri | 45 |
| District of Columbia | 36 |
| Pennsylvania | 35 |
| New Hampshire | 35 |
| Utah | 34 |
| Tennessee | 30 |
| Nevada | 29 |
| Connecticut | 25 |
| Wisconsin | 22 |
| Minnesota | 22 |
| Kansas | 19 |
| Mississippi | 18 |
| Oregon | 18 |
| Iowa | 14 |
| Oklahoma | 13 |
| Hawaii | 10 |
States with fewer than 10 postings are not listed. Snapshot of postings in MatchWire's feed, not hires and not a trend.
Job types nationwide
| Job type | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time | 2,259 | 61.1% |
| W2 | 797 | 21.6% |
| Contract | 487 | 13.2% |
| C2C | 130 | 3.5% |
| Part-time | 17 | 0.5% |
| 1099 | 7 | 0.2% |
Companies posting the most Linux roles
| Company | Postings |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA | 132 |
| TEKsystems | 121 |
| Arista Networks | 99 |
| Red Hat | 77 |
| Motion Recruitment | 62 |
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