FinanceJobs.io Hiring Report — 2026 Q3

FinanceJobs.io’s 2026 Q3 report covers hiring activity on financejobs.io during the quarter. Every count in this report refers to job postings published during the period, giving a historical view of employer demand on the board.

Q3 was a high-volume quarter, with 1,341 postings published.

Compared with 2026 Q2, the board published more roles in Q3, while pay and remote representation moved in different directions. The median salary shifted from $110,000 in 2026 Q2 to $105,000 in 2026 Q3, and remote share rose from 1.6% to 4.9%. Within the quarter, posting volume was strongest in July at 597, eased to 334 in August, and then moved back up to 410 in September. The remote share followed a different path across the months, climbing from 4.2% in July to 11.1% in August before dropping to 1% in September.

The salary distribution shows a broad middle market rather than a tight cluster: the lower quartile sat at $85,000, the median at $105,000, and the upper quartile at $138,750, with reported salaries spanning from $22,500 to $372,500 across 733 postings. By work arrangement, onsite advertising dominated, with hybrid well ahead of remote. Among postings that stated a job type, full-time was by far the most common at 1,288, compared with 32 contract and 21 part-time, indicating that employers on the board most often published standard permanent roles when they specified employment type.