Who works at a software company

Sources

• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national industry-specific estimates: NAICS 513200 Software Publishers (employment and median wages by occupation) · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025
• Qualys, Inc. Form 10-K for 2025, Item 1 (Human Capital Resources) · Qualys, Inc. (filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), 2025
• GitLab Inc. Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2026 (Item 1, Human Capital; cover page) · GitLab Inc. (filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), 2026
• Occupational Outlook Handbook: Software Developers, Quality Assurance Analysts, and Testers (pay in May 2025, jobs in 2025, projections 2025-35) · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025
• The GitLab Handbook: Product Development Flow (validation track and build track) · GitLab Inc., 2026

Every number

• 100 peopleexample (example number: A round number of workers, to read the share by.) · A round number of workers, to read the share by.
• 26 peoplebls.gov ·2025 · Worked out: software developers 173,080 people ÷ all occupations 659,550 people, per hundred workers. US software publishers, May 2025, wage and salary workers (BLS OEWS).
• 47%bls.gov ·2025 · Worked out: computer and mathematical occupations 308,280 people ÷ all occupations 659,550 people. US software publishers, May 2025, wage and salary workers (BLS OEWS).
• 308,280 peoplebls.gov ·2025 · People employed as computer and mathematical occupations, all together. US software publishers, May 2025, wage and salary workers (BLS OEWS).
• 659,550 peoplebls.gov ·2025 · People employed as all occupations together. US software publishers, May 2025, wage and salary workers (BLS OEWS).
• 173,080 peoplebls.gov ·2025 · People employed as software developers. US software publishers, May 2025, wage and salary workers (BLS OEWS).
• 16,710 peoplebls.gov ·2025 · People employed as software quality assurance analysts and testers. US software publishers, May 2025, wage and salary workers (BLS OEWS).
• 16,970 peoplebls.gov ·2025 · People employed as web and digital interface designers. US software publishers, May 2025, wage and salary workers (BLS OEWS).
• 35,120 peoplebls.gov ·2025 · People employed as computer and information systems managers. US software publishers, May 2025, wage and salary workers (BLS OEWS).
• 45,020 peoplebls.gov ·2025 · People employed as sales representatives of services (except advertising, insurance, financial services and travel). US software publishers, May 2025, wage and salary workers (BLS OEWS).
• 23,490 peoplebls.gov ·2025 · People employed as market research analysts and marketing specialists. US software publishers, May 2025, wage and salary workers (BLS OEWS).
• 29,860 peoplebls.gov ·2025 · People employed as computer user support specialists. US software publishers, May 2025, wage and salary workers (BLS OEWS).
• 16,710 peoplebls.gov ·2025 · People employed as customer service representatives. US software publishers, May 2025, wage and salary workers (BLS OEWS).
• 50 peopleexample (example number: Our example company: about this many people.) · Our example company: about this many people.
• 5 peopleexample (example number: A rough size for a very young software company, for illustration.) · A rough size for a very young software company, for illustration.
• 500 peopleexample (example number: A rough size for a large software company, for illustration.) · A rough size for a large software company, for illustration.
• 2,625 employeessec.gov ·2025 · Qualys's full-time employees at the end of 2025 (its 2025 10-K).
• 1,262 employeessec.gov ·2025 · Qualys's full-time employees in research and development at the end of 2025 (its 2025 10-K).
• 524 employeessec.gov ·2025 · Qualys's full-time employees in sales and marketing at the end of 2025 (its 2025 10-K).
• 592 employeessec.gov ·2025 · Qualys's full-time employees in operations and customer support at the end of 2025 (its 2025 10-K).
• 247 employeessec.gov ·2025 · Qualys's full-time employees in general and administrative at the end of 2025 (its 2025 10-K).
• 48%sec.gov ·2025 · Worked out: research and development 1,262 employees ÷ all full-time employees 2,625 employees, at the end of 2025.
• 70%sec.gov ·2025 · Share of Qualys's employees located in India at the end of 2025 (its 2025 10-K).
• 2,580 team memberssec.gov ·2026 · GitLab's team members at the end of January 2026, "approximately" (its fiscal 2026 10-K).
• 60 countriessec.gov ·2026 · The number of countries GitLab's team members were in at the end of January 2026 (its fiscal 2026 10-K).
• $135,980/yearbls.gov ·2025 · Median yearly pay for software developers, all industries, May 2025 (BLS).
• $164,550/yearbls.gov ·2025 · Median yearly pay for software developers at software publishers. US software publishers, May 2025, wage and salary workers (BLS OEWS).
• 1.7 million jobsbls.gov ·2025 · Software developer jobs in the US in 2025 (BLS).
• 10%bls.gov ·2025 · Projected growth in jobs for software developers, quality assurance analysts and testers together, 2025 to 2035; BLS calls it much faster than average.
• 106,100 openings a yearbls.gov ·2025 · Openings for software developers, quality assurance analysts and testers together, projected each year on average, 2025 to 2035 (BLS).