Software Dev Job Postings Up 15% Since May 2025 — Sustained 10-Month Recovery Contradicts AI Displacement Narrative
FRED / St. Louis Fed·medium signal
FRED data (Indeed job postings index for software developers) shows a consistent 15% increase from the trough in May 2025 through March 2026 — 10 straight months of growth. Posted to r/programming with 140 points. This directly contradicts the dominant narrative that AI coding tools are compressing developer headcount; it may instead reflect increased software demand enabled by faster AI-assisted shipping.