7 LinkedIn Data Points That Will Help You Recruit Software Engineers in the U.S.

If you are recruiting software engineers in the US and feel like you are in a crazy competitive field, well, you are right. Looking at LinkedIn data, software engineers are one of the most sought-after talent pools, with the average engineer receiving 3X as much recruiter interest on LinkedIn as the average member. They're also 13% less likely to apply for a job compared to everyone else. However, the good news is that software engineers are quite open to new opportunities and they are willing to hear you out. There are millions of them on LinkedIn in the US and they're 12% more likely to respond to a recruiter about a new job opportunity, compared to the average professional. In fact, about ¼ of these engineers changed jobs in the past two years, often taking considerable pay bumps when they moved to a new organization.