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Jobs in Reston, VA
309 active postings tracked in Reston, VA · collapsed to 279 roles.
Reston, VA Job Market Score
- Pay is above the national median ($222k vs $137k national)
- Few reposted listings (10% appear duplicated)
- Net hiring is positive (+58 this week — 63 added vs 5 removed)
Reston, VA job market overview (May 2026)
The Reston, VA job market is currently stable, with active hiring with relatively fresh postings. Out of 309 active job postings tracked here, 20% have been open for more than 30 days. Hiring is concentrated in engineering and director, with technology as the leading sector.
- 20% of postings in Reston, VA have been open for more than 30 days, which may indicate slower hiring or reposted positions.
- 63 new postings have appeared this week — about 20% of currently-active listings.
- Half of active postings here have been open 18 days or fewer. The longest 10% have been open for 103+ days.
- 10% of postings list a salary range (32 of 309).
- Median advertised salary among annual-pay roles is $222k.
- The most active employers right now are Microsoft, Bechtel, and CACI.
What this means for job seekers
- Postings move quickly — apply soon after a role appears.
- Best opportunities are in engineering and director.
- Many employers don't list salary — be ready to ask early.
Reston, VA job market
Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Reston, VA.
- 309Active postings
- 63Posted this week
- 62Open 30+ days20% of active
- 13Remote / hybrid4% of active
- 10%List salary32 of 309
- 22%Hourly7 of disclosed
- $222kMedian annual (max)
- $23.86/hrMedian hourly (max)
- 18dMedian agep90 103d (long tail)
Wages by occupation (SOC)
Wages by employment type
Wages by sector
Top categories
- Engineering10
- Director10
- Crew / Cashier9
- DevOps / SRE8
- Full-stack4
- Product Manager3
Top occupations (SOC)
- Software Developers46
- Managers, All Other18
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators8
- Project Management Specialists7
- Management Analysts6
- Fast Food and Counter Workers4
In-demand skills
Top sectors
- Technology164
- Professional Services162
- Food Service / Restaurants13
- Retail11
- Manufacturing11
- Consumer Goods10
Employment mix
- Unspecified249 · 81%
- Contract35 · 11%
- Full-time11 · 4%
- Intern7 · 2%
- Part-time7 · 2%
Top hiring companies
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Recent postings
- Software Engineer II- (GCC‑High/DoD)- CTJ- SecretBackend
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Senior Service Engineer - CTJ - Top Secret
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Principal Technology Consultant-CTJ-Poly
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Senior Software Engineer - CTJ - TS/SCI
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Sr. Consulting Project Manager-CTJ-Poly
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Sr Consulting Project Manager-CTJ-Poly
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Consulting Project Manager-CTJ-Poly
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Software Engineering II - CTJ - Poly
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Software Engineer II -CTJ - Poly
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Executive Recruiting DirectorDirector
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Principal Software Engineer - CTJ - Poly
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Site Reliability Engineer - CTJ - POLYEngineering× 2 openings
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
most recent posted 2 weeks ago
- Senior Software Engineer- CTJ - Poly
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Principal Software Engineering Manager - CTJ - Top SecretEngineering Manager
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Site Reliability Engineering- CTJ- PolyDevOps / SRE
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Principal Software Engineer Manager- CTJ- Poly
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Software Engineer II - CTJ- POLY
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Principal Advanced Cloud Engineer Manager (ACE)- CTJ-PolyDevOps / SRE
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago
- Software Engineer II- (GCC‑High/DoD)
Microsoft · Reston, VA · apply.careers.microsoft.com
posted 2 weeks ago