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Microservices jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
472 open data & AI postings at 265 companies mention Microservices, or 3.6% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
3.6%share of data & AI postings
265companies hiring
$198Kmedian pay, US (n=118)
—week over week (needs more history)
Microservices pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Mid (II) | — | 1 |
| Senior | $185K | 35 |
| Staff / lead | $250K | 25 |
| Principal | $241K | 16 |
| Manager | — | 7 |
| Director+ | — | 1 |
| Level not stated | $180K | 33 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Microservices
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | 264 | 7.0% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 88 | 4.5% |
| Data Engineer | 40 | 2.2% |
| Data Architect | 28 | 7.1% |
| Data & AI leadership | 21 | 2.0% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 16 | 5.3% |
| Data Scientist | 9 | 0.6% |
| Data Analyst | 4 | 0.4% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 2 | 0.9% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Microservices patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.