Technology
Software Developer in Washington, DC
53 postings read · sampled 2026-10-01 · source ats · 10 employers · largest 25% of it
What employers actually ask for
Credentials named in the 53 postings we read, ranked by how many mentioned each one.
- Secret Security ClearanceU.S. Government (DCSA)23%12 of 53 postingsU.S. Government (DCSA) →
- TS/SCIU.S. Government (DCSA)19%10 of 53 postingsU.S. Government (DCSA) →
- Bachelor's DegreeAccredited institution11%6 of 53 postingsAccredited institution →
What the official taxonomy says
O*NET surveys people already doing this job. That describes who got hired over a long window, not what employers are asking for now — where it disagrees with the counts above, the counts are the more current answer.
- Bachelor’s degree85%
- Associate’s degree or other 2-year degree5%
- Master’s degree5%
Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
O*NET 15-1252.00 · pulled 2026-10-01 · percentages are of surveyed workers, each rounded separately, so they need not total 100
What it pays
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. A different survey from the postings above, so the two do not share a sample.
Who was hiring
Employers with at least one matching posting in this sample.
Anduril Industries · Databricks · Brex · Scale AI · SpaceX · IonQ · Anthropic · Applied Intuition · OpenAI · Rocket Money
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