Xcout IntelAnswers on hiring, pay and capital
Each page answers one question in its first sentence, with the figure, the period it covers and the date of the data, then shows the figures behind it, how they were measured and what they do not show. The numbers come from the live Xcout Intel reports and change when the reports do. Every page is open to read without an account; the methodology explains how the data is collected.
Hiring
Is hiring speeding up or slowing down?
According to Xcout Intel, new job postings at a fixed panel of 2,917 companies rose 16.7% in the four weeks to 1 November 2026 (5 October – 1 November 2026) compared with 10 August – 6 September 2026: 180,150 new roles against 154,433.
From Hiring Pulse · data week ending 1 November 2026
Which job roles are growing fastest?
According to Xcout Intel, healthcare support roles grew fastest: their share of all new job postings rose 32.3% between 13 July – 6 September 2026 and 7 September – 1 November 2026, across 207 employers. Nurse (+29.6%) and physician (+23.7%) followed.
From Hiring Pulse · data week ending 1 November 2026
Which job roles are losing ground?
According to Xcout Intel, product marketing manager roles lost the most ground: their share of all new job postings fell 20.2% between 13 July – 6 September 2026 and 7 September – 1 November 2026, across 675 employers. Frontend engineer (−19.9%) and customer success manager (−18.3%) followed.
From Hiring Pulse · data week ending 1 November 2026
Which sectors are hiring more, and which less?
According to Xcout Intel, Real Estate companies stepped up hiring the most: their new job postings rose 76.5% in the four weeks to 1 November 2026 against 10 August – 6 September 2026 (51 companies), followed by Healthtech (+58.1%, 172 companies) and Consumer Cyclical (+49.1%, 50 companies). AI/ML companies cut the most (−23.4%, 84 companies), then Fintech (−10.3%, 139 companies).
From Hiring Pulse · data week ending 1 November 2026
Which countries' companies are hiring more?
According to Xcout Intel, companies headquartered in the Netherlands raised their new job postings the most: +79.4% in the four weeks to 1 November 2026 against 10 August – 6 September 2026 (64 companies), followed by France (+48.8%, 81 companies) and Australia (+25.3%, 101 companies). Companies based in Germany posted fewer roles (−7.1%).
From Hiring Pulse · data week ending 1 November 2026
Which Fortune 500 companies have the most open jobs?
According to Xcout Intel, Amazon has the most open jobs of any Fortune 500 company on its own careers site: 13,078 on 2 November 2026, followed by Walmart (6,326) and Advance Auto Parts (6,065).
From How the Fortune 500 is hiring · data 2 November 2026
Which big pharma companies are hiring the most?
According to Xcout Intel, Johnson & Johnson had the most open jobs among the 20 largest pharmaceutical companies it tracks: 2,073 on 2 November 2026, followed by Amgen (1,911) and Takeda (1,896).
From Where Big Pharma is hiring · data 2 November 2026
Pay
What is the median advertised salary in the US?
According to Xcout Intel's Pay Pulse, the median annual salary posted on US job listings in October 2026 was $138,400, across 95,706 postings from 4,851 employers (hourly postings excluded).
From Pay Pulse · data October 2026
Do jobs that ask for AI skills pay more?
According to Xcout Intel's Pay Pulse for October 2026, US jobs that ask for AI skills advertise a median 16.8% more pay than jobs in the same family and seniority that do not (79 comparisons) — but inside the same employer, the median difference is 0% (840 comparisons at 306 employers).
From Pay Pulse · data October 2026
Which jobs advertise the highest pay?
According to Xcout Intel's Pay Pulse, physician roles advertised the highest median pay on US job postings in October 2026: $270,000 across 370 postings, followed by engineering manager ($208,400) and medical affairs ($201,800).
From Pay Pulse · data October 2026
Which US states advertise the highest pay?
According to Xcout Intel's Pay Pulse, California job postings advertised the highest median pay of any US state in October 2026: $172,325 across 18,002 postings, followed by Washington ($165,000) and Massachusetts ($149,375).
From Pay Pulse · data October 2026
How does posted pay compare with H-1B wages?
According to Xcout Intel's Pay Pulse, US job postings for software developers first seen from 1 August 2026 to 31 October 2026 advertised a median $178,500, while the median wage offered on H-1B labor condition applications for the same occupation in fiscal year 2026 (October 2025 to June 2026) was $145,000.
From Pay Pulse · data October 2026
Visas
Which companies sponsor the most H-1B visas?
According to Xcout Intel, Amazon filed the most H-1B labor condition applications of any US employer in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025): 21,945, followed by Cognizant Technology Solutions (11,140) and Ernst & Young U.S. LLP (10,359).
From US visa sponsors · data FY2026 Q3 edition
How many green card (PERM) applications do US employers file?
According to Xcout Intel, US employers filed 147,056 PERM labor certification applications — the employer step of most employment-based green cards — in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 – September 2025), from 35,693 employers; 137,753 were certified.
From US visa sponsors · data FY2026 Q3 edition
Capital
Which AI companies raised the most money in 2026?
According to Xcout Intel, OpenAI raised the largest AI funding round of 2026 so far: $120B (February), followed by Anthropic ($65B) and DeepSeek ($15B), in rounds recorded from 1 January 2026 to 5 November 2026.
From Capital tracker · data 5 November 2026
Which investors are most active right now?
According to Xcout Intel, Y Combinator backed the most funding rounds from 1 January 2026 to 5 November 2026: 145 rounds at 140 companies, followed by General Catalyst (106) and Andreessen Horowitz (102).
From Capital tracker · data 5 November 2026
Which venture firms closed new funds recently?
According to Xcout Intel, 56 venture and growth funds closed between 6 October 2026 and 5 November 2026; the largest was Disruptive's $10B Flagship Fund (27 October 2026), followed by Forbion's $2.5B fund and Spectrum Equity's $2.5B Fund XI.
From VC fundraising tracker · data 5 November 2026
Which private companies passed $100M ARR in 2026?
According to Xcout Intel, 85 private companies have reported $100 million or more of ARR, run-rate or annualised revenue for 2026, as of 5 November 2026. The largest reported figures are Anthropic's revenue run-rate of over $65B and OpenAI's annualised revenue of about $50B.
From Private companies past $100M ARR in 2026 · data 5 November 2026
How many unicorns are there?
According to Xcout Intel, 500 private companies had a latest funding-round valuation of $1 billion or more as of 2 November 2026; 51 of them are valued at $10 billion or more.
From The world's unicorns · data 2 November 2026
Who invests in defense tech startups?
According to Xcout Intel, Andreessen Horowitz backed the most defense-technology startups between 5 November 2024 and 5 November 2026: 7 companies across 9 rounds, followed by Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst (7 each).
From Defense tech investors · data 5 November 2026
AI
What share of tech job postings ask for AI skills?
According to Xcout Intel, 30.1% of new job postings at technology companies asked for AI skills in 7 September – 1 November 2026, up from 20.6% in 13 July – 6 September 2026, across 906 companies and 145,899 postings.
From Hiring Pulse · data week ending 1 November 2026
Which AI tools do companies ask for in job postings?
According to Xcout Intel, Claude is the AI tool named by the most companies in their own job descriptions: 2,719 companies as of 5 November 2026, ahead of Claude Code (2,309) and ChatGPT (2,141).
From AI adoption · data 5 November 2026
Which companies are the most AI-engaged, by what they hire for?
According to Xcout Intel, Speechify scored highest on the Xcout AI Rank for October 2026, at 100 out of 100, followed by Prime Intellect, Inc. (90) and Helsing (87), of 3,949 companies ranked from their own job descriptions.
From Xcout AI Rank · data October 2026