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The Quantum Insider Intelligence platform

Hiring pulse

  • Counted from 2,042 open roles at 169 employers
  • Updated 1 Nov 2026
62%of roles work directly on quantum technology
30%ask for a PhD
4%are fully remote
29%mention US-person, export-control or clearance rules

Roles by job family

  • Quantum hardware engineering646
  • Manufacturing and operations296
  • Quantum research and science257
  • Software, data and IT214
  • Quantum software and algorithms210
  • Sales, marketing and partnerships205
  • Corporate functions110
  • Product and program management104

Top specialties

  • Photonics and optics363
  • Algorithms and applications281
  • Electronics and FPGA235
  • Packaging and integration163
  • Calibration and control137
  • Quantum error correction126
  • Mechanical and thermal112
  • Cloud and infrastructure110
  • Sales and business development105
  • Data and AI104
  • Fabrication and materials101
  • Atomic and ion systems92

Skills named in quantum-specific roles

  • Python518
  • C++155
  • Git114
  • FPGA108
  • AWS92
  • MATLAB88
  • SolidWorks68
  • Rust63
  • Ansys63
  • Cadence55
  • Qiskit52
  • COMSOL51

Where the roles are

  • United States890
  • Canada184
  • France148
  • United Kingdom140
  • Japan107
  • Israel98
  • Netherlands88
  • Germany87
  • Australia43
  • Singapore41
  • India40
  • Finland33

Seniority

  • Intern or student141
  • Early career64
  • Mid-level911
  • Senior409
  • Staff or principal271
  • Manager149
  • Director76
  • Executive21

Share asking for a PhD, by family

  • Quantum hardware engineering40%
  • Manufacturing and operations7%
  • Quantum research and science60%
  • Software, data and IT10%
  • Quantum software and algorithms51%
  • Sales, marketing and partnerships15%
  • Corporate functions2%
  • Product and program management16%

Roles at companies building each qubit type

  • Photonic388
  • Superconducting300
  • Trapped ion299
  • Neutral atom223
  • Annealing7

Workplace

  • Not stated1,026
  • On-site484
  • Hybrid454
  • Remote78

Employer type

  • Quantum company1,726
  • Big tech and industry200
  • National lab or institute55
  • University31
  • Supplier or adjacent company30

Hiring momentum: most new roles in 30 days

  1. IonQ+46 new, 121 open
  2. Quantinuum+38 new, 125 open
  3. Quantum Machines+35 new, 52 open
  4. Quandela+32 new, 42 open
  5. Monarch Quantum+27 new, 74 open
  6. Classiq+24 new, 24 open
  7. Xanadu+23 new, 87 open
  8. Infleqtion+23 new, 53 open