October 2026 Nigeria Tech Hiring Report: Talent Competition, Salaries & Pipeline
Hiring volume moved to 456 tracked postings across 208 companies in October, with Data Analyst the most contested role and SQL the most widely requested skill.
Where the talent market is tight
Ranked by how many distinct companies ask for each skill. Broad demand means harder to hire for; concentrated demand means a few players dominating.
SQL
Network Security
Linux
Microsoft Excel
Python
Where the pipeline is thin
Posting mix per role. A wide senior-to-junior gap means the market is not growing its own supply for that role.
Data Analyst
Software Engineer
IT Manager
Graphic Designer
Systems Analyst
Monthly Salary Bands
Median advertised pay with the middle 50% range. Bands are only published when at least 5 postings disclosed a salary.
Highest Paying Roles
Roles where you are most likely to lose a candidate on price. Ranked by median advertised pay, with the middle 50% range so you can see how wide the band actually is.
Business Analyst
NGN 1,000,000 · NGN 512,500–NGN 1,000,000
DevOps Engineer
NGN 625,000 · NGN 387,500–NGN 937,500
Backend Engineer
NGN 612,500 · NGN 268,750–NGN 750,000
Software Engineer
NGN 500,000 · NGN 177,500–NGN 562,500
Network Engineer
NGN 450,000 · NGN 325,000–NGN 500,000
Frontend Engineer
NGN 350,000 · NGN 155,000–NGN 550,000
Data Analyst
NGN 262,500 · NGN 200,000–NGN 325,000
Systems Analyst
NGN 250,000 · NGN 182,500–NGN 250,000
Bands are widened to a three-month window when a role publishes fewer than 5 disclosed salaries this month. Only NGN postings are included.
Who you are hiring against
Companies posting the same roles, ranked by volume this month.
What to put in the listing
Skills bucketed by how often they appear in postings for the same role. Use it to separate requirements from nice-to-haves.
Data Analyst
46 postingsSoftware Engineer
39 postingsIT Manager
36 postingsGraphic Designer
28 postingsSystems Analyst
20 postingsWorkplace & Geography
Hiring intel, monthly.
Salary bands, the sectors hiring hardest and where the seniority pipeline is thin — straight to WhatsApp. A couple of messages a month, nothing else.
Methodology & Sample Confidence
Compiled from 456 tracked postings and 208 companies. Seniority figures cover 98% of postings (446 of 456). Salary bands use the median and middle 50% of disclosed pay, and are only published when at least 5 postings disclosed a salary. No applicant, application-flow or time-to-hire figures are included, because the platform does not capture them.
Hiring intel, monthly.
Salary bands, the sectors hiring hardest and where the seniority pipeline is thin — straight to WhatsApp. A couple of messages a month, nothing else.