Unit Prices for Data Roles are Rising! February 2026 Edition of the IT Talent Market Trend Report Released
Identity Inc. released the February 2026 IT talent market report based on their "Tech Free" database, revealing a unit price increase for data-related roles, with Blockchain Engineers and Data Analysts tied for second at 1.2 million yen.
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Identity Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Tsutomu Konno, hereinafter "the Company"), which operates the IT freelance engineer project/job site "Tech Free" (https://freelance.techcareer.jp/), has investigated the talent market conditions in February 2026 based on the Tech Free database. For more detailed results, materials can be requested via inquiry.
Download the details of this survey here:
https://account.techcareer.jp/materials/132/inquiries/new
Other reports can be found here:
https://account.techcareer.jp/materials
・Survey Overview
・Target: All talent/projects registered on "Tech Free" and other project/talent data held by the Company
・Target Number: Over 40,000 talents / Over 30,000 projects
・Target Period: August 8, 2008 to February 28, 2026
≪Terms of Use≫
1. Please specify the name of Identity Inc. as the source of the information.
2. When using it on a website, please set the following link as the source.
Tech Free: https://freelance.techcareer.jp/
・Survey Results Summary
[Number of Talents]
The number of new talents in February decreased by 3.4% compared to the number of new talents in January.
[Percentage of Talent by Job Type]
In February, "Web Designer (1.9%)," which was not ranked in January, appeared in the ranking among all talents.
Additionally, two roles, "Server-side" and "Front-end," accounted for half of the total in February.
[Average Desired Unit Price by Job Type]
In February, "Blockchain Engineer" and "Data Analyst," which were not ranked in January, tied for 2nd place at 1.2 million yen, "Data Infrastructure Engineer" ranked 5th at 1.15 million yen, and "Database Engineer" ranked 9th at 850,000 yen.
Download the details of this survey here:
https://account.techcareer.jp/materials/132/inquiries/new
Other reports can be found here:
https://account.techcareer.jp/materials
・Survey Overview
・Target: All talent/projects registered on "Tech Free" and other project/talent data held by the Company
・Target Number: Over 40,000 talents / Over 30,000 projects
・Target Period: August 8, 2008 to February 28, 2026
≪Terms of Use≫
1. Please specify the name of Identity Inc. as the source of the information.
2. When using it on a website, please set the following link as the source.
Tech Free: https://freelance.techcareer.jp/
・Survey Results Summary
[Number of Talents]
The number of new talents in February decreased by 3.4% compared to the number of new talents in January.
[Percentage of Talent by Job Type]
In February, "Web Designer (1.9%)," which was not ranked in January, appeared in the ranking among all talents.
Additionally, two roles, "Server-side" and "Front-end," accounted for half of the total in February.
[Average Desired Unit Price by Job Type]
In February, "Blockchain Engineer" and "Data Analyst," which were not ranked in January, tied for 2nd place at 1.2 million yen, "Data Infrastructure Engineer" ranked 5th at 1.15 million yen, and "Database Engineer" ranked 9th at 850,000 yen.