Unit Prices Rising in Data-Related Occupations! IT Human Resource Market Trend Report February 2026 Edition Released

Identity Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Chikara Konno, hereinafter referred to as "the Company"), which operates the IT freelance engineer project and job site "TechFree" (https://freelance.techcareer.jp/), investigated the market sentiment of human resources in February 2026 based on TechFree's database. More detailed results can be obtained by requesting materials through inquiry.

Download details of this survey here:

https://account.techcareer.jp/materials/132/inquiries/new

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・Survey Overview

・Survey Target: All human resources / projects registered on "TechFree", and other project / human resource data held by the Company.

・Number of Targets: Over 40,000 individuals / Over 30,000 projects

・Target Period: August 8, 2008 - February 28, 2026

≪Usage Conditions≫

1. Please clearly state "Identity Inc." as the source of information.

2. When using on a website, please include the following link as the source.

TechFree: https://freelance.techcareer.jp/

・Survey Results Summary

[Number of Individuals]

The number of new individuals in February decreased by 3.4% compared to the number of new individuals in January.

[Proportion of Individuals by Occupation]

In February, "Web Designer (1.9%)" ranked in, which was not in the rankings in January. Furthermore, in February, "Server-side" and "Front-end" accounted for half of the total.

[Average Desired Unit Price by Occupation]

In February, "Blockchain Engineer" and "Data Analyst" ranked 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. These occupations were not in the rankings in January.