Is Microsoft hiring? Hiring trends, April 2026
Microsoft is in the 47th hiring percentile in April 2026, down 10 pts in 12 months. Its balance of joins versus leaves over 36 months beats 50% of US employers. Based on 86,600 job changes in résumé histories.
Hiring percentile by month
What the numbers say
Microsoft is in the 47th hiring percentile in April 2026, which is around the middle of the market. The percentile is down 10 pts from April 2025, marking a sharp decline over 12 months.
Across the 36-month window ending in March 2026, Microsoft’s balance of joins versus leaves was better than that of 50% of US employers. In Information Technology, Microsoft is below the sector median, whose hiring percentile was 55th.
Tech roles accounted for 42% of observed job changes at Microsoft. The measure includes 86,600 job changes into or out of the company, based on public résumé histories rather than job postings.
The figures use a rolling 36-month window of observed job changes and are updated monthly. The hiring percentile ranks the hiring pace among employers in the panel.
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Data: HÜNT Workforce Panel · résumé history · updated monthly · data through April 2026 · Methodology