Federal Career Navigator

Series 2210

Information Technology Management

Supports, secures, develops, operates, and modernizes information technology systems, services, networks, applications, cloud environments, and infrastructure. This series is broad and may include cybersecurity, systems administration, customer support, cloud, data, application, or project-focused roles.

Written by the Federal Career Navigator team.

2200 Information Technology Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months
7,330
Open now
337
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before)
Steady (+6%)
Demand score
99/100
Remote opportunity score
63/100
Veteran opportunity score
75/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-11 to GS-14

Most common promotion potential: GS-13

GS pay plan, used by 71% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$108,019 to $156,753 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public
50%
Federal employees and other special groups only
50%
Listed a veterans hiring path
28%
Telework eligible (open now)
63%
Fully remote (open now)
0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

  1. Department of Defense (1,466)
  2. Department of the Navy (1,086)
  3. Department of the Air Force (898)
  4. Department of the Army (754)
  5. Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (673)

Top states

  1. District of Columbia (1,414)
  2. Virginia (1,372)
  3. Maryland (1,219)
  4. Pennsylvania (759)
  5. Texas (710)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in March and are lowest in December.

Typical postings for series 2210 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month Compared with an average month
January 6% below average
February About average
March 21% above average
April 8% above average
May About average
June About average
July About average
August 7% above average
September About average
October About average
November 9% below average
December 14% below average

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 2210 by fiscal year
Fiscal year Postings
FY 2018 11,207
FY 2019 12,874
FY 2020 12,620
FY 2021 13,009
FY 2022 14,855
FY 2023 15,278
FY 2024 13,017
FY 2025 5,515
FY 2026 6,626

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 2210 opened each month
Month Postings
Dec 2025 313
Jan 2026 449
Feb 2026 516
Mar 2026 692
Apr 2026 695
May 2026 676
Jun 2026 704
Jul 2026 718
Aug 2026 741
Sep 2026 721
Oct 2026 760
Nov 2026 (month to date) 345

Typical duties

  • Supporting information technology systems, applications, networks, or cloud services
  • Troubleshooting incidents, service requests, access issues, and system performance
  • Implementing cybersecurity, identity, endpoint, or infrastructure controls
  • Coordinating technology modernization, migrations, documentation, or user adoption
  • Working with technical teams, vendors, and business users to improve digital services

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.