How much does it cost?

Software is $199 to $999 per seat a month, and searching is free. Recruiting is a placement fee when you hire, after a free market brief.

Can a government office buy it?

Yes. Pay by purchase card or purchase order, and we send a written quote and a W-9 on request.

Can you find cleared candidates?

Yes. We infer who is likely cleared from work history and reach them first. Only your security officer verifies a clearance.

Where does the data come from?

Open job postings from 1,123 official sources, plus OPM federal workforce data. Every figure shows its date.

Do you work with job seekers?

Yes. The job search is free and needs no account. Most listings link to the employer’s own site; for roles posted on Ayla, you apply on Ayla and only that employer sees it.

Hire the people government work runs on.

Ayla's recruiters find the people and you hire them, or you search candidates yourself. Both run on the 192,161 open government jobs we track.

Purchase card or purchase order · written quotes · W-9

Market brief

Live · Oct 23, 2026

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open postings: 2,993
employers hiring it: 190
median advertised pay: $157,600
new in 30 days: 1,586

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open roles today: 192,161
official job sources: 1,123
employers hiring: 3,949
need a clearance: 50,107

Roles Ayla has placed

Senior software engineers
Forward-deployed engineers
ML & AI engineers
Data scientists
Data engineers
Product & design
Procurement
Top Secret roles

Two ways to hire.

Same data underneath. Choose who does the searching.

Ayla Recruiting

We find them.
You interview.

One hard role, or a hiring program
Recruiters embedded in your HR team
Top Secret roles placed

Freemarket brief first. No fee until you hire.

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Ayla Software

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Ranked against your role, with reasons
Who else is hiring, and what they pay

$199per seat a month, and up

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How it works.

1
Tell us the role
A title and a place is enough.
2
See the market, free
Who’s hiring it, what they pay, how hard it is.
3
Choose how to hire
We recruit for you, or you search in the software.

Where government is hiring.

Open roles by state, Oct 23, 2026.

01California37,730$95,287
02Virginia20,677$125,000
03Texas14,624$90,000
04Florida11,088$81,737
05Maryland6,920$128,132

Median advertised pay in blue · See all states →Government hiring data →

Who we serve.

Government agencies
Federal, state and local HR offices with a surge, a deadline or one hard role.
48,141open federal and state roles
Contractors & primes
Primes and subs staffing cleared roles. Likely cleared first; your security officer verifies.
50,107open roles need a clearance
Startups & companies
Defense-tech and gov-tech teams hiring people who know how government works.
3,391open roles at defense-tech firms

Published prices.

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Identify
$199
/seat/mo
Qualify
$499
/seat/mo
Pipeline
$999
/seat/mo

Identify
$199/seat/mo
250 contact unlocks a month
Qualify
$499/seat/mo
800 contact unlocks a month + Insights
Pipeline
$999/seat/mo
2,000 contact unlocks a month + Insights

Search is free. Pay per contact.
Recruiting is a placement fee when you hire.
Agencies pay by purchase card or purchase order.

Questions buyers ask.

What does Ayla do?: Ayla helps teams hire for government work. Ayla’s recruiters find the people and you hire them, or you search candidates yourself in our software.
How much does it cost?: Software is $199 to $999 per seat a month, and searching is free. Recruiting is a placement fee when you hire, after a free market brief.
Can a government office buy it?: Yes. Pay by purchase card or purchase order, and we send a written quote and a W-9 on request.
Can you find cleared candidates?: Yes. We infer who is likely cleared from work history and reach them first. Only your security officer verifies a clearance.
Where does the data come from?: Open job postings from 1,123 official sources, plus OPM federal workforce data. Every figure shows its date.
Do you work with job seekers?: Yes. The job search is free and needs no account. Most listings link to the employer’s own site; for roles posted on Ayla, you apply on Ayla and only that employer sees it.

Tell us the role. See the market free.

Send us a role

Free market brief. Reply in two business days. Want the software instead? Request access

Hire the people government work runs on.

Market brief

Two ways to hire.

We find them.You interview.

Search yourself.Pay per contact.

How it works.

Tell us the role

See the market, free

Choose how to hire

Where government is hiring.

Who we serve.

Government agencies

Contractors & primes

Startups & companies

Published prices.

Identify

Qualify

Pipeline

Questions buyers ask.

Tell us the role. See the market free.

We find them.
You interview.

Search yourself.
Pay per contact.