Space jobs for IT professionals in Florida
9 open IT professional jobs in Florida at 7 employers, posting $106k–$136k a year.
No town here has enough open jobs in this occupation for a page of its own yet.
- 25th percentile$105,747.50/hr
- Median (50th)$127,995/hr
- 75th percentile$136,397.50/hr
- Distinct posted rates3
- Jobs stating an hourly rate3
- Employers3
The median is the middle of the 3 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $105,747.50–$136,397.50 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
Newest IT professional jobs in Florida
Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:06 UTC
$25–$32/hr
$26.80–$40.20/hr
$71,500–$218,100/yr
$60,700–$106,300/yr
$89,040–$166,950/yr
Selected agencies hiring now
Contract Professionals Inc (CPI)Engineering and technical staffing agency
Aerospace and defense staffing firm in Waterford, Michigan, placing engineers, maintenance technicians, mechanics, welders and CNC machinists.
Places: Propulsion, Mechanical, Avionics, RF & Payloads
Moseley Technical ServicesEngineering and technical staffing agency
Engineering and technical staffing firm in Huntsville, Alabama, placing engineers and A&P, sheet metal, CNC and quality technicians.
Places: Propulsion, Mechanical, Avionics, RF & Payloads
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Where the IT professional jobs are in Florida
The towns with the most openings in this profession. Where a town has its own page, it gathers every space role open there.
- Cape Canaveral4
- Jacksonville2
- Melbourne1
- Merritt Island1
- Sarasota1
What IT professionals earn in Florida
Salaries in this state's postings next to the BLS wage for the profession across every industry, statewide and in its metro areas.
Posted on open jobs in Florida
- 25th percentile$105,747.50/hr
- Median (50th)$127,995/hr
- 75th percentile$136,397.50/hr
- Distinct posted rates3
- Jobs stating an hourly rate3
- Employers3
The median is the middle of the 3 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $105,747.50–$136,397.50 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
Middle half of 3 jobs stating pay from 3 employers, median $128k/yr.
Measured by BLS in Florida
BLS publishes no wage for this occupation in Florida.
Employers hiring IT professionals in Florida
- SpaceX2 open in Florida
- Star Catcher2 open in Florida
- Amazon Leo1 open in Florida
- CACI1 open in Florida
- CesiumAstro1 open in Florida
- Relativity Space1 open in Florida
- Stoke Space1 open in Florida
What the job takes
Years of IT support or administration, and a certification such as Security+ for defense programs.
Certification
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA. Meets the DoD baseline for many roles on defense programs
Depends on the role
Security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI)
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. Asked for on classified government programs; the employer sponsors it, and only a US citizen can hold one
Space jobs for IT professionals in Florida: common questions
How much do IT professionals make in Florida?
Florida postings for IT professionals state $106k–$136k a year in the middle half and $128k a year at the median (3 postings, 3 employers).
Which Florida towns have the most IT professional roles?
Cape Canaveral (4), Jacksonville (2), Melbourne (1), Merritt Island (1) and Sarasota (1). A role offered in several towns is counted in each of them.
Which space companies hire IT professionals in Florida?
The most openings today: SpaceX (2), Star Catcher (2) and Amazon Leo (1). 7 employers in all list IT professional roles in Florida.
What do IT professional roles in Florida ask for?
Years of IT support or administration, and a certification such as Security+ for defense programs. CompTIA Security+ (CompTIA; meets the DoD baseline for many roles on defense programs) and Security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI) (Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency; asked for on classified government programs; the employer sponsors it, and only a US citizen can hold one). Each posting spells out its own degree, experience and citizenship requirements.
Are these roles still open?
They are taken from each company's own careers site and leave SpaceJobs.Now when the company removes them. Each job has its own page with the full posting and the pay it states, and Apply shows the jobs like it that take your application now and the recruiters who place that work.
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Other software & it professions in Florida
Sources and method
- SpaceJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Florida, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 7 Nov 2026
- CompTIA Security+: CompTIA
- Security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI): Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
Cite this page
SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Space jobs for IT professionals in Florida. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/space-jobs-for-it-professionals/florida