Company Insights/Software Development/Workday

Workday Headcount Insights and Observed Profile Trends

Workday has 25,116 observed employee profiles in the July 2026 headcount snapshot. This is a profile coverage measure, not a company-reported workforce total.

Updated September 10, 2026
Observed profiles
25,116
As of July 2026 · +4.3% since August 2025
New hires
2,173
Last 12 months
Founded
2003
Departments
35
35% in Information Technology
Countries represented
113
8.0% of profiles in California, USA
Summary
  • Observed professional profiles increased by 4.3% from 24,082 in August 2025 to 25,116 in July 2026.
  • Information Technology is the largest classified department, with 6,756 of 19,418 profiles (34.8%).
  • California, USA is the most common reported profile location, representing 8.0% of the 19,418 profiles in the geography snapshot.
  • 2,173 observed hire events appear in the latest 12-month event window.

Workday observed profiles over time

The overview and this chart use the same monthly profile series. These observed counts may differ from the company’s total workforce.

Observed professional profile trend

25,13824,61024,082Aug 25Jan 26Jul 26Jul 2625,116

Observed professional profiles increased by 4.3% across the available monthly window, from 24,082 to 25,116 profiles.

Observed profiles by department

Current professional profiles rank classified departments by observed count.

Population: 19,418 profiles with a department classification from 19,418 current observed profiles. This population is separate from the monthly headcount series.

What the data says

Information Technology is the largest observed department at Workday, with 6,756 professional profiles.

Team composition

Information Technology
35%
6,756
Sales
13%
2,582
Engineering
9%
1,718
Other
8%
1,624
Business Development
4%
866
Product Management
4%
716
Consulting
3%
646
Marketing
3%
578
Human Resources
3%
561
Customer Service
2%
428
Project Management
2%
427
Management
2%
407
Administrative
2%
310
Finance
1%
291
Accounting
<1%
173
Writing / Editing
<1%
164
Quality Assurance
<1%
161
Design
<1%
155
Education
<1%
147
Legal
<1%
127
Manufacturing
<1%
125
Training
<1%
111
Art / Creative
<1%
62
Analyst
<1%
60
Research
<1%
50
Health Care Provider
<1%
44
Supply Chain
<1%
40
Purchasing
<1%
31
Public Relations
<1%
24
General Business
<1%
14
Strategy / Planning
<1%
9
Production
<1%
6
QualityAssurance
<1%
3
Advertising
<1%
1
HealthCare Provider
<1%
1

Top employees by department

Browse leading profiles for each available department, including current role, seniority, location, and LinkedIn profile.

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Top Marketing profiles

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Liz JenningsVice President, Solution MarketingVice President (VP)USA
Stephanie LohmannVP EMEA MarketingVice President (VP)DEU
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Profiles by location

Locations reported on individual profiles show where observed profiles are based. These are profile locations, not a count of company offices.

What the data says

California, USA is the most common observed profile location for Workday in this dataset.

Geographic distribution

California, USA
8.0%
Dublin, County Dublin, IRL
4.8%
Pleasanton, California, USA
2.6%
San Francisco, California, USA
2.2%
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2.0%

City or region available for 16,959 of 19,418 profiles (87.3%). Percentages use all observed profiles, including those without a known location. Profile data through 2026-08-25.

Profiles by seniority

The profile distribution shows the balance between leadership, management, and individual contributors.

Population: 19,418 profiles with a vendor seniority classification from 19,418 current observed profiles. This population is separate from the monthly headcount series. Ambiguous Owner, Partner, Executive, and unavailable labels are grouped as Unclassified.

Vendor-classified seniority mix

Senior31.5%
6,115
Manager22.2%
4,302
Entry level16.1%
3,133
Mid-Senior level12.2%
2,375
Unclassified9.0%
1,740
Director3.3%
641
Associate3.0%
574
Vice President (VP)1.6%
302
Internship<1%
171
Chief X Officer (CxO)<1%
65

Most common job titles

The most frequent titles in the available profile population show the roles with the greatest visible density.

Counts come from the current observed profile snapshot and are separate from the monthly headcount series.

Role concentration

Software Engineer
19.2%
Software Development Engineer
19.1%
Senior Software Engineer
12.7%
Senior Software Development Engineer
11.4%
Account Executive
9.4%
Enterprise Account Executive
6.5%
Product Manager
5.8%
Principal Software Development Engineer
5.6%
Principal Software Engineer
5.5%
Senior Product Manager
4.8%

Frequently asked questions

How many professional profiles are observed for Workday?

Workday has 25,116 observed employee profiles in the July 2026 headcount snapshot. This coverage measure may differ from the company's total workforce.

How has Workday's observed professional profile count changed?

Workday's observed professional profile count increased by 4.3% from August 2025 to July 2026, using the same monthly series shown above.

What is the largest department at Workday?

Information Technology is the largest observed department at Workday, with 6,756 professional profiles.

How is Workday workforce data collected?

Observed profile trends use the latest available monthly professional profile snapshot. Company-reported workforce totals appear separately and only when supported by a primary company source or regulatory filing. Geography uses location information from individual profiles, aggregated separately from verified company headquarters. Data may lag internal company changes.

Methodology

The observed profile metric and trend chart use the same latest available monthly snapshot, with its observation month shown separately from the page update date. Company-reported workforce totals appear only when supported by a primary source and remain separate from profile counts. Geographic distributions use a separate current profile population and person location fields, never company headquarters. Country counts describe countries represented in those profiles, not offices. Location percentages include profiles without a known city or region in their denominator. Department, seniority, and title coverage may differ from the company workforce.

Last verified: September 10, 2026