The document provides an analysis of IT job postings and employment trends from April to May 2020, highlighting a significant decrease in job postings across various IT occupations. It notes that approximately 44% of the IT sector positions are classified as IT occupations, with key employers and industries identified for these postings. The report also discusses trends in remote work job postings, emphasizing the impact of recent economic conditions on employment in the IT sector.

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CompTIA’s definition of core IT occupations excludes knowledge worker positions, such as graphic designers, technical sales, or business analysts.
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TOP 5 IT OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS MAY vs. APR
Software developers, applications 69,300 -20,500
IT support specialists 17,600 -2,000
Systems engineers/architects 17,300 -3,400
Systems analysts 14,300 -2,900
Web developers 13,000 -2,100
TOTAL OF TOP 5 IT OCCUPATION POSTINGS 131,500 -30,900
COMPTIA IT EMPLOYMENT TRACKER
Monthly Core IT Sector and Core IT Occupation Employment Analysis
Published June 2020
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The IT sector is the largest employer of IT occupations.
Approximately 44 percent of positions within the IT
sector are IT occupations. The remaining 56 percent of
occupations in the IT sector are comprised of sales,
marketing, finance, HR, R&D, and related positions.
IT SECTOR EMPLOYMENT BREAKOUT MAY vs. APR
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,081,900 -5,000
Telecommunications 687,700 -7,800
Data processing, hosting, & related services 339,800 -3,600
Other info services, including search portals 353,100 -4,700
IT & software services | computer sys. design 2,158,100 -12,700
TOTAL 4,620,600 -33,800
IT SECTOR EMPLOYMENT
IT OCCUPATION EMPLOYMENTCOMPONENTS OF THE IT WORKFORCE DISCUSSION
IT OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS
Source:BurningGlassTechnologiesLaborInsights|DatainthousandsSource:BureauofLaborStatisticsCPS|Datainmillions|Notseasonallyadjusted
Source:BureauofLaborStatisticsCES|Datainmillions|Seasonallyadjusted
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Source:BLSCES|Seasonallyadjusted
Source:BurningGlassTechnologiesLaborInsights
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TOP STATES FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 STATES MAY vs. APR
California 37,094 -6,901
Texas 21,207 -5,130
Virginia 15,269 -1,898
New York 11,298 -2,229
North Carolina 10,725 -2,133
Florida 8,745 -2,706
Maryland 7,636 -477
Illinois 7,628 -2,201
New Jersey 7,425 -1,133
Colorado 6,920 -1,626
STATE SUBTOTAL 133,947 -26,434
TOP STATES FOR IT JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP 10 STATES MAY vs. APR
Louisiana 1,445 +228
Hawaii 640 +56
Nebraska 1,104 +37
Arkansas 581 -32
South Carolina 1,668 -33
Idaho 663 -58
Nevada 1,312 -95
New Hampshire 580 -152
Delaware 639 -155
Iowa 1,391 -161
STATE SUBTOTAL 10,023 -365
TOP METRO AREAS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 METRO AREAS MAY vs. APR
Washington 18,459 -3,068
New York 15,644 -2,710
Dallas 10,141 -2,664
San Francisco 10,138 -1,442
Los Angeles 9,463 -2,564
San Jose 8,028 -1,262
Chicago 6,636 -1,909
Boston 6,151 -1,596
Atlanta 5,567 -2,242
Phoenix 5,525 -1,620
METRO SUBTOTAL 95,752 -21,077
TOP METROS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP 10 METRO AREAS MAY vs. APR
New Orleans 596 +133
Baton Rouge 537 +53
Urban Honolulu 584 +40
Charleston 510 +31
Omaha 779 -27
Boulder 594 -29
Las Vegas 1,016 -61
Boise City 505 -66
Memphis 688 -71
Dayton 540 -94
METRO SUBTOTAL 6,349 -91
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS MAY
Amazon 1,961
Humana 1,653
Wells Fargo 1,450
General Dynamics 1,310
Stanley Black & Decker 1,092
Northrop Grumman 1,089
IBM 1,088
Leidos 1,062
Travelers 1,039
Deloitte 1,016
TOP INDUSTRIES FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES MAY
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 37,251
Finance and Insurance 17,265
Manufacturing 14,807
Information 9,299
Public Administration 6,877
Health Care and Social Assistance 4,715
Retail Trade 4,571
Administrative and Support 3,636
Educational Services 3,381
Accommodation and Food Services 1,590
Source: CompTIA analysis of job posting data from Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights | For metro area data, a minimum of 500 job postings used in analysis

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HISTORICAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TRENDING
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IT Occ. Unemployment Rate National Unemployment Rate
Unemploymentrate|BureauofLaborStatisticsCPS|Notseasonallyadjusted
TOP STATES FOR REMOTE/WFH IT JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 STATES MAY vs. APR
California 6,203 -5,918
Texas 3,900 -3,924
Virginia 2,377 -1,800
New York 2,128 -1,856
North Carolina 1,844 -1,509
Florida 1,619 -1,433
New Jersey 1,498 -1,249
Illinois 1,468 -1,638
Georgia 1,441 -1,522
Colorado 1,402 -608
STATE SUBTOTAL 23,880 -21,457
TOP IT POSITIONS FOR REMOTE/WFH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 OCCUPATIONS MAY vs. APR
Software developers, applications 13,185 -14,813
IT support specialists 4,229 -1,584
Web developers 2,826 -2,523
Systems engineers/architects 2,695 -2,594
Systems analysts 2,409 -1,862
Network and systems administrators 1,892 -1,013
Cybersecurity analysts 1,860 -994
IT project managers 1,792 -799
Database administrators 1,723 -1,656
Business intelligence analysts 1,328 -849
STATE SUBTOTAL 33,939 -28,687
Note: not all employer job postings specify whether positions are partial or full remote or work from home (WFH), so there is a degree of uncertainty with the data.
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Note: unemployment rate as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics captures individuals actively looking for work in the past four weeks. Furloughed
workers may have an expectation for returning to their employer and therefore are not actively looking and not counted in unemployment rate figures.