The document presents the October 2020 employment data for the IT sector, highlighting a total of 141,700 job postings for core IT occupations, marking an increase of 7,600 from September. It breaks down job postings by state and metro areas, with California leading in postings, and lists the top employers and industries seeking IT professionals. Additionally, it notes the unemployment rate for IT occupations which is reported at 2.8% for October 2020.

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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 OCT vs. SEPT
Software developers, applications 72,100 +3,800
IT support specialists 22,000 +1,500
Systems engineers/architects 18,800 +800
Systems analysts 14,800 +800
IT project managers 14,000 +700
TOTAL OF TOP 5 IT OCCUPATION POSTINGS 141,700 +7,600
COMPTIA IT EMPLOYMENT TRACKER
Monthly Core IT Sector and Core IT Occupation Employment Analysis
Published November 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 OCT vs. SEPT
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,091,600 +3,500
Telecommunications 672,600 -5,800
Data processing, hosting, & related services 338,900 +800
Other info services, including search portals 355,000 -100
IT & software services | computer sys. design 2,193,500 +15,800
TOTAL 4,651,600 +14,200
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 OCT vs. SEPT
California 35,493 +384
Texas 22,392 +1,249
Virginia 14,124 +726
New York 10,904 -50
Florida 10,635 +1,108
North Carolina 9,694 -32
Illinois 9,419 +609
Washington 9,412 +3,613
Colorado 8,573 +930
Massachusetts 8,213 +1,161
STATE SUBTOTAL 138,859 +9,698
TOP STATES FOR IT JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP 10 STATES OCT vs. SEPT
Washington 9,412 +3,613
Texas 22,392 +1,249
Massachusetts 8,213 +1,161
Florida 10,635 +1,108
Colorado 8,573 +930
Virginia 14,124 +726
Michigan 5,283 +667
Oregon 2,800 +665
Illinois 9,419 +609
California 35,493 +384
STATE SUBTOTAL 126,344 +11,112
TOP METRO AREAS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 METRO AREAS OCT vs. SEPT
Washington 17,414 +887
New York 14,036 -1,090
Dallas 10,958 +932
San Francisco 10,306 +1,327
Los Angeles 9,169 -1,265
Chicago 8,361 +380
San Jose 7,423 -465
Boston 7,278 +1,096
Seattle 7,015 +1,972
Atlanta 6,790 -374
METRO SUBTOTAL 98,750 +3,400
TOP METROS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP 10 METRO AREAS OCT vs. SEPT
Seattle 7,015 +1,972
San Francisco 10,306 +1,327
Boston 7,278 +1,096
Dallas 10,958 +932
Washington 17,414 +887
Portland 2,362 +587
Raleigh 3,027 +580
Denver 5,743 +556
Miami 3,015 +488
Sacramento 1,731 +444
METRO SUBTOTAL 68,849 +8,869
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS OCT
IBM 2,281
Deloitte 2,267
Humana 2,241
Anthem Blue Cross 2,144
Amazon 2,136
Northrop Grumman 1,740
Raytheon 1,614
Fiserv 1,288
General Dynamics 1,241
Microsoft Corporation 1,127
TOP INDUSTRIES FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES OCT
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 41,252
Finance and Insurance 20,549
Manufacturing 18,027
Information 13,644
Retail Trade 6,859
Health Care and Social Assistance 6,194
Public Administration 5,775
Educational Services 4,161
Administrative and Support 2,574
Transportation and Warehousing 2,414
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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ITOcc. Unemployment Rate National Unemployment Rate
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TOP STATES FOR REMOTE/WFH IT JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 STATES OCT vs. SEPT
California 8,407 +732
Texas 5,275 +445
Florida 2,569 +424
New York 2,565 +98
Virginia 2,303 +57
North Carolina 2,158 +97
Illinois 2,135 +184
Georgia 2,068 +4
Massachusetts 2,016 +468
Washington 1,987 +693
STATE SUBTOTAL 31,483 +3,202
TOP IT POSITIONS FOR REMOTE/WFH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 OCCUPATIONS OCT vs. SEPT
Software Developers, Applications 17,111 +1,680
IT Support Specialists 5,894 +217
Web Developers 4,259 +1,098
Systems Engineers/Architects 3,901 +567
Systems Analysts 3,010 +213
IT Project Managers 2,707 +262
Information Security Analysts 2,453 +145
Business Intelligence Analysts 2,273 +352
Database Administrators 2,185 -41
Network and Systems Administrators 2,047 +71
STATE SUBTOTAL 45,840 +4,564
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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IT Occupations
Note: non-seasonally adjusted 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.