The document provides an overview of employment trends in the IT sector, highlighting top job postings, the largest employers, and state-specific data. In March 2020, there were 216,100 job postings for core IT occupations, with software developers leading the demand. The analysis shows variations in employment across different states and metropolitan areas, as well as remote work trends.

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TOP 5 IT OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS MAR vs. FEB
Software developers, applications 114,000 -1,500
IT support specialists 30,600 +400
Systems engineers/architects 26,100 +1,800
Systems analysts 24,100 +1,000
IT project managers 21,300 -1,000
TOTAL OF TOP 5 IT OCCUPATION POSTINGS 216,100 +700
COMPTIA IT EMPLOYMENT TRACKER
Monthly Core IT Sector and Core IT Occupation Employment Analysis
Published April 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 MAR vs. FEB
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,101,300 +1,800
Telecommunications 699,600 -1,700
Data processing, hosting, & related services 352,300 +1,900
Other info services, including search portals 357,300 +2,700
IT & software services | computer sys. design 2,256,800 +3,800
TOTAL 4,767,300 +8,500
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 MAR vs. FEB
California 58,922 +4,367
Texas 34,087 +1,523
Virginia 21,643 +2,670
New York 18,958 +82
North Carolina 16,518 +1,444
Illinois 15,314 +766
Florida 14,346 -828
Massachusetts 13,411 -1,547
Pennsylvania 11,865 -89
New Jersey 11,853 +89
STATE SUBTOTAL 216,917 +8,477
TOP STATES FOR IT JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP 10 STATES MAR vs. FEB
California 58,922 +4,367
Virginia 21,643 +2,670
Texas 34,087 +1,523
North Carolina 16,518 +1,444
District of Columbia 6,741 +791
Illinois 15,314 +766
Louisiana 2,378 +705
Missouri 6,288 +455
Arizona 8,962 +359
Maryland 10,136 +298
STATE SUBTOTAL 180,989 +13,378
TOP METRO AREAS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 METRO AREAS MAR vs. FEB
Washington DC 25,855 +3,310
New York 25,401 +426
Los Angeles 18,170 +2,362
Dallas 17,214 +1,214
San Francisco 15,061 -229
Chicago 13,487 +503
San Jose 12,283 +1,319
Boston 11,940 -1,482
Atlanta 10,019 -696
Seattle 8,724 -537
METRO SUBTOTAL 158,154 +6,190
TOP METROS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP 10 METRO AREAS MAR vs. FEB
Washington DC 25,855 +3,310
Los Angeles 18,170 +2,362
San Jose 12,283 +1,319
Dallas 17,214 +1,214
San Diego 6,128 +843
Raleigh 4,697 +654
Austin 6,682 +645
Charlotte 8,009 +567
Chicago 13,487 +503
Denver 7,866 +492
METRO SUBTOTAL 120,391 +11,909
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS MAR
Deloitte 3,221
IBM 2,293
Wells Fargo 2,179
Anthem Blue Cross 1,908
SAIC 1,830
Amazon 1,817
Accenture 1,739
General Dynamics 1,401
Leidos 1,312
Northrop Grumman 1,310
TOP INDUSTRIES FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES MAR
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 64,460
Finance and Insurance 26,586
Manufacturing 22,464
Information 15,747
Health Care and Social Assistance 8,791
Public Administration 8,188
Administrative and Support 7,469
Retail Trade 6,541
Educational Services 5,362
Accommodation and Food Services 2,792
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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IT Occ. Unemployment Rate National Unemployment Rate
Unemploymentrate|BureauofLaborStatisticsCPS|Notseasonallyadjusted
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IT Occupations
TOP STATES FOR REMOTE/WFH IT JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 STATES MAR vs. FEB
California 11,609 -606
Texas 7,577 -770
New York 4,630 -335
Virginia 4,136 -198
North Carolina 3,824 +21
New Jersey 3,568 -548
Illinois 3,467 -571
Florida 3,443 -263
Pennsylvania 2,946 -397
Georgia 2,872 -499
STATE SUBTOTAL 48,072 -4,166
TOP IT POSITIONS FOR REMOTE/WFH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 OCCUPATIONS MAR vs. FEB
Software developers, applications 27,884 -2,181
IT support specialists 8,617 +355
Systems engineers/architects 5,780 -128
Systems analysts 4,838 -991
Web developers 4,508 -688
IT project managers 3,886 -298
Database administrators 3,778 -571
Network and systems
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Cybersecurity analysts 2,833 -172
Software QA engineers/testers 2,372 -403
STATE SUBTOTAL 67,758 -5,067
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.