The document provides an analysis of IT sector employment and job postings, indicating that the IT sector is the largest employer of IT occupations, making up 44% of positions. It highlights a total of 103,200 job postings in the top five IT occupations for November, reflecting a decrease of 5,900 compared to October. Additionally, the document notes fluctuations in various sub-sectors within the IT industry, emphasizing the monthly volatility and limitations of the data.

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Note: there are certain limitations in using monthly data. Some job and industry categories are not available from the BLS, and there tends to be higher volatility in monthly data.
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 NOV vs. OCT
Software developers, applications 51,900 -3,300
Computer systems engineers/architects 14,600 -1,100
Computer systems analysts 13,100 -1,000
Computer user support specialists 12,100 -600
Information Technology Project Managers 11,500 +100
TOTAL OF TOP 5 IT OCCUPATION POSTINGS 103,200 -5,900
COMPTIA IT EMPLOYMENT TRACKER
Monthly Core IT Sector and Core IT Occupation Employment Analysis
Published December 2017
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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 NOV vs. OCT
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,052,000 +3,800
Telecommunications 748,700 -3,300
Data processing, hosting, & related services 307,900 +2,000
Other info services, including search portals 274,400 +1,800
IT & software services | computer sys. design 2,076,000 +3,800
TOTAL 4,459,000 +8,100
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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