Monthly data, analysis, and trending covering the state of employment in the information technology (IT) sector and IT occupations. Released in conjunction with the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly employment update. #JobsReport

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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.
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TOP 5 IT OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS FEB vs. JAN
Software developers, applications 95,200 -19,900
IT user support specialists 25,300 -6,900
Systems engineers/architects 20.500 -5,000
Systems analysts 19,500 -4,100
IT project managers 18,700 -2,600
TOTAL OF TOP 5 IT OCCUPATION POSTINGS 179,200 -38,500
COMPTIA IT EMPLOYMENT TRACKER
Monthly Core IT Sector and Core IT Occupation Employment Analysis
Published March 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 FEB vs. JAN
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,098,900 +1,900
Telecommunications 706,500 -1,000
Data processing, hosting, & related services 350,400 0
Other info services, including search portals 354,400 +2,800
IT & software services | computer sys. design 2,257,700 +7,800
TOTAL 4,767,900 +11,500
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 FEB vs. JAN
California 43,915 -13,296
Texas 27,691 -6,520
Virginia 15,896 -4,489
New York 15,623 -3,395
Florida 12,812 -4,151
Massachusetts 12,770 +2,079
North Carolina 12,558 -4,313
Illinois 12,102 -3,540
Georgia 10,417 -2,189
Pennsylvania 9,905 -2,816
STATE SUBTOTAL 173,689 -42,630
TOP STATES FOR IT JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP 10 STATES FEB vs. JAN
Massachusetts 12,770 +2,079
New Hampshire 2,252 +1,210
Connecticut 3,612 +354
Rhode Island 1,521 +251
Alabama 2,627 +120
Maine 533 +97
Kansas 1,892 +48
Vermont 228 +1
South Dakota 254 -13
West Virginia 377 -14
STATE SUBTOTAL 26,066 +4,133
TOP METRO AREAS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 METRO AREAS FEB vs. JAN
New York City 20,310 -4,335
Washington DC 18,801 -5,407
Dallas 13,651 -3,621
Los Angeles 12,993 -4,723
San Francisco 12,168 -2,819
Boston 11,435 +1,255
Chicago 10,834 -2,879
San Jose 8,942 -2,324
Atlanta 8,937 -2,187
Seattle 7,570 -1,474
125,641 -28,514
TOP METROS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP 10 METRO AREAS FEB vs. JAN
Boston 11,435 +1,255
Worcester 533 +171
Providence 1,386 +163
Huntsville 1,162 +163
Hartford 1,814 +123
Richmond 2,419 +15
Birmingham 623 +15
Boise City 603 -77
Bridgeport 898 -89
Rochester 520 -92
METRO SUBTOTAL 21,393 +1,647
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS FEB
Deloitte 2,421
Anthem Blue Cross 2,320
Wells Fargo 2,213
IBM 2,201
PricewaterhouseCoopers 1,339
Northrop Grumman 1,255
Accenture 1,224
Lockheed Martin Corporation 1,169
Amazon 1,062
Stanley Black & Decker 909
TOP INDUSTRIES FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES FEB
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 51,278
Finance and Insurance 23,566
Manufacturing 20,581
Information 12,799
Administrative and Support 9,677
Health Care and Social Assistance 6,807
Public Administration 6,398
Retail Trade 5,485
Educational Services 5,483
Accommodation and Food Services 2,759
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