The document provides insights into IT employment trends for September 2020, including job postings, sector employment, and top states for IT positions. It highlights a decrease in the total number of job postings in various IT occupations and the overall employment metrics within the IT sector. Additionally, it discusses trends in remote work opportunities and the unemployment rate specific to IT occupations, noting certain data limitations.

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TOP 5 IT OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS SEPT vs. AUG
Software developers, applications 65,400 -2,100
IT support specialists 19,700 -1,400
Systems engineers/architects 17,200 -200
Systems analysts 13,500 -1,900
IT project managers 12,800 -1,100
TOTAL OF TOP 5 IT OCCUPATION POSTINGS 128,600 -6,700
COMPTIA IT EMPLOYMENT TRACKER
Monthly Core IT Sector and Core IT Occupation Employment Analysis
Published October 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 SEPT vs. AUG
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,086,400 +700
Telecommunications 678,800 -1,300
Data processing, hosting, & related services 337,700 -100
Other info services, including search portals 357,300 +1,900
IT & software services | computer sys. design 2,179,300 +11,700
TOTAL 4,639,500 +12,900
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 SEPT vs. AUG
California 33,058 -2,005
Texas 20,140 -1,582
Virginia 13,222 -192
New York 10,475 -2,043
North Carolina 9,248 -700
Florida 9,135 -756
Georgia 8,230 150
Illinois 8,225 -606
Colorado 7,504 -266
New Jersey 7,214 -257
STATE SUBTOTAL 126,451 -8,257
TOP STATES FOR IT JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP 10 STATES SEPT vs. AUG
Massachusetts 6,957 +219
Indiana 2,545 +186
Georgia 8,230 +150
Iowa 1,414 +149
Arkansas 743 +132
Utah 1,999 +94
Arizona 6,112 +84
Michigan 4,531 +72
Hawaii 666 +72
District of Columbia 4,434 +31
STATE SUBTOTAL 37,631 +1,189
TOP METRO AREAS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 METRO AREAS SEPT vs. AUG
Washington 16,321 +188
New York 14,273 -2,040
Los Angeles 9,824 +71
Dallas 9,650 -1,237
San Francisco 8,455 -1,213
Chicago 7,404 -433
San Jose 7,282 -144
Atlanta 6,953 -93
Boston 6,099 -81
Phoenix 5,155 -2
METRO SUBTOTAL 91,416 -4,984
TOP METROS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP 10 METRO AREAS SEPT vs. AUG
Washington 16,321 +188
San Antonio 1,957 +155
Trenton 940 +102
Los Angeles 9,824 +71
Baltimore 4,216 +71
Indianapolis 1,582 +70
Honolulu 611 +61
Detroit 3,061 +56
Riverside 685 +42
Louisville 878 +41
METRO SUBTOTAL 40,075 +857
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS SEPT
Anthem Blue Cross 2,466
Amazon 2,051
Deloitte 2,019
Humana 1,810
IBM 1,674
CACI 1,476
Raytheon 1,208
Leidos 1,154
General Dynamics 1,153
Travelers 1,101
TOP INDUSTRIES FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES SEPT
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 39,014
Finance and Insurance 19,363
Manufacturing 14,851
Information 11,616
Retail Trade 6,920
Public Administration 5,309
Health Care and Social Assistance 5,133
Educational Services 3,481
Administrative and Support 2,974
Transportation and Warehousing 1,960
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
Unemploymentrate|BureauofLaborStatisticsCPS|Notseasonallyadjusted
TOP STATES FOR REMOTE/WFH IT JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 STATES SEPT vs. AUG
California 7,284 +31
Texas 4,655 +108
New York 2,396 -503
Virginia 2,214 +139
Florida 2,051 +8
Georgia 2,006 +282
North Carolina 1,965 +71
Illinois 1,871 -3
Colorado 1,691 +189
New Jersey 1,623 +184
STATE SUBTOTAL 27,756 +506
TOP IT POSITIONS FOR REMOTE/WFH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 OCCUPATIONS SEPT vs. AUG
Software Developers, Applications 14,888 +956
IT Support Specialists 5,478 -231
Systems Engineers/Architects 3,206 213
Web Developers 3,030 -64
Computer Systems Analysts 2,730 -134
IT Project Managers 2,360 +4
Information Security Analysts 2,190 -12
Database Administrators 2,147 +6
Network and Systems Administrators 1,906 +102
Business Intelligence Analysts 1,870 -106
STATE SUBTOTAL 39,805 +734
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.