In 2017, Florida's tech industry contributed an estimated $63.5 billion to the economy, with a net tech employment of 539,100 jobs and a 5.7% increase in net tech job gains compared to 2016. The sector's wages are notably higher, being 87% more than average state wages, and 42% of tech industry jobs fall within tech occupations. Leading sectors in tech employment include IT services, custom software services, with job postings in the emerging tech field showing significant growth.

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2017
YoY %
Change
IT Services + Custom Software Services 113,470 4.4%
R&D, Testing, and Engineering Services 77,790 3.0%
Telecommunications and Internet Services 71,530 -1.4%
Tech Manufacturing 48,600 -0.2%
Software [packaged] 14,370 6.6%
0
162,500
325,000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
est.
[
+6,820 jobs
+2.1%
TECH INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT
TECH
INDUSTRY
JOBS
325,800
TECH
OCCUPATION
JOBS
327,400
STATE OF TECHNOLOGY SUMMARY
42% of Tech Industry Jobs
Are in Tech Occupations
LEADING TECH OCCUPATION CATEGORIES
$47,880
$89,660
Average
State Wage
Average Tech
Industry Wage
TECH
WAGES
ARE 87%
HIGHER
TECH INDUSTRY WAGES
Software and Web Developers
Network Architects, Admins., and Support Specialists
Computer Support Specialists
7.4%Estimated direct
contribution of the
tech sector to the
Florida economy:
$63.5 billion
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Florida
539,100 NET TECH EMPLOYMENT1
12,020 NET TECH JOB GAINS [2017 vs. 2016]
5.7% NET EMPLOYMENT AS A % OF OVERALL WORKFORCE
31,835 TECH BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS [firms with payroll]
121,920 TECH OCCUPATION JOB POSTINGS [2017 total]
64.5% EMERGING TECH JOB POSTINGS % CHANGE [2017 vs. 2016]
LEADING TECH INDUSTRY SECTORS [by employment]
1
net of tech industry + tech occupation + self-employed [see methodology for details]
4th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT RANK
4th NET TECH EMPLOYMENT JOBS ADDED RANK
2nd INNOVATION SCORE RANK
58,630
+3.6% YoY
44,980
+2.8% YoY
34,890
+3.2% YoY
Primary data sources: EMSI | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
| Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights. All data are estimates covering the 2017 time
period, unless specified as earlier | See Appendix for full methodology and data tables