The document summarizes the IT employment outlook and top growth occupations for 2016. It finds that IT job growth is projected to be 4.9% worldwide and 4.7% in the US, with cybersecurity analysts, web developers, and software developers being the top growth occupations. While increased competition may exist due to growth, IT skills remain in high demand as technology becomes more integral to work and life. The highest average tech industry wages exist in California and the fastest job growth by state is in Greenville, South Carolina. There are currently over 800,000 open IT jobs in the US each attracting around 250 resumes.

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IT PROFESSIONALEMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK 2016
AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE CHANGING FACE OF THE
TECHNOLOGY SECTOR AND THE GROWING NUMBER
OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OCCUPATIONS.
Based on 2015 data, this year could record the highest IT job growth rate
in over a decade. The IT category recorded an unemployment rate of
2.6%, which is nearly HALF the national rate, and the industry shows no
signs of slowing down. For 2016, CompTIA’s consensus forecast projects
4.9% worldwide IT industry growth and 4.7% growth in the U.S. market.
But what does that mean to an IT professional in a crowded job market?
After all, that type of growth is sure to attract competition. However, as
technology becomes increasingly interwined in our work and home life, IT
services will only continue to grow. IT professionals play a key role in the
deployment, integration, and management of cloud computing, business
process automation, data analytics, and related innovations. This means
that for the first time in a decade, an entire sector of workers can be
particular about the work they choose to do.
BUT WHO HOW MUCH
Top IT Growth Occupations in 2015:
1. Cybersecurity Analysts
2. Web Developers
3. Software Developers, Applications
4. Software Developers, Systems Software
5. Systems Analysts
6. IT Support Specialists
7. IT Managers / Directors / CIOs
4.8 %
4.2 %
4.0 %
3.8 %
3.8 %
3.3 %
3.1 %
DID YOU KNOW?
• In 2015, the IT services sector
experienced the largest increase in
jobs of the tech sectors analyzed,
jumping by 105,400 jobs, a total of
2.2 million.
• IT jobs outside of the IT service
sector grew by 3.1%, or 151,200
additional jobs, one of the highest
growth rates in a decade.
AND WHERE
Average Tech Industry Wages by State:
1. California
2. Washington
3. Massachusetts
4. New Jersey
5. New York
6. Virginia
7. Delaware
$ 149,335
$ 129,359
$ 127,875
$ 118,490
$ 109, 193
$ 109,038
$ 106,644
Fastest Average IT Industry Job Growth by State:
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10%
0%
Private sector avg. - 2.3%
National avg. - 3.0%

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HELP WANTED
• The U.S. IT sector employs 5.9 million workers.
• Additionally, an estimated 5.04 million
workers can be found in IT occupations, consisting
of technical workers outside of the IT sector.
• According to Burning Glass Technologies Labor
Insights, there was a 30% increase in job
postings from December 2014 to December
2015 and over 800,000 jobs posted during Q4
of 2015.
O N AV G , E A C H
IT JOB OPENING
A T T R A C T S A N
E S T I M A T E D
250RESUMES
Of those candidates, four to six will be called for an interview and only one gets the job.
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“high quality “
candidates.
4 out of 10
applications never
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which ranks as the
biggest frustration
for 45%of
job seekers.
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job seekers
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