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 NOV vs. OCT
Software developers, applications 57,900 -14,200
IT support specialists 18,100 -3,900
Systems engineers/architects 15,900 -2,900
IT project managers 12,400 -1,700
Systems analysts 12,300 -2,500
TOTAL OF TOP 5 IT OCCUPATION POSTINGS 116,600 -25,200
COMPTIA IT EMPLOYMENT TRACKER
Monthly Core IT Sector and Core IT Occupation Employment Analysis
Published December 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 NOV vs. OCT
Computer, electronics, & semiconductor mfg. 1,089,400 -300
Telecommunications 674,500 -900
Data processing, hosting, & related services 337,300 -1,000
Other info services, including search portals 359,400 +1,200
IT & software services | computer sys. design 2,182,300 -7,600
TOTAL 4,642,900 -8,600
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 NOV vs. OCT
California 27,074 -8,419
Texas 19,897 -2,496
Virginia 11,291 -2,835
Florida 9,047 -1,588
North Carolina 8,718 -976
New York 8,371 -2,533
Georgia 7,566 -605
Colorado 7,275 -1,298
Illinois 7,124 -2,295
Pennsylvania 6,429 -551
STATE SUBTOTAL 112,792 -23,596
TOP STATES FOR IT JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP 10 STATES NOV vs. OCT
West Virginia 496 +107
New Hampshire 623 +63
Hawaii 691 +43
Arkansas 700 +17
Wyoming 149 +2
Alaska 365 -5
Mississippi 641 -14
New Mexico 755 -26
North Dakota 282 -31
Vermont 189 -43
STATE SUBTOTAL 4,891 +113
TOP METRO AREAS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 METRO AREAS NOV vs. OCT
Washington 12,904 -4,512
New York 10,865 -3,171
Dallas 9,398 -1,560
Los Angeles 8,346 -823
San Francisco 6,757 -3,549
Atlanta 6,253 -537
Chicago 6,183 -2,178
Boston 5,688 -1,590
San Jose 5,436 -1,987
Denver 4,925 -818
METRO SUBTOTAL 76,755 -20,725
TOP METROS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS CHANGE
TOP 10 METRO AREAS NOV vs. OCT
Harrisburg 546 +83
Memphis 760 +48
Cincinnati 1,303 +36
Urban Honolulu 566 +17
Bridgeport 615 +10
Oklahoma City 697 -3
Richmond 1,750 -8
Virginia Beach 1,330 -13
Albuquerque 527 -26
Omaha 748 -56
METRO SUBTOTAL 8,842 +88
TOP EMPLOYERS FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 U.S. EMPLOYERS NOV
Anthem Blue Cross 3,056
Deloitte 2,768
Ernst & Young 2,269
Amazon 1,809
IBM 1,736
Raytheon 1,268
Icf Consulting Group Incorporated 1,218
Accenture 1,099
Humana 1,064
General Dynamics 1,006
TOP INDUSTRIES FOR IT JOB POSTINGS COUNT
TOP 10 U.S. INDUSTRIES NOV
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 36,655
Finance and Insurance 18,200
Manufacturing 15,114
Information 11,151
Retail Trade 6,166
Public Administration 5,491
Health Care and Social Assistance 4,973
Educational Services 3,336
Administrative and Support 2,515
Transportation and Warehousing 2,200
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
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TOP STATES FOR REMOTE/WFH IT JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 STATES NOV vs. OCT
California 6,162 -2,245
Texas 4,751 -524
Florida 2,057 -512
North Carolina 2,020 -138
Virginia 1,975 -328
New York 1,940 -625
Georgia 1,795 -273
Illinois 1,699 -436
Colorado 1,502 -445
Pennsylvania 1,498 -162
STATE SUBTOTAL 25,399 -5,688
TOP IT POSITIONS FOR REMOTE/WFH JOB POSTINGS
TOP 10 OCCUPATIONS NOV vs. OCT
Software Developers, Applications 13,641 -3,470
IT Support Specialists 5,499 -395
Systems Engineers/Architects 3,202 -699
Web Developers 2,703 -1,556
Systems Analysts 2,384 -626
IT Project Managers 2,270 -437
Business Intelligence Analysts 2,222 -51
Information Security Analysts 2,104 -349
Database Administrators 2,065 -120
Network and Systems Administrators 1,536 -511
STATE SUBTOTAL 37,626 -8,214
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.