IT Sector Employment Highlights: USQ1 2015 Copyright (c) 2014
CompTIA Properties, LLC. All Rights Reserved. | CompTIA.org
Gretchen Koch Executive Director, Workforce Development Strategies
CompTIA
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Job Openings During Q1 2015 there were 851,063 core IT job
openings in the US, according to Burning Glass Technologies Labor
Insights. In comparison to the entire US job market, there were
5,848,101 total openings for the same Q1 2015 time period. IT
postings now represent 15% of all job openings (up from 13% in Q4,
12% in Q3 and Q2, and 11% in Q1 2014). IT postings have increased
by an astounding 55% over the same Q1 last year. (Compared to +17%
for all job ads, including non- IT.) Note: not all postings
translate to a hire. Its important to also consider net separations
(job loss) and net hires (job gains) to fully understand the IT
jobs landscape. Employment / Unemployment According to the Bureau
of Labor Statistics (BLS), the U.S. unemployment rate for March
2015 remained unchanged at 5.5 percent. Compared to the national
unemployment rate, the rate for computer related occupations
remains very low at 2.0 percent for March. (A decrease of 0.8
percent from March 2014.) An estimated 5.0 million job openings
existed the last business day of January versus 8.6 million*
unemployed people looking for work. The hires rate (3.5%) and
separations rate (3.4%) changed little in January. Over the 12
months ending January 2015, hires totaled 59.1m & separations
totaled 56.0m, yielding a net employment gain of 3.1m. Quarterly
Number of Core IT Job Postings Key Summary Points Source: Burning
Glass Technologies Labor Insights, April 2015 *Note: this excludes
the segment of discouraged workers that have stopped looking for
work and thereby not counted in official unemployment
statistics.
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ONET CodeCore IT Occupations # Postings Q1 2015 # Postings Q1
2014# Change% Change 11-3021.00Computer & Information Systems
Managers 12,8919,9822,90929% 15-1111.00Computer & Information
Research Scientists 4,0582,5261,53261% 15-1121.00-.01Computer
Systems Analysts & Informatics Specialists
71,45547,88823,56749% 15-1122.00Information Security Analysts
24,15012,85811,29288% 15-1131.00Computer Programmers
33,00923,6099,40040% 15-1132.00Software Developers, Applications
241,909145,05396,85667% 15-1133.00Software Developers, Systems
Software 28,16618,02310,14356% 15-1134.00Web Developers
46,12226,45919,66374% 15-1141.00Database Administrators
44,85027,69717,15362% 15-1142.00Network & Computer Systems
Administrators 43,70330,03113,67246% 15-1143.00-.01Computer Network
Architects & Telecom Engineers 19,28810,9088,38077%
15-1151.00Computer User Support Specialists 64,51849,82414,69429%
15-1152.00Computer Network Support Specialists 4,1193,30081925%
15-1199.00 -.12Computer Occupations, All Other*
209,236136,96072,27653% 17-2061.00Computer Hardware Engineers
2,0051,60639925% 49-2011.00Computer, Automated Teller, & Office
Machine Repairers 1,5841,729-145-8% Total 851,063548,453302,61055%
Current quarter vs. same quarter last year Number of IT Job
Openings Quarter over Quarter Source: Burning Glass Technologies
Labor Insights, April 2015 *See Appendix for All Other Computer
Occupations.
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Section 2: IT Job Postings
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Total Number of IT Job Openings Q1 Year over Year Source:
Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights, April 2015
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Time period: JanuaryFebruary, 2015 | Average monthly job
postings of 492,586 vs. average monthly hires of 200,328 Source:
EMSI Average Monthly Job Postings vs. Hires When job postings
greatly exceed actually hiring, it may be a sign of intense
competition for a limited pool of candidates; or it could be an
indication of a market in flux due to rapid innovation
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Historical Number of IT Job Openings Year over Year ONET
CodeCore IT Occupations # Postings 2014 # Postings 2013 # Postings
2012 # Postings 2011 # Postings 2010 11-3021.00Computer &
Information Systems Managers 38,31538,19530,71635,50924,520
15-1111.00Computer & Information Research Scientists
12,03310,0417,7507,8135,663 15-1121.00-.01Computer Systems Analysts
& Informatics Specialists 206,836191,227167,188198,204156,314
15-1122.00Information Security Analysts
58,13248,95139,92043,34930,280 15-1131.00Computer Programmers
91,99191,20680,398100,16883,658 15-1132.00Software Developers,
Applications 606,927585,461516,424587,882463,421 15-1133.00Software
Developers, Systems Software 74,98477,78671,55580,79763,247
15-1134.00Web Developers 109,029101,33591,726102,78489,764
15-1141.00Database Administrators 113,962112,40798,807117,91297,347
15-1142.00Network & Computer Systems Administrators
122,491118,695113,028123,22896,903 15-1143.00-.01Computer Network
Architects & Telecom Engineers 44,19743,54739,78948,19036,989
15-1151.00Computer User Support Specialists
194,957194,713153,373168,625125,715 15-1152.00Computer Network
Support Specialists 11,97013,76412,34213,2819,858 15-1199.00
-.12Computer Occupations, All Other
581,082542,579448,172509,533404,540 17-2061.00Computer Hardware
Engineers 6,1206,4906,2857,3855,795 49-2011.00Computer, Automated
Teller, & Office Machine Repairers 6,5175,1304,1024,1244,102
Total 2,279,5432,181,5271,881,5752,148,7841,698,116 Source: Burning
Glass Technologies Labor Insights, April 2015
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Top States for Core IT Job Postings 1.California 2.New York
3.Texas 4.Illinois 5.New Jersey 6.Virginia 7.Florida 8.Georgia
9.Massachusetts 10.Ohio Top MSAs* for Core IT Job Postings 1.New
York-Northern New Jersey 2.Washington-Arlington-Alexandria
3.Chicago-Joliet-Naperville 4.San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 5.Los
Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 6.San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
7.Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 8.Boston-Cambridge-Quincy
9.Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta 10.Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue *MSA =
Metropolitan Statistical Area Top Locations for IT Job Postings Q1
2015 Source: Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights, April 2015
851,063 total US IT job postings in Q1 2015.
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851,063 Total US IT job postings during Q1 2015, of which 40%
do not specify employer. Employers with the Most IT Job Ads Q1 2015
Source: Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights, April 2015
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851,063 Total US IT job postings during Q1 2015, of which 64%
do not specify industry. Industries with the Most IT Job Ads Q1
2015 Source: Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights, April 2015
Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services cited in 84,000
Q1 IT job postings.
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Section 3: Skills & Certification
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Top Specialized Skills in IT Job Postings 1.SQL 2.JAVA
3.JavaScript 4.Oracle 5.LINUX 6.Technical Support 7.Software
Engineering 8.Extensible Markup Language (XML) 9.Web Site
Development 10.Microsoft C# Top Skill Clusters in IT Job Postings
1.Common: Communication and Coordination 2.Common: Problem Solving
3.IT: Programming, Development, and Engineering 4.Common: Business
Environment Skills 5.IT: Databases and Data Warehousing 6.IT: Web
Design and Technologies 7.Common: Project and Process Flow Skills
8.IT: Business Intelligence 9.IT: Network Administration and
Security 10. Digital Media and Design: Tech Development and Design
851,063 US IT job postings in Q1 2015, of which 20% do not specify
specialized skills. 851,063 US IT job postings in Q1 2015, of which
23% do not specify skill clusters. Top Skills Cited in IT Job
Postings Q1 2015 Source: Burning Glass Technologies Labor Insights,
April 2015 Technical Support cited in 75,000 Q1 IT job postings.
IT: Network Administration and Security related skills cited in
180,000 and IT: Support (12 th ) related skills cited in 142,000 Q1
IT job postings.
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Top Job Titles Listed in IT Job Postings 1.Software Development
Engineer 2.Java Software Developer 3.Network Engineer 4.Systems
Engineer 5..Net Developer 6.Software Developer 7.Systems
Administrator 8.Web Developer 9.Data Analyst 10.Applications
Developer Top Job Titles in Network Administration and Security
Skill Cluster 1.Network Engineer 2.Systems Administrator 3.Software
Development Engineer 4.Systems Engineer 5.Java Software Developer
6.Security Engineer 7.Network Administrator 8.Cisco Engineer
9.Senior Systems Engineer 10.Information Technology Specialist
851,063 US IT job postings in Q1 2015. 179,615 US IT job postings
in Q1 2015 within the Network Admin. & Security skill cluster.
Top Titles Cited in IT Job Postings Q1 2015 Source: Burning Glass
Technologies Labor Insights, April 2015
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Job Postings with Certification Information Q1 2015 5,848,101
Total US job postings Q1 2015 851,063 Total US IT job postings Q1
2015 Note: as it relates to job posting data, certifications
include voluntary professional certifications and mandated
certifications (aka licensure) Top certs cited in IT ads include
Cisco, CISSP, PMP, Microsoft, CISA, ITIL and CompTIA Security+ (8
th ), Network+ (10 th ) & A+ (15 th ). Source: Burning Glass
Technologies Labor Insights, April 2015 See CompTIAs HR Perceptions
of IT Training and Certification study for insights on why IT job
postings often exclude certifications in the listing
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Section 4: IT Employment & Future Outlook
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IT Industry Employment IT Occupation Employment Within the IT
industry, there are many IT occupations and IT workers An estimated
5.48 million workers were employed in the U.S. information
technology industry in 2014. This includes technical and
non-technical positions in employer firms and non- employer firms.
An estimated 4.88 million workers were employed in core IT
occupations, across the full spectrum of U.S. industry sectors and
the government sector in 2014. This figure includes non-employers,
such as the self-employed or sole proprietors. IT Industry
Employment vs. IT Occupation Employment Sources: EMSI | U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statics Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages | CompTIA
April 2015
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Salaries and Job Growth for Core IT Positions Salaries10 Year
Job Growth Projections ONET CodeCore IT Occupation Average Annual
Salary Projected NET New Jobs 2012 - 2022 2012 2022 % Change
11-3021.00Computer and Information Systems Managers$120,950
50,90015% 15-1111.00Computer and Information Research
Scientists$102,190 4,10015% 15-1121.00Computer Systems
Analysts$79,680 127,70025% 15-1122.00Information Security
Analysts$86,170 27,40037% 15-1131.00Computer Programmers$74,280
28,4008% 15-1132-1133.00Software Developers$93,350 222,70022%
15-1134.00Web Developers$62,500 28,50020% 15-1141.00Database
Administrators$77,080 17,90015% 15-1142.00Network and Computer
Systems Administrators$72,560 42,90012% 15-1143.00Computer Network
Architects$91,000 20,90015% 15-1150.00Computer Support
Specialists$48,900 123,00017% 15-1199.00Computer Occupations, All
OtherNA 7,8004% 17-2061.00Computer Hardware Engineers$100,920
6,2007% 49-2011.00Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine
Repairers$36,620 5,1004% TotalNA 713,50017% Source: U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics - Occupational Employment Statistics, January
2014
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IT Job Climate Wichita, KS Seth Etter
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Demand
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Employers Handful of large employers Several medium / small
sized employers Heavily dependent on Aerospace o Spirit, Textron
Aerospace jobs lessening o Pressure on creating IT related
jobs
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Skills in Demand Web technologies o Internal tools and external
products o Connected services o Digital interfaces System
administration o Linux dominant o Networking o Application
management and deployment
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Growth Push for entrepreneurship / startups Focus on IT related
jobs Attempt to offset dwindling aerospace jobs Need talent to fill
IT jobs o Web / software / application developers o Network and
server administrators
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Training
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Universities High in theory, less practical skills Low demand
for specialized skills locally Second highest exporter of engineers
Slow moving system, hard to keep current
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Two Year Colleges Slow moving, hard to keep current Lack of
sufficiently trained instructors Restricted in how they pay
instructors Relies heavily on adjunct instructors
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Vocational Training Generally offered through two-year colleges
Same classes as Associates programs Suffers from the same
issues
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Meeting the Demand
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Specialized Training Privately funded and operated Partnerships
with local schools Short programs focused on practical skills Focus
on meeting employer needs
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Ad Astra Academy First of its kind in Wichita Modeled after
successful code schools o Epicodus, Hack Reactor, Coding Dojo
One-time workshops or 4 week courses Full stack web development
training o HUGE growing demand for this
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Partnerships Butler Community College o Supplements Web
Development program Social Networking Technology o New to town,
needs a lot of developers o Pushing students through for employment
o Partnership established through Wichita State
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Community Retaining talent isnt JUST about jobs IT
professionals need community Several groups formed in last 3 years
o devICT, MakeICT, Open Wichita, Startup Wichita Many benefits:
networking, education, civic involvement, social activities
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Support the Grassrots Efforts
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Technology & the San Francisco Labor Market
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Work Transforms Lives Labor Market Unemployment Rate: 3.4%
Total Employment: up 4.4% over 12 months Computer Systems Design
& Related Employment: up 18% over 12 months Reflecting this
growth, in the 12 months to March 2015: Class A office asking rents
increased 15% Residential Rents increased 13% Data source: San
Francisco Chief Economist, Ted Egan San Franciscos Labor Market and
Economy
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Work Transforms Lives Data source: CA EDD High Growth Tech
Jobs: San Francisco (with Comparison to Low-Growth Jobs)
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Demographics at Top SF Tech Companies Race & Ethnicity
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Demographics at Top SF Tech Companies Age & Gender Median
Age US (employed)47 SF38.5 Facebook28 Zynga28 Google29
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Demographics of Long-Term Unemployed Clients at JVS Long-Term
Unemployed at JVS tend to have a long tenure in their previous job,
are highly educated and have a higher median age. 74% have a 4-year
degree 27% have a post-graduate degree 73% are female Median length
of unemployment is 11 months Median age is 46
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JVS Technology Training Programs for the Long-Term Unemployed
In October 2014 JVS received a $6.4 million grant from the
Department of Labor to address the training and placement support
needs of the long-term unemployed in the Bay Area. Through these
funds we are providing: Intensive Job Search Boot Camps 4-6 month
targeted training in: Salesforce Administration Digital Marketing
Data Analytics Others TBD 1-2 Year Training in: UNIX/LINUX Network
Administration Cybersecurity