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By Dennis McCafferty on 2011-02-18
The traditional regional powers of IT opportunity – Silicon Valley, Boston, Seattle and Washington, D.C. – are still among the highest on the list of metro areas with the greatest number of tech-job opportunities. But, if you're looking to hire tech talent in one of the Midwestern cities, then you already know how hot the IT job market is in this region. According to a report from Dice.com, the Midwest is the fastest growing region for IT job openings. In fact, Detroit is the fastest-growing tech metro area in the nation right now, according to the report. The number of IT jobs posted in Detroit in the 12 months ended Feb. 1, 2011 represent a 101% increase over the number posted in the same period a year earlier, according to Dice.com. Three cities in Ohio are trending close behind the Motor City, a town that is also getting lauded in Chrysler's "Made in Detroit" ad campaign, which debuted during this year's Super Bowl and features rapper Eminem. Nationwide, the number of full-time IT jobs is outpacing demand for contract and part-time positions.
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74,41374,413 are the number of available tech jobs nationwide posted as of February 1, 2011.
The overall IT position breakdown: Full-time jobs: 46,837 Contractual work: 32,239 Part-time positions: 1,524
800800 available tech positions are posted on any given day in Detroit – double the number posted in February 2010.
Back to OhioThree cities in this state are right behind Detroit on the fast-track list:Cincinnati (75 percent) Cleveland (62 percent) Columbus (57 percent) (% increase in number of job postings for the 12 months ended February 1, 2011, compared with the same period a year ago)
Other fast-growth regions for IT jobs: Seattle (54 percent) Pittsburgh (45 percent) Miami (43 percent) Jacksonville (41 percent) Chicago (40 percent) Silicon Valley (40 percent) (% increase in number of job postings for the 12 months ended February 1, 2011, compared with the same period a year ago)
8,5388,538 is the number of tech jobs posted in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore region as of February 1, 2011, establishing the area as tops overall for IT opportunities.
Other biggest metro areas:New York/New Jersey (8,454) Silicon Valley (4,792) Chicago (3,236) (number of tech jobs posted as of February 1, 2011)
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