The unemployment rate for technology professionals is about half of the national average, but for some positions -- like information security -- the hunt for skilled workers is heating up even more.
According to this month’s issue of the Dice Report, information security job postings on Dice are at an all-time high, with 1,916 job postings as of Oct. 1. “Companies need tech pros to prevent data breaches by ensuring a safe, secure environment for customers and employees,” the report states.
Other top skills, like software development, quality assurance, Python, virtualization, Android and Windows 7, also are being requested in Dice job postings more than ever before.
In addition, the top tech metro areas remain in New York and Washington, although job postings in those areas are slightly down this month. Job postings in Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Seattle and Philadelphia are all up between 7 percent and 11 percent this month.
Brittany Ballenstedt
Brittany Ballenstedt writes Nextgov's Wired Workplace blog, which delves into the issues facing employees who work in the federal information technology sector. Before joining Nextgov, Brittany covered federal pay and benefits issues as a staff correspondent for Government Executive and served as an associate editor for National Journal's Technology Daily. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Mansfield University and originally hails from Pennsylvania. She currently lives near Travis Air Force Base, Calif., where her husband is stationed.
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