As the information technology (IT) industry was called upon to connect communities around the globe, CompTIA looked at 20 metro areas in the U.S. where the demand for tech workers is greatest. The Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA) is a leading voice for the $5 trillion global information technology ecosystem, and 75 million industry and tech professionals who manage the technology that powers the world’s economy.
According to the report, while remote work has been on the tech sector’s radar for at least a decade, IT pros options are expanding. From August 2018 to July 2019 approximately 10% of IT jobs were labeled as “remote” or “work from home.”
But from August 2019 to July 2020, that number jumped to 21%. That translates to nearly 800,000 IT jobs posted nationwide that can be conducted remotely at least partially (as some employers don’t specify full or partial work from home).
According to CompTIA, Austin, Texas, claimed the top spot again, with Dallas coming in at No. 2. Raleigh ranked in the top three for the third year in a row with the likes of San Jose, Charlotte, and Seattle following close behind.
Columbus (No. 14) still claims the crown for the most affordable Tech Town and is just one of two Midwestern cities on the list this year—the second being Madison (No. 18). And Washington, D.C., wins the prize for the sheer opportunity, yet again, with a whopping 260,025 IT job postings. Two Florida tech hubs—Jacksonville and Tampa—that appeared on the 2019 list didn’t quite make the cut in 2020.
(Source CompTIA: Top 20 Best Tech Cities for IT Jobs)
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