January 24, 2018
NC TECH has launched a monthly IT jobs snapshot, NC Tech Talent Trends Alert, that captures the environment for tech employment in North Carolina.
For online access to the current and previous reports, as well as other talent-oriented information and resources visittechjobsnc.com .
Utilizing the TalentNeuron tool from Gartner, this snapshot is designed to provide insights to both tech employers and tech professionals as they assess the employment landscape. This Tech Talent Trends report will be released in the latter part of each month with data from the previous month. For online access to the current and previous reports, as well as other talent-oriented information and resources, click here.
This monthly report is made possible by Presenting Sponsor Greene Resources.
The story was quickly picked up by WRAL Tech Wire’s Rick Smith.
“Report: 17,371 tech job openings in NC + Who is hiring, types of openings, skills most needed"
RALEIGH – A new report from the North Carolina Technology Association (NCTA) reports that information technology job openings across the state grew 3.4 percent year-over-year in December to 17,371.
In the first of a new monthly reported titled Tech Talent Trends Alert, NCTA reports that openings peaked at 20,321 in March. Jobs hit a low of 15,987 in August. The report breaks down openings by metro area, job type, skillset and employers who are the biggest hirers.
“Looking back on 2017, recruiting for IT talent in North Carolina was competitive, with over 89,000 open IT positions throughout the state over the course of the year,” the report says.
The Tech Talent Trends Report will be released in the latter part of each month with data from the previous month. Readers will be able to view number of IT job postings presented in various top ten lists (skills, jobs, employers, regions) as well as a rolling 12-month chart reflecting the trend in job openings over the previous year.
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