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Houston Called Hottest Job Market for IT Professionals by Staffing Agency - cbl
Posted May 18, 2011
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By Bill Murphy
HOUSTON -- Looking for an IT job? You might want to head to Houston, the hottest job market for information technology professionals, according to the IT staffing company Modis.
The other cities that offer both the best and most technology jobs are, in order: Washington, D.C.; Columbus, Ohio; Detroit; Philadelphia; Edison, N.J.; and Boston.
The Jacksonville, Fla.-based Modis' listing, based on its internal data along with factors such as "the number of job openings over the past quarter, growing industries in the area and the intensity in the war for top talent in each of these cities," was published in an article in Forbes magazine. The article is written by Modis' President .
Among the IT jobs, Modis found that business application developers using Java or .NET technologies, business analysts and mobile app developers for handheld and tablet platforms are most in demand.
The following lists the cities on citybizlist's radar and why they have emerged as hot destinations for IT professionals:
1. Houston
Overall unemployment: 8.4%
Hot industries/sectors: Relatively lower cost of living and access to a "very strong IT labor force" have led to establishment of newer industries in the region, besides traditional energy firms. Consequently, Houston has emerged as a key IT center for numerous global organizations. "The most pronounced increase in demand has been from the financial services and technology sectors, as well as oil/gas (including drilling), energy and healthcare sectors," Modis said.
Skills/Jobs in Demand: ERP Configuration (both SAP and Oracle), Business Application Development using Java or .Net technologies, Systems Administrators for Windows, Linux and Unix platforms, especially those specializing in clustering and virtualization, C#.net Project Managers, and Business Analysts with industry specific experience - mainly within the oil/gas and healthcare sectors.
2. Washington, D.C.
Overall unemployment: 6.0%
Hot industries/sectors: With the federal government a key driver, the national capital region is also benefiting from "very high education ranking" that attracts employers. Also, the DC area has a "good number of corporate HQs, and a strong presence of Fortune 500 companies," the Forbes article said.
The buzzing sectors for employment are: biotech, telecom, government and government integrators, financial, technology, IT startups/dotcoms, construction and hospitality
Skills/jobs in demand: Project manager, program manager, software engineers, network/Infrastructure, mobile app development, cloud computing, business analyst and application developer
5. Philadelphia
Overall unemployment: 8.4%
Hot industries/sectors: A spurt in startups, delayed IT investment and simply higher confidence levels are attributed to the appeal of Philadelphia and the outlying communities. Business services, insurance, healthcare and retail are strong employment sectors.
Skills/jobs in demand: Project managers, business analysts, quality assurance, J2EE/Java - engineers and developers, and .Net developers
6. Edison, New Jersey (and the surrounding area.)
Overall unemployment: 9.2%
Hot industries/sectors: Financial services, insurance and healthcare have emerged as the key employers, benefiting from Edison's proximity to New York.
Skills/jobs in demand: Project managers, business analysts, application developers, specifically with the .NET and Java technologies.
Boston
Overall unemployment: 7.5%
Hot industries/sectors: Traditional base of IT and biotechnology/pharmaceutical companies, coupled with relatively faster recovery in most industries, is driving IT employment in the region. Key industries are: financial, pharmaceutical, healthcare and technology (Internet, mobile technologies, data warehousing, business intelligence and storage solutions providers)
Skills/jobs in demand: Java developers, .Net developers, BI/DW engineers, storage engineers, business analysts (financial and technology verticals) and project managers (in all verticals)
Forbes article: http://tinyurl.com/44cy9yr
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