RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – If you are looking for a high-tech job, your prospects of finding one in the Triangle and North Carolina are improving. So says a new report.
National IT organization CompTIA ranked North Carolina No. 4 on its list of the top states for tech job postings. The state recorded 12,726 total postings in February, an increase of 2,949 since January. It also ranked No. 4 among the top states for remote/work-from-home jobs, recording 3,462 listings in February, up by 992 since January.
Tech talent remains at a premium in the Raleigh metro area, which ranked No. 10 on CompTIA’s list of the top metros for tech job postings change. The city’s job postings increased by 1,064 since January, now totaling 4,221.
The new report comes three weeks after the N.C. Tech Association said tech job openings in the Triangle jumped 20% year-over-year in January. More than 28,000 open jobs were posted state wide that month.
IBM, which has a major presence in Research Triangle Park, ranked No. 2 among CompTIA’s list of the top 10 U.S. employers, with 3,354 job listings posted in February.
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