RALEIGH – The latest information technology jobs report from NC TECH finds that nearly 18,000 IT positions are available across North Carolina. Here are the skills most in demand:

Occupations, Jan ‘18,  compared to Jan ’17

  1. Software Developers: 2,925 , +9.3%
  2. Computer Systems Analysts: 2,222 -6.0%
  3. Computer User Support Specialists: 2,045 -9.1%
  4. Network + Computer Systems Administrators: 1,847 -16.8%
  5. Information Technology Project Managers: 1,810 -1.4%
  6. Web Developers: 1,306 -4.9%
  7. Computer Systems Engineers/Architects: 1,246 +14.9%
  8. Information Security Analysts: 1,107 +30.1%
  9. Computer + Information Systems Managers: 984 +7.4%
  10. Software Quality Assurance Engineers + Testers: 676 -10.1%

TOTALS (Including All Others) 17,771 -1.7%