The Hottest Industries & Cities for Software Jobs
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The Hottest Industries & Cities for Software Jobs
Where are the hottest opportunities for software professionals? Check out this list for the fastest-growing industries and cities. -
Industries With Largest Gain in Software Jobs: Retail
2017 share of all software job postings: 13.9%. 2012 share of all software job postings: 6.4%. Percentage growth: 7.5%. -
Industries With Largest Gain in Software Jobs: Banking/Financial Services
2017 share of all software job postings: 4.4%. 2012 share of all software job postings: 2.4%. Percentage growth: 2% -
Industries With Largest Gain in Software Jobs: Manufacturing
2017 share of all software job postings: 6.1%. 2012 share of all software job postings: 4.5%. Percentage growth: 1.7% (rounding) -
Industries With Largest Gain in Software Jobs: Information Technology
2017 share of all software job postings: 8.8%. 2012 share of all software job postings: 7.2%. Percentage growth: 1.6% -
Industries With Largest Gain in Software Jobs: Internet and Tech
2017 share of all software job postings: 6%. 2012 share of all software job postings: 5%. Percentage growth: 1% -
Cities With Largest Gain in Software Jobs: Seattle
2017 share of all software job postings: 16.9%. 2012 share of all software job postings: 10.2%. Percentage growth: 6.7% -
Cities With Largest Gain in Software Jobs: Washington, D.C.
2017 share of all software job postings: 6.8%. 2012 share of all software job postings: 5.5%. Percentage growth: 1.3% -
Cities With Largest Gain in Software Jobs: Detroit
2017 share of all software job postings: 1.6%. 2012 share of all software job postings: .8%. Percentage growth: .8% -
Cities With Largest Gain in Software Jobs: Denver
2017 share of all software job postings: 2.1%. 2012 share of all software job postings: 1.3%. Percentage growth: .7% -
Cities With Largest Gain in Software Jobs: Austin
2017 share of all software job postings: 2.3%. 2012 share of all software job postings: 1.6%. Percentage growth: .7%
Would you believe that the technology industry isn't the fastest growing sector for software jobs? That's according to recent rankings from job site Glassdoor, which lists the fastest-growing industry segments and metropolitan areas for software professionals. Glassdoor compiled the rankings by identifying all job listings on its site containing the word "software" in its title: software engineer, software developer, etc. Then it calculated where (in terms of location and industry) these open positions grew the fastest over the past five years with respect to a percentage of overall software jobs. The results? While the top city (Seattle) is somewhat predictable, the No. 1 industry (retail) initially seems surprising. However, given the surge of interest in customer experience (CX) technologies, maybe it's not such a shocker. The upshot: You don't have to work for an IT company—or move to Silicon Valley—to stake out a great career in software. "Companies across a wide range of industries and locations increasingly need to recruit tech talent to power their businesses, improve operations and support bottom-line growth," said Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist at Glassdoor.