IT Job Market Hits Year-High, Driven by Employer Demand

Employer job postings for information technology (IT) occupations are at their highest monthly volume in a year, according to analysis by CompTIA, the leading global provider of vendor-neutral IT training and certifications.

There were 474,293 active employer job postings for technology positions in October, an increase of 5.3% from September, CompTIA analysis of Lightcast job posting data shows.¹ In comparison, overall volumes across the entire labor market were up 2.3% in October.

October's total includes 217,238 postings newly added by employers, up 3.8% from the prior month. Both new and active job postings are at their highest level since October 2024.²

"Given the prevailing vibe of economic unease, the better-than-expected volume of tech job listings is a welcome bit of good news," said Tim Herbert, chief research officer, CompTIA. "Once again it speaks to the many moving parts of the vast tech workforce and the not always apparent offsetting effects of job gains, job losses and job transitions."

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