Dice has just released a top 10 survey of the top tech metro areas to be looking for work. The survey is based on zip codes for jobs posted on Dice. Only the New York/New Jersey area has seen a decline in job tech job postings -- 9 percent lower than July 2011 -- but still tops the chart with nearly 9,000 open positions being advertised right now on the Dice website.
- New York/New Jersey: 8,871
- Washington D.C./Baltimore: 8,334
- Silicon Valley: 5,684
- Chicago: 3,900
- Los Angeles: 3,51
- Boston: 3,421
- Dallas: 3,160
- Atlanta: 3,070
- Seattle: 2,810
- Philadelphia: 2,344
Of course this isn't to say you should be packing your bags and moving. The unemployment rate across the country right now is only 3.5 percent, meaning skilled tech workers are in demand just about everywhere.
If you're looking to see where the best wages are to be found based on your expertise, check out some of our recent salary reports for different tech positions:
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Thanks for list. It varies by job or industry. For example, the Raleigh-Durham, NC area is an innovation hub for gamification.
Oh! I didn’t know that about Raleigh. Thanks Sharon.
Then why the “f” have I been out of work for over ~4.5 years with 3 college degrees, ~28 years of IT experience, a resume that reads like a “who’s who” of some of the largest companies in the world, and over ~11,000 resumes sent out all over the world?!
Huh?!
Oh, yeah. I’m 51, a white male, not a Hadji, and won’t work for $12 an hour.
3.5% of BS is still 3.5% of BS.
Oh, but I still have to pay my taxes so my politician pukes can pay themselves their salaries so they can go to work in Washington and pass laws that sell me and my IT jobs right down the river.
Definition of taxes: subsidizing your own demise.
Definition of your statistics: BS.