CNNMoney.com’s 10 great job markets for techies uses job listings from Dice.com to determine where the overall highest number of tech jobs (programmers, network administrators, etc.) are located. Their findings:
1. New York/New Jersey – 11,044 postings
2. Washington, D.C. – 7,971 postings
3. Silicon Valley – 6,755 postings
4. Los Angeles – 4,546 postings
5. Chicago – 4,241 postings
6. Boston – 4,167 postings
7. Philadelphia – 3,156 postings
8. Dallas – 3,084 postings
9. Atlanta – 2,987 postings
10. Seattle – 2,309 postings
I wouldn’t call it scientific, but it is certainly indicative of the tech boom that is underway. We have done some work recently finding salespeople for a handful of “tech” companies and can attest to the demand for technical salespeople right now too.