Autumn Demand Growth in Bay Area Shows Tech Job Market Going Straight Up
It’s been awhile since the last report, so it’s time for an update on the Bay Area tech job market. According to the WaveLength Bay Area Tech Jobs Composite, the San Francisco/San Jose tech job market shows continuing improvement in demand. The WaveLength Bay Area Composite gained another 14.7% in October to surpass the 300 mark to now stand at 303.8. Since the beginning of 2010, overall demand for key technology job functions has grown 67% with much of that increase coming since fall 2010 hiring began. Demand for tech...
read moreDistributor CEOs Agree: Emerging Technology Sweet Spot for VARs
More VARs Should Sell Mobility, Virtualization When the Global Technology Distribution Council gathered in May, the CEOs of the major distributors spoke out on what they believe their VARs should sell. The perspective of each one is as follows: Tim Dolan, Chairman, Westcon Group: Video Bob Dutkowsky, CEO, Tech Data: Mobility Roy Vallee, CEO, Avnet: Unified computing or converged infrastructure Kevin Murai, CEO, Synnex: Virtualization and server consolidation Kia Hong Lim, CEO, SiS Technology Group: Mobility and Data Storage Fabian von...
read moreStrong Demand Continues in May for Tech Jobs in Research Triangle
The Raleigh WaveLength Tech Jobs Composite, meant to measure demand for tech jobs, indicates a continuing rebound. In May, the Raleigh Durham (Research Triangle Park) area saw overall growth of 12.7%, following a strong April growth of 27.9%. The WaveLength Tech Jobs Overall Composite stands at 187.7 for May versus 179.1 for April. The Raleigh Durham area fared relatively well in during the late-2000s recession (as ranked by the Brookings Institution as the strongest region in North Carolina and among the top 40 in the country). The...
read moreDenver’s May Demand for App Development Jobs Increases While Sales & Marketing Declines
According to the WaveLength Denver Tech Jobs Composite demand for Applications Developers in Denver in May jumped 12.4% while demand for Sales, Marketing, Product Management and Product Marketing declined more than 6%. The WaveLength Tech Composite Job Index for Denver for May is 161.6, down 5.5% over April. The local Denver tech labor market deeply contracted in the last decade. The telecommunications industry logged a 39% decline from 2000 to 2008 compared to the overall Denver tech job market decline of 30% (Source: Bureau of Labor...
read moreSilicon Valley Rebound Pressures Tech Hiring
Smart tech firms outside Silicon Valley took advantage of the slowdown to recruit and hire talent that they might not otherwise been able to attract. According to The Wall Street Journal (May 24, 2010), companies in second tier locations such as Austin, Texas and Raleigh, NC had an easier time recruiting talented employees during the slump. This conclusion is consistent with our WaveLength Tech Job Openings Index shows that year to date, demand for tech jobs in the Bay Area has grown 67% while demand for tech jobs is up 57% in Raleigh and up...
read moreMay Demand for Dallas Tech Labor Jobs Drops Across the Board
According to the WaveLength Dallas Tech Jobs Composite, the tech job market experienced fairly significant 7.7% demand decline in May to clock in at 157.7 down from April’s 170.9. The local Dallas economy is primarily based on banking, commerce, telecommunications, computer technology, energy, and transportation; only New York City and Houston are home to more Fortune 500 headquarters in the city limits. When the high tech bubble burst in 2000, Dallas was hit hard. From the period between 2000 and 2008, Dallas’s tech job market decreased...
read moreAtlanta’s Tech Job Market Shows Very Modest Improvement in May
According to the WaveLength Atlanta Tech Jobs Composite, after a good Q1 2010 run, local tech job market demand growth moderated substantially. In May over April, it posts a 2% improvement in overall demand to reach 178.3. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, from the period between 2000 and 2008, Atlanta’s tech job market decreased -26.7%. Contributing to the overall decline was in telecom, mostly due to mergers and acquisitions, as well as the shift from wired to wireless. From the period between 2000 and 2008, wired telecom and...
read moreAustin’s Tech Job Market Is Slowly Recovering
WaveLength’s Austin Tech Jobs Composite makes its publishing debut with an April value of 174.3. It posted a miniscule gain of 1.5% April over March, a figure substantially below the 11.2% increase in March over February. While Austin is relatively small technology community, it’s an important hub of cost-effective technology development. According to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, by the end of 2009, Austin’s tech labor market size declined significantly, losing 40% of its tech jobs since 2000. The dotcom bust and large Austin...
read moreDramatically Different Tech Labor Market in Washington DC
According to the WaveLength Washington DC Tech Jobs Composite, the mega-tech job market shows steady demand improvement. Unlike all other technology cities, Washington DC status as the nation’s capital city makes it a very different tech job market. From the period between 2000 and 2008, Washington’s tech labor market size actually increased 8.9%, with most of that growth occurring between 2004 and 2008. In 2009, the tech labor market size declined only about 3%, clocking steady monthly losses through the year. The government and the...
read moreThe changing role of marketing in a consumer-driven world
By Sarah Sorensen It should have come as no surprise when Twitter, one of the most popular sites on the Internet, introduced advertising to try to start to monetize their traffic. So why did it make news? I believe it’s because their advertising model epitomizes the seismic shift currently taking place in marketing. In today’s hyper-connected world, the advertiser has less influence and control; it’s all about the consumer. Through Promoted Tweets, advertisers will be able to target any of the millions of Twitter users that...
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