Oakland County WIN Quarterly Report - Q1 2017 IT

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Q1 2017

January-March

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OCCUPATION GROUP Oakland County

Information Technology

Introduction Information technology jobs include occupations that are associated with entry level, technical, and professional careers related to the design, development, support and management of hardware, software, multimedia, and systems integration services. While the information technology group does not currently meet the employment levels of the others, it is quickly growing.

Online Job Postings

Job Posting Analysis Despite experiencing a 22 percent decline in postings throughout 2016, demand for IT positions grew by 952 ads for a total of 5,991 in Q1 2017.

Regardless, employer postings for IT positions in Oakland County has remained greater than 5,000 in every quarter since it passed that mark in 2015.

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Employment Over Time Quarter 1 2017

Employment Analysis Employment for IT occupations in Oakland County continues its gradual climb – the beginning of 2017 marked the eighth consecutive year of growth. With over 33,000 workers in these jobs, the county is experiencing its greatest level of IT employment since 2002.

Data: EMSI Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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Software Developers remain top in-demand job

Eighth consecutive year of IT employment growth

Information Technology Top Jobs Quarter 1 2017

Analysis Software developers for applications continue to dominate job demand in Oakland County’s IT group. The number of online job postings for software developer’s alone dwarfs that of the second most demanded job, computer systems engineers/ architects, by 1,350 postings. Other top jobs include information technology project managers, computer systems analysts, and computer user support specialists.

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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Bachelor's degree preferred

Information Technology Education and Experience A bachelor’s degree is the most overwhelmingly demanded educational credential by employers in the IT field, preferred in 85 percent of postings that specified education level. Another 12 percent of these ads were open to candidates with an associate’s degree or less. Advanced degrees are rarely mentioned in online postings, suggesting that employers would instead prefer additional experience.

In fact, 50 percent of employers (2,040 postings) seek prospective candidates with three to five years of experience. About 22 percent of jobs this quarter were available to entry level candidates, with the other 29 percent open to those with six years of experience or more.

19% increase in employer demand

In-Demand Areas of Study • Computer Science • Engineering, General • Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technologies • Mechanical Engineering • Computer Engineering

Educational Attainment

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Experience Required

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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In-demand programming languages: Java, SQL

Under 5 years of experience required by many IT jobs

Information Technology In-Demand Skills The most often advertised baseline and specialized skills for IT occupations demonstrate that Oakland County employers seek workers with well-rounded foundational skills along with expertise in technical IT skills such as programming languages and engineering. In addition to knowing languages like SQL or JAVA, IT workers must also possess foundational skills such as communication, writing, and problem solving.

Technical In-Demand Skills • • • • •

Software Development/Engineering Project Management SQL, Java, JavaScript Electrical Engineering Validation

Job Type • • •

Temporary: 2.7% Full-time: 53.1% Part-time: 0.7%

Foundational In-Demand Skills • • • • •

Communication skills/team work Writing Problem solving/troubleshooting Planning Research

Certifications Required • • • • •

Project Management Certification (PMP) American Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) CISCO Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certified A+ Technician

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network 4

Hot IT certifications: ABET, PMP, CCNP

Information Technology Wages The high demand and high level of skills necessary for IT occupations is demonstrated through the advertised salaries – among the 667 postings that did offer salary information, 75 percent offered over $75,000 annually. The average advertised salary in the IT occupation group was $89,303, the highest advertised among all fields in Oakland County.

The wage table below displays the median hourly wages for the top jobs, and in general, they are quite high. While Computer User Support Specialists have the lowest wages at $21.67, most are over $30 hourly and range up to the $51.30 earned

by Computer Network Architects.

Average advertised salary: $89,303

Advertised Wages in Job Postings Quarter 1 2017

Data: Burning Glass Technologies Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

Wage Data from Bureau of Labor Statistics 2016

Data: EMSI, BLS Analysis: Workforce Intelligence Network

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