Top Employers Looking for Mobile Application Skills

Employers posted over 11,000 jobs in March for candidates with mobile applications skills, up about 5% from February. The top 5 in-demand occupations are web developers, computer software engineers (applications), computer systems analysts, computer support specialists, and computer programmers. The top 25 direct employers actively looking for IT professionals with mobile applications as part of their skill set are listed below.

Top 25 Direct Employers Hiring — Mobile Applications — March vs. Feb. 2011:

The Hiring Scale indicates that recruiters in the Seattle metro area will have a more challenging time recruiting for this specialized skill set versus their counterparts in San Francisco, New York, San Jose, or Los Angeles.

Hiring Scale Metrics for Top 5 Metro Areas by Hiring Demand — Mobile Applications:

All data is sourced from WANTED Analytics.

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Comment by Todd Goldstein on April 20, 2011 at 5:30pm: Thanks for the update Carolyn. We have seen an uptick in postings to our job site for Mobile Developers being posted. As we all know mobile is taking over in more areas than one.

Comment by Travis@nexusITgroup.com on April 21, 2011 at 1:21pm: Carolyn this is a great article for technical professionals looking to move into mobile development. You will see a ton of generation Y moving into this space moving forward.

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