The most in demand occupation over the past 30 days - Computer Specialists

The number one position that recruiters posted over the past thirty days was for Computer Specialists. There have been over 220,000 new jobs for Computer Programmers, a 26% increase from the same time period in 2010.

Hiring Demand for Computer Specialists by Employers – Past 4 Months:

Source: WANTED Analytics™

The top three positions with new online job ads for Computer Specialists were: Computer Systems Analysts, Web Developers and Computer Software Engineers.

Top Occupations for Computer Specialists:

Source: WANTED Analytics™

California, with more than 30,000 ads, leads the US in job postings. San Francisco, the highest metropolitan area in California, has over 3,800 jobs. Texas and New York, the second and third highest hiring states, have posted over 14,000 jobs each.

Due to the competition for this talent pool in San Francisco, recruiters will have a more difficult time filling these positions. However, recruiters in the New York metropolitan area should find it relatively easier to fill Computer Specialist positions, as measured by the Hiring Scale™. There are currently 1,300 individual companies recruiting for Computer Specialists in the San Francisco metro area.

Hiring Demand Metrics for San Francisco, Houston and New York – Computer Specialists:

Source: WANTED Analytics™

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Interesting Hiring Data For US:

Demand for Recruiters up 27% in April, 2011
Hiring demand for recruiters by corporate HR departments and staffing agencies continued to show steady growth last month, up 27% over April 2010, with over 10,700 new job ads posted
Hiring by direct employers made up the bulk of this activity, with over 7,500 ads or 70% of overall demand
Demand by direct employers has also increased at a faster pace, up 35% over April 2010 vs. a 6% increase for staffing agencies
The top 10 corporate employers looking to hire recruiters are ADP, American Cancer Society, KPMG, Microsoft, Jefferson Wells, Ernst & Young, Capital One, Kaiser Permanente, Aspen Dental and Time Warner
Recruiting Agencies Posted Over 91,000 New Jobs for Computer Specialists in April
Top 5 Employers with Computer Specialist Job Postings are Microsoft, Wellpoint, AT&T, SAIC and Northrop Grumman
Top 20 Occupations by Hiring Demand are Web Developers, Marketing Managers, Computer Systems Analysts, Exec. Secretaries & Admin Assistants and Registered Nurses
The top 3 occupations with the best year-over-year growth rates are Financial Managers (47%), Marketing Managers (44%) and Management Analysts (37%)
New York City area employers posted more than 169,000 new online job ads jobs in April, up 7.4% over April 2010
Although a drop from March levels, metro NYC hiring demand up 79% over its 4-year low in December 2008
2,000 New Social Media Jobs for Sales & Marketing Professionals
Recruiting agencies and employers posted over 2,000 new social media job ads for sales and marketing professionals in April
This is on pace with year-to-date averages for hiring demand in this field
Recruiters in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles will have a relatively easier time filling these positions than their counterparts in the Seattle area, as measured by the Hiring Scale

Top 25 Metro Areas by Hiring Demand – Marketing Managers – April 2010 vs 2011

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