State of U.S. Tech Hiring

The state of u.s. tech hiring

According to a survey of more than 2,800 IT senior managers with hiring responsibilities in 28 major U.S. markets:

69% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
54% plan to hire for new positions in 2021 - for a list of city rankings, scroll to the bottom.
73% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cybersecurity
  - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Database management
91% are concerned with losing valued staff

Atlanta

80% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
61% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
78% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Cybersecurity
  - Database management
90% are concerned with losing valued staff

Austin

71% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
45% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
77% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cybersecurity
  - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Wireless network management
96% are concerned with losing valued staff

Boston

69% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
52% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
67% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cybersecurity
  - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation and web development and design (tie)
85% are concerned with losing valued staff

Charlotte

70% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
48% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
81% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cybersecurity
  - Web development and design
  - Database management
95% are concerned with losing valued staff

Chicago

61% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
52% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
62% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Cybersecurity
  - Database management
81% are concerned with losing valued staff

Cincinnati

67% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
56% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
81% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cybersecurity
  - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Business intelligence and reporting services
89% are concerned with losing valued staff

Cleveland

59% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
52% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
68% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Database management
  - Desktop support
91% are concerned with losing valued staff

Dallas

80% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
69% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
77% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Database management
  - Network administration
91% are concerned with losing valued staff

Denver

76% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
50% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
72% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cybersecurity
  - Web development
  - Telecommunications support and cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
98% are concerned with losing valued staff

Detroit

71% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
73% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
87% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Cybersecurity
  - Web development and design
85% are concerned with losing valued staff

Houston

74% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
62% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
77% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cybersecurity
  - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Database management
89% are concerned with losing valued staff

Indianapolis

71% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
50% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
75% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Database management
  - DevOps
  - Agile
95% are concerned with losing valued staff

Los Angeles

79% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
62% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
82% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cybersecurity
  - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Database management and web development and design (tie)
92% are concerned with losing valued staff

Miami

77% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
74% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
80% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cybersecurity
  - Web development and design
  - Database management
89% are concerned with losing valued staff

MINNEAPOLIS

68% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
49% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
70% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Database management
  - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation
98% are concerned with losing valued staff

Nashville

61% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
45% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
60% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cybersecurity
  - Enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation
  - Database management
91% are concerned with losing valued staff

New York

76% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
62% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
75% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Cybersecurity
  - Desktop support
90% are concerned with losing valued staff

Philadelphia

71% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
52% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
69% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Cybersecurity
  - Database management
86% are concerned with losing valued staff

Phoenix

60% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
46% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
58% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Database management
  - Cybersecurity
88% are concerned with losing valued staff

Pittsburgh

57% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
50% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
67% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Cybersecurity
  - Database management
94% are concerned with losing valued staff

Portland

82% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
53% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
83% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Cybersecurity
  - Web development and design and wireless network management (tie)
98% are concerned with losing valued staff

Raleigh

58% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
45% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
66% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Telecommunications support
  - Cybersecurity
92% are concerned with losing valued staff

Sacramento

73% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
49% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
80% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cybersecurity
  - Database management
  - Telecommunications support, cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture) and enterprise resource planning (ERP) implementation (tie)
97% are concerned with losing valued staff

San diego

62% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
45% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
73% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Database management
  - Cybersecurity
97% are concerned with losing valued staff

San Francisco

54% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
44% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
65% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Cybersecurity
  - Database management
92% are concerned with losing valued staff

Seattle

69% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
65% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
84% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Database management
  - Cybersecurity
94% are concerned with losing valued staff

Tampa

65% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
51% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
69% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cybersecurity
  - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Database management
85% are concerned with losing valued staff

Washington, D.C.

70% are very confident in their company's growth prospects in 2021
56% plan to hire for new positions in 2021.
72% anticipate hiring more contractors.
The three most in-demand skillsets:
- - Cloud (e.g., computing, security and architecture)
  - Cybersecurity
  - Database management
87% are concerned with losing valued staff

*cities most likely to hire for new positions in 2021

Miami - 74%
Detroit - 73%
Dallas - 69%
Seattle - 65%
Houston - 62%
Los Angeles - 62%
New York - 62%
Atlanta - 61%
Cincinnati - 56%
Washington, D.C. - 56%
Portland - 53%
Boston - 52%
Chicago - 52%
Cleveland - 52%
Philadelphia - 52%
Tampa - 51%
Denver - 50%
Indianapolis - 50%
Pittsburgh - 50%
Minneapolis - 49%
Sacramento - 49%
Charlotte - 48%
Phoenix - 46%
Austin - 45%
Nashville - 45%
Raleigh - 45%
San Diego - 45%
San Francisco - 44%

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