Tech occupation employment, which includes IT professionals working across all industries, increased by 260,000 jobs in April, lowering the unemployment rate for tech occupations to 3.5%, based on CompTIA’s analysis of BLS data.
“The factors that created pressure on tech occupations throughout 2025 appear to be easing, as employers clarify their AI strategies and renew progress on digital transformation initiatives,” said Seth Robinson, vice president, industry research at CompTIA, in a statement. “The increase in job postings, which include a range of technology roles, confirms the need to build core tech skills as a foundation for more advanced capabilities.”
Despite the overall gains in job postings, tech industry employment declined by approximately 6,300 jobs in April, according to CompTIA’s analysis. The CompTIA Tech Jobs Report shows that staffing reductions in telecommunications and cloud infrastructure, data processing, and hosting occupations offset modest employment gains in IT and custom software services and systems design.
Demand remains strongest for core technical roles. Job postings for systems engineers and architects have increased by 42.7% since January, while software developer and engineer postings have increased by 32.3%. Cybersecurity roles rose 23.2%, and tech support specialist postings increased 16.1%, according to CompTIA.
