Nashville Technology Council

Last night you may have caught Scott Gordon of Vaco Technology speaking with Channel 2 about Nashville’s thriving technology job market.  In conjunction with Vaco, we compiled the latest report on exactly how many IT related jobs are open in the Middle Tennessee area, the most popular open positions and what companies are hiring.  Currently our local job market has 1,065 IT jobs to fill.  As Scott confirmed in his interview last night, Nashville is hiring!

Our official press release is below and you can read the full Q4 jobs report here.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: J. Tod Fetherling                     
Phone: 615-873-1284
Email: tfetherling@technologycouncil.com
Website: www.technologycouncil.com

NASHVILLE: OPEN POSITIONS CONTINUE TO RISE
Q4 Jobs Report Reveals 1,065 Technology Job Openings in Middle Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – January 7, 2011 – The Nashville Technology Council today announced the release of its Q4 2010 Technology Hiring Trends Report.  In partnership with Vaco Technology, the report was created to provide insights into the needs of the Middle Tennessee’s technology job sector and show the growth of what has become a pivotal portion of the local and regional economy.

Research concludes that over 1,065 technology related jobs are available in the Middle Tennessee area.  The report was generated from public job postings from large job portals (i.e. CareerBuilder, Monster, etc.), specialty technology sites (i.e. Dice), and local employer sites.  The total number of open positions was up 19% from Q3 results in Middle Tennessee.

The results confirm one important thing: Nashville is hiring.  “Vaco continues to see increased demand for IT talent across our client base,” said Jerry Bostelman, CEO of Vaco.  “Progressive companies from start-ups to industry leaders realize their technological competitive edge is dependent on fielding the strongest team and are investing accordingly.”

The highest number of openings came from enterprise health care technology companies: Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), Community Health Systems (CHS), Vanderbilt and Vision Consulting. Core industries that are offering the majority of technical jobs in Middle Tennessee are government, healthcare, startups, and professional services.

The most prevalent technology position title advertised this quarter is Developer.  Analyst positions were down slightly, but management positions experienced an increase. In addition to job openings, the report also illustrates programming languages that are required in the today’s tech industry.  .Net, and Java are still in highest demand for potential employees in the Middle Tennessee area, with SQL positions being a close third.  Open Source technologies fall just behind these skill sets.

J.Tod Fetherling, President and CEO of Nashville Technology Council, commented, “Local efforts are beginning to pay dividends as we increase the total number of tech students in college and high school and re-train displaced workers from other industries.”

To view the full report, click here.

About the Nashville Technology Council

The Nashville Technology Council is an exclusive, 501 (c)(6) professional membership based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the Middle Tennessee technology community succeed.  Created in 1999 as an affiliate of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Technology Council represents, promotes and supports over 400 organizations through events and conferences, professional and student education initiatives, specialized economic development projects, technology job resources and growth projects and other community resources. Membership is open to technology companies, technology employers, service providers, educational institutions, and non-profit companies interested in supporting the growth of technology businesses in Middle Tennessee. For more information, visit www.technologycouncil.com

Did you know the Nashville Technology Council has a job board?  You can post an open position, recruit for interns, or even post your own resume if you are looking for a position.  The service works well if you are a major employer or staffing agency looking for talent in Middle Tennessee.  If you need qualified candidates for technology positions, make sure you use this important member benefit.  Members can post positions for free.

Today’s focused position is the newly posted Chief Information Security Officer.  This is a new position at Metro Nashville.  If you want to apply, visit the Job Board today.

In addition, we track quarterly hiring trends.  This is a comprehensive report including job types, programming areas, and much more.  Click here to review May’s report at presented at Technology Nashville.

Nashville Technology Blog (5/21/10)

NASHVILLE TECHNOLOGY JOB GROWTH CONTINUES

Research Reveals 892 Openings in Technology in Q2.  112% Increase from Q1.

The Nashville Technology Council today announced the release of its Q2 2010 Technology Hiring Trends Report.  After extensive research, the report reveals over 892 technical jobs available in the Middle Tennessee area.  The report was generated from public job postings from large job portals (i.e. CareerBuilder, Monster, etc.), specialty technology sites (i.e. Dice) and local employer sites.

The highest number of openings came from enterprise health care technology companies: Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), Deloitte (D), and Community Health Systems (CHS).   In addition, other local industry heavyweights like music, publishing, manufacturing, and transactions continue to post job openings in technology.

The most prevalent technology positions are in software development.  Development is followed by Management, Analyst, Web Developers, and Network Engineers.  In addition to job openings, the report also illustrates programming languages that are most needed in the today’s technology industry.  .Net, Java, C#, and PHP are in highest demand for potential employees, as well as SQL database positions.

“Technology rebounded quickly as an industry in the second quarter.  In particular tech jobs in healthcare, digital content, publishing, and transactions,” said J. Tod Fetherling, President/CEO of Nashville Technology Council. “Nashville’s technology community has many exciting new opportunities for employment.”

The Nashville Technology Council also announced a partnership with Vaco to help fund and support the on-going job research initiative.  The two organizations will begin investigating a statewide initiative for the technology job report.

Join us today at Technology Nashville at the Curb Center where we will be discussing this and many more exciting areas of Nashville’s Technology Community.

The Nashville Tech Story (7/22/09)

The Nashville Technology Council took the show on the road again today visiting Vaco in Brentwood.  Thanks to Troy Crabtree and Vaco for hosting us today.  Vaco has been a member for several years, so it was a good time to reconnect.  Vaco has experienced strong growth over the past few years.  I was pleasantly surprised to learn that they are headquartered here, but have grown to more than 26 offices.

Vaco matches the strong accounting, financial, IT and administrative professionals with the unique project and permanent needs of clients.  They have more than 250 internal employees and over 1000 consultants.  In 2008, they exceed the $100 revenue mark.  Awesome.

During our visit, we were both wagging with excitement as they learned more about the Tech Council and we learned more about Vaco.  Jerry Bostelman, one of the founders of Vaco, has us in stitches.  They gave us some nice swag, and we played tag on follow up items.  It was a great visit.  If you want us to visit you, drop us a line.

I also learned about DevLink. It is important that everyone in our community keep us in the loop on major conferences in the Nashville area.

Also today, there is a Job Fair at the Maxell House Hotel.