Dice Releases Industry Tech Job Reports to Help Recruiters Win Talent in Key Sectors

Career marketplace Dice (a DHI Group, Inc. brand; NYSE: DHX) today released its 2023 Industry Tech Job Reports, showing that key industry sectors continue to drive sustained momentum in tech job postings and hiring.

The five reports, focused separately on aerospace and defense, finance and banking, consulting, education and manufacturing, provide a deep dive into each industry’s key tech hiring trends, the occupations and tech roles companies want to fill, and the tech professional skills in highest demand. The reports also offer hiring tips for recruiters and employers specific to each industry.

“While overall tech job postings are down relative to last year, there are still many companies hiring tech professionals, and we’re continuing to see the same sectors rise to the top. Companies in these industries can be great options for tech professionals looking for impactful work, interesting challenges and the types of cultures they want and need to thrive,” said Art Zeile, CEO of Dice. “Our Industry Tech Job Reports can help recruiters and employers understand the current hiring landscape in each of these high-growth sectors, and how to attract, engage and hire the tech professionals they need to complete digital transformation initiatives, strengthen security and infrastructure, and power their operations.”

All five reports are available here; each is also linked separately in the text below.

Tech in Aerospace and Defense: An Industry Driven by Technology

Despite a slight downturn in hiring compared to 2022, the aerospace and defense industry remains an industry driven by tech talent. The need to continue advancing navigation technologies is driving a majority of tech job postings in aerospace and defense. Systems and software engineers top the list, and electrical engineers also are in high demand. Data scientists are highly valued for their expertise in testing and analyzing information collected from launches and missions, which enables engineers to rapidly iterate and improve for the next one.

Notably, companies such as Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Technologies and BAE Systems — companies that have won sizable government contracts — continue to lead the tech talent race. In the first half of 2023, they posted nearly three times as many tech job listings than the rest of the companies in the top 10 combined.

Tech in Finance and Banking: Continued Transformation Requires Skilled Tech Talent

The finance and banking industry demonstrates a mixed yet resilient tech hiring landscape. As more financial transactions move online, there is a high demand for tech professionals skilled in AI and machine learning to bolster data privacy and fraud protection; back-end developers who can quickly build out necessary infrastructure and databases; and DevOps engineers who can look at everything from database management to cybersecurity holistically.