Boston – Boston ranks #7 overall in CBRE’s 2023 Scoring Tech Talent report, benefiting from a large number of top universities and major research institutes that produce a steady stream of well-educated and highly-coveted tech employees. Total tech jobs in Boston of 161,470 have shown a 22.5% growth over the past five years. Also, for the first time this year, CBRE’s report examines tech talent wages paid by tech companies based on geography, with Boston’s wage averaging $121,794. “In addition to ranking seventh overall, Boston is home to some of the best educated talent,” said Ron Friedman, Executive Vice President of CBRE. “Interestingly, for Artificial Intelligence (AI), a subset of tech talent, Boston is one of the primary markets looked at by companies seeking for the most qualified employees.”CBRE’s annual Scoring Tech Talent report covers 75 North American markets, ranks the top 50 tech markets in the U.S. and Canada and outlines tech talent labor market trends amid economic shifts and increased remote hiring. Tech talent is defined as 20 key tech professions – such as software engineers and systems and data managers – across all industries. Boston stood out in the report in several other key areas:
