Colorado has the third-highest concentration of tech workers, with 9 percent of the state’s private sector workforce employed in technology firms, according to the CompTIA’s Cyberstates 2016 report.
IT-software was the region’s fastest growing cluster in 2016 (+9.4 percent) as a result of landmark company expansion and venture capital activity. A strong entrepreneurial spirit fuels this industry, employing 54,580 workers at 5,180 companies throughout the nine-county region.
Metro Denver IT - Software Employment Snapshot
| Direct Employment | 54,580 |
| Companies | 5,180 |
| Five-Year Employment Growth (2011-2016) | 27.5% (27.8%) |
| One-Year Employment Growth (2016) | 9.4% (4%) |
| Direct Employment Concentration (2016) | 2.4% (1.9%) |
| Average Wage | $106,110 |
| Employment Concentration Ranking (Among 50 largest metros) | 8 |
This region has attracted the nation’s top IT/Software companies to Metro Denver, including:
- Advanced Systems Group
- Sungard Network Solutions
- CAD 1/Sirko Associates
- Signpost
- SpaceClaim Corp.
- Xero
- Swiftpage
- EcoSys
- Hybri
- Brainspire
Source: Metro Denver EDC