Tech talent war getting more 'fierce'

The search for top tech talent is "unlike anything we have ever seen in many, many years," the CEO of information technology and outsourcing giant Cognizant tells The Associated Press. Brian Humphries says the "unprecedented battle" reflects the accelerated adoption of digital business models, and his firm is experiencing the turmoil firsthand. Cognizant has grown 12% over the past year and now employs about 318,000 people, but it's also trying to stem a high 33% attrition rate by giving bigger bonuses to workers who stay.

NC TECH released its inaugural North Carolina Tech Innovation Index, National Metro Comparison with a briefing from Ted Abernathy with Economic Leadership. The Index compares the performance of the state’s metros against other top metros in the country. The methodology, developed with input from tech leaders, uses a list of metrics grouped into three subindexes: tech talent supply, tech talent demand, and innovation. The data used to compare metro tech performance will be released annually and will be used to assess our competitive position year after year.

View the report here: https://www.nctech.org/resources/tech-innovation-index.html