By: WXYZ.com Web Staff

[[WXYZ) - Step aside Silicon Valley, the tech industry is growing in Detroit.
According to a report by Dice.com —a career website for technology and engineering professionals and companies in the US—Detroit is the fastest growing metro area in the industry. The study is based on the number of technology jobs posted by zip code on Dice.com in February 2011 vs. February 2010.

Rounding out the top five cities in the study are Cincinnati in second, showing 75% growth from last year, Cleveland, Columbus and Seattle.

The February Dice Report —which provides a current snapshot on the technology job market and is based on factors like salary, geography, skills and job demand—states there are 800 available tech positions in Detroit on any given day.

That statistic is double what it was in 2010. Detroit tech professional’s average salary is also up from last year, climbing two percent to $71,445.


Source: http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/money/job_fi...wing-tech-city