Job market in SLC area - Pls help us make a decision (Salt Lake City: jobs)

[PAUser]

Hello,

My husband is considering a job in Salt Lake City. I work in the IT field as a Data Warehouse Developer (Informatica & Cognos). I would like to know about the IT (Specifically Data Warehousing) job market in/around SLC.
Do you know anyone working in the Data Warehousing field? Would it be difficult for me to find a job in my field? I would appreciate any information you have.

Thanks in advance..

[WhyNotSki]

The job market overall in Utah is better than the majority of cities nationwide. it has been ranked in the top 5 the last two years for job growth.

With that said there are several concerns you need to be aware of:
# 1 Pay....Utah pay is still only somewhere between 92-95% of the nation average

# 2 Cost of living is lower than most places, gas is still below $4 per gallon at most stations, electricity/water/gas are in line with most cities.

# 3 depending on where you are coming from, the commute here is ranked one of the best in the country, and I agree. Most NATIVE Utahn's do not realize how good they have it and complain all the time.

Datawarehouse employement: Galleo Processing is doing a bunch of hiring and I know they have data warehouse positions (BI position most likely). Oracle has offices in Sandy (formally Siebel) and they have a datacenter close to the Airport. There quite of few technology companies here, and several .dotcom, so there should be "SOME" data warehouse jobs. I am not that familar with how strong the DW job markets are in other cities, so I cannot compare them.

Here is a link, there might be something that catches your eye.....I am not a recruiter, just trying to help...

Data Warehouse Developer, Computer, Tech & IT Jobs in Utah: Search Data Warehouse Developer Careers, Employment, Postings, Listings in Utah

Hope this helps some....

[PAUser]

Thank you for the reply...I really appreciate you taking time out to reply....the information you provided is definitely helpful....

[jaceepc]

Originally Posted by PAUser

Hello,

My husband is considering a job in Salt Lake City. I work in the IT field as a Data Warehouse Developer (Informatica & Cognos). I would like to know about the IT (Specifically Data Warehousing) job market in/around SLC.
Do you know anyone working in the Data Warehousing field? Would it be difficult for me to find a job in my field? I would appreciate any information you have.

Thanks in advance..

The IT field in Utah is the hottest job market in the nation right now. My husband got laid off about a month ago and he has had 4 bona fide written offers for almost 6 figures in this month. Unfortunately, he can only take one of them.

I can't speak specifically for DWD however. He had the most success with Monster.com. CareerBuilder.com is a joke! Dice.com is pretty good.

[PAUser]

Thanks jaceepc for your reply! May I know which specific area in IT your husband is into?

[jaceepc]

Originally Posted by PAUser

Thanks jaceepc for your reply! May I know which specific area in IT your husband is into?

He's a Senior Software Developer, specializing in data base development.

Hope you find what you're looking for. I do think you won't have too much trouble.