More Tech Jobs Coming to a City Near You? - Dice.com data reveals fastest-growing cities for jobs in technology.

More Tech Jobs Coming to a City Near You? - Dice.com data reveals fastest-growing cities for jobs in technology.: Technology jobs often aren’t lacking in areas such as Silicon Valley and New York City, but new data from online tech job board Dice.com shows that other metropolitan areas are becoming hot spots for tech pros as well.

In its March Dice Report, the technology career site details those cities that are showing growth in the number of available jobs. Depending on the area, the impetus for the growth varies. For instance, the report states that the oil and gas industry’s strength in the Houston area is contributing to the 37% year over year growth in tech job postings. And cloud and virtualization technologies are driving the growth in Portland, Ore. The jobs are hitting the country’s heartland as well with cities in the Midwest and the South also showing notable growth.

“It’s important for tech professionals to remember with growing opportunities comes expanding options – if you’re willing to be flexible about where you live,” Tom Silver, senior vice president, North America, at Dice, said in the report. “Consider going for that promotion, asking for a raise or changing it up and finding that new opportunity.”