Computerworld Recognizes the 2017 Best Places to W

BOSTON, MA --(Marketwired - June 12, 2017) - IDG's Computerworld -the leading IT media brand dedicated to being the voice of business technology-is proud to announce the 2017 Best Places to Work in IT list ( Click to tweet ). The Computerworld editorial team compiled this exhaustive list based on a comprehensive questionnaire focused on company offerings such as benefits, diversity, career development, training and retention, as well as a worker satisfaction survey completed by a random sampling of IT employees at the participating organizations. The 100 winning organizations were then categorized by company size based on the number of employees (large, midsize, small).

"As technology moves to the strategic center of every business, the ability of the enterprise to attract and retain skilled IT talent has become critically important," says Ken Mingis, executive editor of Computerworld . "The 100 organizations on our 2017 Best Places to Work in IT list keep their tech employees happy and engaged by offering generous salaries, top-notch benefits, continuous training, and access to cutting-edge technologies. In empowering their tech workforce, these firms gain competitive advantage, and we applaud them for their achievements."

Definition of a Top 100 Organization

As organizations continue to rely on technology for advancement, it is encouraging to see that Best Places to Work in IT companies are investing in training their current tech employees, offering an average of 10 training days per employee in the past fiscal year. This focus on continued growth will increase in 2018, as companies anticipate increasing their tech training budget by 53%. This additional knowledge is not going unnoticed; an average of 11.7% of IT staff were promoted in the past fiscal year. These IT teams will also have new colleagues in 2018; 70% of organizations are looking to increase U.S.-based headcount.

What makes these organizations special extends beyond the virtual office walls. Employees receive an average of 20-27 days of paid time off depending on tenure. There is also symmetry between the benefits that are important to IT employees and what organizations offer. The top five benefits that tech teams most appreciate have not changed since the 2016 survey. The benefits are health insurance, paid time off, 401k/403b plans or profit sharing, flexible hours, and bonuses. Companies are aligned, with 100% offering health insurance, paid time off and 401k/403b plans, 45% offering profit sharing, and 97% flexible hours; 89% of organizations have also set aside dollars for bonuses for tech employees in 2017.

The South Atlantic is home to 28% of 2017 winning companies, including Ultimate Software (No. 1 midsize), followed by North Central (19%) which is home to Quicken Loans (No. 1 large). Both regions are growing hot areas for tech jobs and good employers. The industries most represented on this list are IT services/consulting (27%), health/medical services (17%) and finance (11%).

Get to Know the Top 100 Organizations

Additional information about the 100 organizations named to the 2017 list, as well as the results of the 24 ^th annual Best Places to Work in IT survey, can be read on Computerworld.com . The website features articles on the top-ranking organization per category, a smart tool that lets readers sort and filter the winners' list, and an interactive map to find Best Places by region.

Computerworld 's Best Places to Work in IT 2017:

Large Organization Rankings (5,000+ employees)

1. Quicken Loans
2. Owens Corning
3. Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4. Worthington Industries
5. Prudential Financial
6. VMware
7. Booz Allen Hamilton
8. Genentech
9. DHL Express
10. Vanguard
11. University of Notre Dame
12. Humana
13. FedEx
14. Erickson Living
15. HCA
16. Kaiser Permanente
17. CDW
18. Principal Financial Group
19. CA Technologies
20. Palmetto Health
21. Navy Federal Credit Union
22. Cedars-Sinai Health System
23. Ascension
24. Raytheon
25. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
26. International Paper
27. Sharp HealthCare
28. Applied Materials
29. DriveTime Automotive Group
30. Motorola Solutions
31. Discover Financial Services
32. Altria Client Services
33. Johns Hopkins Medicine
34. Portland State University
35. MSC Industrial Supply
36. AT&T
37. Adventist Health System
38. RSM
39. SAS
40. Monsanto
41. Aflac
42. Carolinas HealthCare System
43. Jack Henry & Associates
44. Cancer Treatment Centers of America
45. ADP
46. Dignity Health
47. Cerner
48. Southern Co.
49. H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
50. Norton Healthcare
51. Nationwide

Midsize Organization Rankings (1,001 - 4,999 employees)

1. Ultimate Software
2. Credit Acceptance
3. Miami Children's Health System
4. AARP
5. Halifax Health
6. Illumina
7. Avanade
8. Akamai
9. CHG Healthcare Services
10. Informatica
11. CareerBuilder
12. Enova International
13. Workiva
14. Power Home Remodeling
15. FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority)
16. Baird
17. American Fidelity Assurance
18. Genesis HealthCare System
19. Nutanix
20. Carvana

Small Organization Rankings (1,000 or fewer employees)

1. Axxess
2. Sev1Tech
3. Edmunds.com
4. Cloud for Good
5. Datto
6. Secure-24
7. Pax8
8. NRECA (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association)
9. Commonwealth Financial Network
10. Avaap
11. BCU
12. Infoverity
13. Planned Systems International (PSI)
14. MetroStar Systems
15. kCura
16. Liquidnet
17. Health Catalyst
18. CFA Institute
19. NISC (National Information Solutions Cooperative)
20. Pariveda Solutions
21. NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association)
22. Aires
23. IPC (Independent Purchasing Cooperative)
24. DigiCert
25. Connectria
26. United Solutions Co.
27. GlobalScape
28. Oxya
29. Champion Solutions Group

To learn more about Computerworld's Best Places to Work in IT, visit: http://www.computerworld.com/category/bestplaces2017/ . If you have questions about the program contact: bestplaces@computerworld.com .

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About the Best Places to Work in IT list The Best Places to Work in Information Technology (IT) list is an annual ranking of the top 100 work environments for technology professionals by Computerworld . The list is compiled based on a comprehensive questionnaire regarding company offerings in categories such as benefits, career development, training and retention. In addition, Computerworld conducts extensive surveys of IT workers, and their responses factor heavily in determining the rankings. Computerworld's 2017 Best Places to Work in IT survey had 23,901 respondents to help determine this year's top 100 list. The Best Places to Work in IT list is organized by company size based on the number of employees. Large organizations are classified as having 5,000 or more U.S. employees, while midsize organizations have between 1,001 and 4,999 U.S. employees and small organizations 1,000 or fewer U.S. employees. Some of the companies featured are divisions of larger, global organizations, though they may have a small U.S. footprint.

About Computerworld Computerworld from IDG focuses on empowering enterprise users and their managers, helping them create business advantage by skillfully exploiting today's abundantly powerful web, mobile, and desktop applications. In this digital driven world, Computerworld provides unique editorial guidance to IT managers on how to revolutionize customer and employee experiences through new collaboration platforms. Computerworld's award-winning website ( www.computerworld.com ), focused conference series, strategic marketing solutions and research forms the hub of the world's largest (40+ edition) global IT media network and provides opportunities for IT vendors to engage this audience. Computerworld leads the industry with an online audience of over 6.5 million monthly page views (Omniture, July 2016 - December 2016 average) and was recognized in BtoB's 2013 Media Power 50 list; recognition Computerworld has received for more than 5 consecutive years. Company information is available at www.idgenterprise.com .

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