{"id":381514,"date":"2026-08-26T10:34:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/381514\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T10:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T10:34:29","slug":"florida-cities-rank-as-top-fast-rising-coding-hubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/381514\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida cities rank as top fast-rising coding hubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 Four Florida metropolitan areas are among the nation\u2019s fastest-rising coding hubs, according to a new study.<\/p>\n

Coddy Tech<\/a> analyzed the 75 largest U.S. metros to identify where coding is most established and where interest and employment are growing fastest.<\/p>\n

Jacksonville, Cape Coral, North Port and Tampa all ranked among the country\u2019s 10 fastest-rising coding metros. Cape Coral placed fifth, while North Port ranked ninth.<\/p>\n

The study found nine of the 10 fastest-rising markets are in the Sun Belt.<\/p>\n

Albuquerque, New Mexico, topped the momentum ranking, followed by San Antonio and Houston. San Antonio also recorded the fastest growth in software developer jobs, increasing 73% since 2022.<\/p>\n

Researchers based the momentum rankings on software developer job growth, changes in coding-related online searches and hackathon growth.<\/p>\n

The study also ranked the country\u2019s most established coding markets using coding search interest, GitHub developer density, software developer concentration, boot camp demand and hackathon activity.<\/p>\n

Austin earned the highest overall score, followed by San Jose and Seattle. Austin and San Jose finished more than 20 points ahead of every other metro analyzed.<\/p>\n

The data was adjusted for population to measure the concentration of coding activity rather than the size of each metro. Coddy Tech noted that coding interest is associated with a metro but is not necessarily caused by conditions in that area.<\/p>\n

Researchers also cautioned that GitHub users enter their own locations, which can lead to some overcounting or undercounting.<\/p>\n

Click here to view the full study and rankings.<\/a><\/p>\n

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