Coding Bootcamps in Phoenix

What comes to mind when you think of Phoenix, Arizona? Is it hot weather and the iconic saguaro cactus? Or perhaps picturesque desert plateaus and indigenous culture and history?

You can find and experience those things in Phoenix. But you’ll also find one of America’s fastest-growing tech job markets.

Phoenix had 69% more tech job postings during the first half of 2022 than in the first half of 2021, according to one report by Dice.com. That same snapshot also found the city had the country’s ninth-highest rate of tech job listing growth.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) includes the nearby cities of Mesa and Scottsdale in the Phoenix metro region. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that Phoenix alone has about 1.6 million residents as of July 2021.

With strong regional and national growth in tech jobs, many people are considering coding bootcamps as a way to start or advance their careers. Keep reading to learn more about bootcamps and coding classes in Arizona. We’ll also highlight the career outlook for Phoenix-area coding bootcamp grads.

Arizona State University and Tech Talent South take different approaches to their bootcamps.

ASU is one of America’s largest public universities. The coding bootcamp is part of the university’s nondegree academic learning programs. Tech Talent South was founded in 2013. It has partnered with investment firms to offer access to tuition-free tech training.

Here’s a brief look at some of the ways ASU’s coding bootcamp and Tech Talent South are different:

Interested in data analytics, data engineering, machine learning, or business analytics? Phoenix is the place to be, according to Harnham, a data and analytics job recruiting firm.

In the Phoenix region, business intelligence, data science, and machine learning professionals “are in high demand because they’re on the cutting edge of the process to help create and consume data,” Harnham said in a blog. One reason for the strong outlook for these specific tech positions is that nearly every organization now uses business analytics to generate insights, drive revenue, and improve products and services.

A CompTIA report ranked Phoenix 10th for net tech job gains, adding about 1,000 new jobs in 2021. The report also valued the region’s tech sector as having a $25 billion economic impact. And more than 158,000 Phoenix-area residents work in the tech sector. CompTIA’s report also described the Phoenix metro as an “under the radar” tech hub.

Statewide, Arizona saw a 2.84% increase in tech industry jobs for Q2 in 2022, according to the Arizona Technology Council. Another Arizona Technology Council report states that tech jobs in Arizona also saw about 55% wage growth from 2017-2021. During the same period, venture capitalists invested nearly $2 billion into Arizona-based startups.

Another report by CBRE identifies Phoenix as one of North America’s strongest tech job markets. According to CBRE, that report said Phoenix saw 8.4% growth for tech jobs in 2020 and 2021.

Here’s a quick look at average tech job salaries in the Phoenix area, according to the BLS and Payscale:

A web developer in the Phoenix metro area earns an average annual salary of $68,270, according to the BLS. That’s about 13% below the national median annual salary of $77,030, as reported by the BLS. But the cost of living affects your salary’s potential value. In late 2022, Phoenix’s cost of living was 4% higher than the national average, according to data from Payscale.

The Phoenix area is home to dozens of tech companies. These tech companies support a variety of industries — everything from healthcare and retail to finance and talent acquisition. Here are 10 tech companies that have a base of operations in the region:

Yes, the Phoenix area has a couple of free coding bootcamp options. One is Per Scholas, which has about 20 locations nationwide, including Phoenix. Bay Valley Tech offers a free seven-month code academy where you’ll learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and MySQL. The program’s goal is to help students start a new tech job in less than a year.

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