Tech job listings in the Pittsburgh market are up 22 percent from a year ago, according to Dice.com, a leading tech employment data center.

"There are five cities in the U.S. where tech job listings have ballooned by more than 20 percent year over year, and you won't find the traditional strongholds of Silicon Valley and New York on the list," wrote Tom Silver, senior vice president of the New York City-based Dice, which has about 85,000 online listings.

Dice's Pittsburgh want ads totaled 5,721 through August 2008, the company reported yesterday, compared to some 4,700 through August 2007 . Salary comparisons were not available.

Hartford, Conn. led the way with 30 percent growth, followed by Cincinnati, 28 percent, Miami, 23 percent, Pittsburgh at 22 percent and Charlotte, N.C. at 21 percent.