The number of IT jobs in the US edged up 0.2% in June from May to more than 5.1 million, and the year-over-year increase was 3.7%, reported TechServe Alliance, an association of IT and engineering staffing companies.

“Despite the deceleration, the growth rate for IT employment on a year-over-year basis continues to outpace the overall workforce,” said TechServe Alliance CEO Mark Roberts.

After coming in flat in May, the number of US engineering jobs barely changed, up only 0.04% in June from May to more than 2.5 million jobs. Year over year, the increase was a tepid 0.6%, adding 15,200 engineering workers.

“On the engineering side, employment has been essentially flat the last two months,” Roberts said. “In IT and even engineering, it is important to remember that all skill sets are not equal. There remains an acute shortage of talent in many high demand skill sets. Further, while demand has waned for some types of engineers given the headwinds being experienced by the industries that typically employ those skill sets, strong demand for technical talent in other industries continues unabated.”