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Hiring Ahead for IT

By Tony Kontzer on 2009-12-08


CIOs are growing more bullish about future hiring. According to Robert Half Technology's quarterly IT Hiring Index and Skills Report, the IT hiring surplus-the percentage of CIOs expecting to add staff minus the percentage expecting to reduce staff-is on the rise, which should provide a glimmer of hope to the legions of out-of-work IT professionals. Staffing firm Robert Half Technology has been churning out its quarterly IT hiring report since 1995, and the latest edition, for which more than 1,400 CIOs were surveyed, focuses on staffing expectations for the first quarter of 2010. Here are some nuggets of optimism that can be gleaned from what CIOs are anticipating next quarter:

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7% of CIOs nationwide expect to add IT staff 4% expect to reduce IT staff 3% anticipated surplus, outpacing the previous 3 quarters

42% of CIOs are confident their companies will invest in IT projects

58% of CIOs who are expecting to add staff plan to hire full-time personnel

Percentage of CIOs who say the following IT skills are in high demand: 70% Network administration 66% Desktop support 62% Windows administration

8% expected IT hiring surplus in East North Central and South Atlantic U.S., the two most optimistic regions

Anticipated IT hiring surpluses in the following industries: 16% Wholesale 13% Health Services 8% Retail

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