- CIOs expecting to add IT staff in the second quarter of 2009: 8%
- CIOs expecting to reduce IT staff in the second quarter of 2009: 6%
- Net expecting to add staff: 2%
Net for first quarter: 8%
- 21% of those expecting to add staff plan to use both full-time and contract workers
8% expect to use only contract workers.
- 25% of CIOs say business growth is driving demand for new staff.
9% say expansion of the IT department is the driver.
8% say increased workloads drives hiring demand.
8% cited the need for systems upgrades.
- 40% of CIOs said lower IT budgets would lead to staff reductions.
21% cited the impact of the financial meltdown on their company or industry.
18% cited IT projects being put on hold.
18% cited companywide layoffs.
- Highest job-growth areas: Help desk/technical support and networking, each cited by 15% of CIOs.
10% of CIOs cited Internet/intranet development.
- Most in-demand skill: Desktop support.
Network administration, the most-needed skill for the previous two quarters, came in a close second.
- Most optimist region:
18% of CIOs in the Mountain West (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming) plan to add staff;
8% plan to reduce staff.
- Other regions above the national average in hiring plans:
New England and West North Central (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota), both with a net 5% projected increase.
- Industries most likely to hire include business services, with a projected net increase of 7%, and professional services, with a projected net increase of 6 percent.
