CIOs Gaining Confidence in IT Hiring, Investments

CIOs Gaining Confidence in IT Hiring, Investments

16% of CIOs say they’ll expand IT staffing in the first half of 2014, up from the 11% who planned to do so in the second half of 2013.

67% intend to fill only open IT roles, up from 62% in 2013.

Just 15% have put IT hiring plans on hold, down from 21% in 2013.

63% say it’s “somewhat” or “very” challenging to find skilled IT pros today, compared to 68% in the last half of 2013.

Networking: 17%, Security: 14%, Help desk and tech support: 13%

57% say that IT pros with network administration skills are in the greatest demand, followed by Windows administration and desktop support (51%).

88% are becoming more optimistic about their companies’ growth and IT investments, which is slightly higher than the last half of 2013.

69% say they are confident that their organizations will invest in IT projects in the first half of 2014, compared to 63% in the last half of 2013.