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CIO IT Hiring Outlook

Sep 27, 2010

The overwhelming majority of CIOs are standing pat on staffing levels and not hiring at all, according to Robert Half Technology’s quarterly index report on hiring, published Sept. 8. Despite 84 percent of CIOs being at least somewhat confident of growth in the fourth quarter of 2010, only 9 percent expect to increase hiring

Network administration is the No. 1 functional area in demand, taking up 21 percent of the demand pie, said the report, which is based on a survey of 1,400 senior technology executives responsible for budget and management. Security and help desk support are the largest functional areas in demand for CIOs for the fourth quarter-each nabbing 13 percent of the demand base. Yet, in terms of technical skills, database management (54 percent) and Windows administration (51 percent) still rank very high. Desktop support also garnered 51 percent of the demand (as participants were allowed multiple answers).

For more, read the eWeek article CIO Tech Hiring Expectations are Flat.

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