1/21/2011 9:11:58 AM
IT recruitment: There's IT jobs in them there hills!
I blogged in December about the expected surge in IT
jobs in the New Year, and it appears I wasn't wrong (it doesn't
happen often, but I am as vulnerable as the next man!).
Recruiter magazine published the
results of a survey by eSkills UK this week stating that the number
of IT jobs is set to
grow nearly five times faster than the UK average. Their report,
entitled 'Technology Insights 2011', comments that over half a
million new IT
telecoms professionals will be required over the next 5 years
just to satisfy demand.
On a personal note my division has core representation in
Telecommunications,
IT &
Information
Security, Networking & Infrastructure and IT. All of these sub
divisions have been proving consistently successful over the past 4
quarters – my point is that we have witnessed a steady rise in
demand over those 4 quarters and any New Year spike in demand won't
be a solitary spike, but a continuation of the demand for skills we
have been experiencing.
To back up my experience of the past year, and expectations of
the coming calendar year, eSkills UK is anticipating that the rise
in demand will be in 'high value roles, which require sophisticated
business and management skills alongside deep technical
competence'.
Both my division and I have seen an increase in the skill and
track record demands from our clients when looking for new
employees - certainly within IT &
Information
Security, but also Telecommunications,
the shift has been back to hiring permanent full time employees and
relying less on contractors or associates as was increasingly the
norm during the downturn.
So, if you are someone that has come back to work in the new
year to the same old issues, the same lack of motivation, and are
feeling blue, do give my team a call.
Damian Hicklin
IT
Security & Communications Manager
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