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IT Hiring Expected to Grow Over Next Three Months
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There are encouraging signs about job growth emerging from the Canadian technology industry. According to a new survey from Sapphire Technologies Canada and IBM Canada on hiring intentions in the IT sector, demand for IT positions is expected to grow over the final quarter of 2009 and into 2010. An overwhelming majority (87%) of directors, vice-presidents and CIOs surveyed across Canada expect to maintain or increase their IT staffing levels over the next quarter. Of this group, 49% expect staffing to stay the same, while 38% anticipate new hires. Of the survey respondents planning to increase their IT staff, 37% expect to hire full-time permanent positions, 21% expect to hire contractors and 37% expect to hire a combination of both.
There are several factors that account for the increase in demand for IT staff, including the installation of new enterprise-wide applications (26%); increased workload (23%); increased customer/end user support (16%) and organizational growth (15%). Application development will be one important area of growth, with 33% of respondents citing this as an area where they will be looking to make staff increases over the next quarter and into the following 12 months. Infrastructure technology skills were second at 26%, while 34% of respondents reported plans to seek a combination of both.
Applications that will attract the most attention include .Net (27%) and Java (25%). In general, the size of a company impacts the types of opportunities available: Web development/design and desktop support skills are in greater demand at small to mid-sized companies; network administration is the most sought-after skill in mid-sized companies; and larger companies see more value in IT security and telecommunication support.
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