IT Jobs Market Strong, Security Pros in Demand
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Full-Time Hiring on the Upswing
45% of IT leaders expect full-time hiring to increase in Q2 2015, a bump from 40% going into Q1 2015. -
Similar Trend for Contingency Hiring
For Q2, 51% of IT leaders said contingency hiring will increase, a jump from 36% heading into 2015. -
Some Don't Expect a Change
Just 46% of IT leaders expect full-time hiring to stay the same in Q2, a decrease from 50% for Q1. -
Tough IT Hiring Spots Remain
By the end of March 2015, security (41%) had become the hardest IT spot to fill, moving from a ranking of fifth going into Q1. -
Other Tough Positions to Fill
The four positions seen as next hardest to fill for Q2 2015 include programmers and developers (40%), software engineers (34%), project managers (31%) and business intelligence professionals (29%). -
Positions With More Leeway
According to IT leaders, jobs in social technology (4%), cloud (15%) and help desk/technical support (18%) were seen as the least hard to fill going into Q2. -
Positions With Most Upward Fluctuation
Security (which moved from spot 5 to 1) and mobile (which moved from spot 11 to 8) had the most upward movement from Q1 to Q2 expectations in 2015. -
Near Consistency in Budgets
For Q2, 43% of IT leaders expect their budgets to increase, compared with 45% for Q1. -
Sectors With Greatest Impact Remain the Same
Expectations for the two most significant areas in Q2 were security and business intelligence/big data, the same two areas in the top spots heading into 2015. -
Still Strong in Business Confidence
70% of IT leaders expressed confidence in their IT departments' abilities to meet business needs going into Q2, compared to 71% going into Q1. -
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IT leaders expect increases in full-time and contingency hiring in the second quarter of 2015, according to the quarterly "Reality Check" survey, conducted by IT staffing services specialist TEKsystems. Of the toughest IT spots to fill, security has moved to the top of the list—not only due to the difficulty in finding the right match between an employee and a company, but also as a result of the sheer lack of security professionals available to hire, according to TEKsystems Research Manager Jason Hayman. "There just aren't enough IT security candidates to fill the incredible demand," he said. "Any organization that leverages technology must have some kind of security features in place, whether it be a basic firewall or a complete mobile-device management solution that controls access and information." That demand for security is coming from all directions, but two of the most significant drivers are mobility and the cloud. Below are 10 highlights of TEKsystems' quarterly findings. The IT leaders taking part in the survey included CIOs, vice presidents, and IT directors and IT hiring managers.
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