Programmer and Developer Jobs Still Tough to Fill
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Critical IT Roles for Organizational Success
For 2015, 48% of respondents ranked IT managers as most critical to organizational success, up from 21% in 2014. In the second and third spots were project managers, at 45%, and programmers and developers, at 43%. -
Skilled Workers Needed: Programmers and Developers
For the third year running, positions for programmers and developers remain the most difficult to fill. IT leaders also expect difficulty hiring software engineers, architects, project managers and security professionals in 2015. -
Business Intelligence and Big Data Positions
While business intelligence, big data analytics, cloud and mobile positions are seen as not as hard to fill by IT leaders, these should also be areas for increased spending in 2015. -
How Salary Spending Will Stack Up
Just 76% of IT leaders anticipate salary increases for staff in 2015, compared with 81% in 2014. -
How Big Bumps in Pay Will Be
In 2015, 4% of IT leaders expect staff salaries to increase 10% or more, while another 4% expect pay increases to range from 6% to 9%. The majority, 68%, expect staff salaries to rise by up to 5%. -
Expected Pay Increases Related to IT Role
Most IT leaders, 54%, expect pay increases for programmers and developers in 2015. 54% also expect pay increases for security pros. Programmers and developers were ranked among the five hardest-to-fill spots for 2015. -
Anticipated Salary Increases in Other Areas
51% anticipate pay increases for software engineers, 49% for project managers and 48% for architects—all also ranked among the five most difficult-to-fill positions in 2015. -
Salary Increases Expected for Employees With Core Skills
49% of the IT leaders expect salary increases for business intelligence and big data staff, 44% see gains for mobile and cloud computing employees, and 42% see increases for cloud professionals. -
Slimmer Chances for Pay Increases for Help Desk, Tech Support
Only 35% anticipate pay increases for help desk and technical support staff, while just 32% expect pay increases for social technology experts. -
Hiring of Full-Time Staff Increases for 2015
90% of IT leaders expect to increase hiring of full-time IT staff in 2015 or to keep it the same, up from 89% in 2014. -
2015 Changes in Contingency Staff Hiring
36% expect to hire more contingency staff in 2015, compared with 46% in 2014. Another 54% plan to keep hiring of contingency staff the same, while 10% plan to decrease contingency staff hiring.
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Why Metrics Matter to the Channel IT leaders' certainty in the ability of their departments to meet business needs in 2015 continues to rise, even while their expectations for budget increases are diminishing. As a result, these executives expect salary increases for the hardest-to-fill occupations, which include those for programmers and developers, software engineers, architects, project managers and security professionals, according to TEKsystems' Annual IT Forecast for 2015. "It will be critical for companies to measure current salary structures against competitor salaries if they wish to remain competitive in attracting in-demand skill sets," said Jason Hayman, market research manager at TEKsystems, an IT staffing, services and talent management company. "However, before simply increasing salaries across the board, companies must clearly define their workforce planning strategy and evaluate their current pools of talent. This process will help the organization identify talent gaps so they know where to invest." Based on TEKsystems' forecast, this slide show examines expected changes in salaries, workforce expectations and hiring for 2015. More than 500 IT leaders participated in the October 2014 online survey.