아래는 S.i. Network이라는 IT전문 Job Agency에서 작성한 뉴스레터입니다. 최근 IT산업의 동향을 분석한 자료입니다.
현재 경제는 직업 창출의 긍정적인 신호를 보내고 있다. 3월 북미의 실업율이 지난 2000년 11월 이후로 가장 낮았다. 2002년에 전체 실업의 32%가 기술직종이 이었는데, 현재는 전체 실업의 11%만이 기술직종이었다.
2004 S.i. Network: Current Industry Status, Turning the Corner
Here are the current stats on the IT industry for consultants and IT professionals:
The economy is showing good signs for turning the corner on job creation. March was the lowest unemployment claims in North America since November 2000. Technology job cuts were 32% of total job cuts in 2002 and are now only 11% of total job cuts. Maybe we are turning the corner in job loss to job creation in IT.
Further supporting the idea of a turn around, Dice.com, the career website
reports that IT salaries have improved to their highest level since 2000,
according to the findings of a recent survey.
There are also predictions that businesses are set to spend more money on
technology this year than in the record setting in bubble-leading year 2000. U.S. businesses and government spent $468 billion on information technology in 2000, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The forecast is to beat that by $74 billion in 2004 according to Quantit Economic Group. As we know, what happens in the US with IT spending is generally a good indicator for Canada too.
Where is everyone currently working? Statistics Canada recently reported that the top five sectors for total number of IT professionals in Canada are:
44.3% - Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
10.8% - Manufacturing
9.2% - Information and Cultural
8.2% - Public Administration
6.3% - Finance and Insurance
Venture magazine recently reported IT Project Managers, Database administrators, Network security professionals, and IT support professionals as five of the hottest IT jobs in any IT sector. The Information Technology Association of Canada reported in 2002 that DBAs are consistently one of the top shortages of talent from employers surveyed.
Ecotrends predicts that the economy will continue to improve in Canada until the fall of 2005, when macro economic trends will cause a fall off for a period of a year.
For us at S.i. we are seeing steady growth in client demand for IT services. This is due mostly in increasing our sales capability and time invested with clients searching for and collecting new IT opportunities.
13 Apr, 2004