CHICAGO, July 18, 2013 – IT workers can expect a stable employment environment over the next six months along with an upswing in temporary jobs. In CareerBuilder and Sologig.com’s latest national survey, employers indicated that full-time, permanent hiring in the second half of 2013 will trend down slightly from that of 2012 while temporary and contract hiring is expected to increase 18 percentage points over last year.
The survey, which was conducted online by Harris Interactive© on behalf of CareerBuilder from
May 14 to June 5, 2013, included more than 100 IT hiring managers and human resource professionals across company sizes.
“In the wake of the recession, IT employers continue to cautiously add permanent headcount, relying more on temporary workers to help meet their growing technological demands,” said Eric Presley, Chief Technology Officer at CareerBuilder, “Our data shows an encouraging increase in projected temporary positions, many of which can lead to permanent employment, as 40 percent of IT employers plan to transition temporary workers to full-time status.”
Looking forward to the next six months of the year, the study shows there will be a continued boost in temporary and part-time hiring activity, while demand for full-time positions will taper off slightly from last year:
· 51 percent of IT employers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees, down slightly from 55 percent last year
· 21 percent plan to hire part-time employees, up from 18 percent last year
· 46 percent plan to hire temporary or contract workers, up from 28 percent last year
Hot Areas for Hiring
IT employers are placing an emphasis on roles involving newer technologies, big data, social media and financial services. In the back half of the year, IT employers plan to hire in the following areas:
· Jobs tied to mobile technology – 47 percent
· Jobs tied to cloud technology – 43 percent
· Jobs tied to managing and interpreting big data – 32 percent
· Jobs tied to cyber security – 30 percent
· Jobs tied to social media – 23 percent
· Jobs tied to health informatics – 18 percent
· Jobs tied to financial regulation – 14 percent
Hiring in Metropolitan and Rural Areas
IT job creation continues in both big cities and outlying towns. Of IT employers who are hiring in the second half of 2013, 89 percent said they will be recruiting for positions in large metropolitan areas while 28 percent will be hiring in non-metropolitan, rural areas – similar to last year.
Hiring in Q3 2013
In the short-term, 37 percent of IT employers plan to hire full-time, permanent employees in the third quarter, down from 41 percent last year. Ten percent expect to downsize staffs while 48 percent anticipate no changes to headcount and 1 percent is undecided.
Survey Methodology
This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Interactive© on behalf of CareerBuilder among 149 IT hiring managers and human resource professionals (employed full-time, not self-employed, non-government) between May 14 and June 5, 2013 (percentages for some questions are based on a subset, based on their responses to certain questions). With a pure probability sample of 149, one could say with a 95 percent probability that the overall results have a sampling error of +/- 8.03 percentage points. Sampling error for data from sub-samples is higher and varies.
About Sologig
Sologig.com connects talented technology workers with top employers in need of contract workers or permanent staff. Users can post résumés, sign up for automatic job alerts and take advantage of job search management tools. Sologig is a division of CareerBuilder.
About CareerBuilder®
CareerBuilder is the global leader in human capital solutions, helping companies target and attract great talent. Its online career site, CareerBuilder.com®, is the largest in the United States with more than 24 million unique visitors, 1 million jobs and 50 million resumes. CareerBuilder works with the world’s top employers, providing resources for everything from employment branding and talent and compensation intelligence to recruitment solutions. More than 10,000 websites, including 140 newspapers and broadband portals such as MSN and AOL, feature CareerBuilder’s proprietary job search technology on their career sites. Owned by Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE:GCI), Tribune Company and The McClatchy Company (NYSE:MNI), CareerBuilder and its subsidiaries operate in the United States, Europe, South America, Canada and Asia. For more information, visit www.careerbuilder.com
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