Companies in Utah and the surrounding states are projected to lead the nation in the hiring of information technology personnel during the first three months of 2013.Robert Half Technology’s "Q1 2013 Hiring Index and Skills Report" said that 18 percent of chief information officers in Utah and nearby states plan to hire additional information technology staff in the coming quarter — nine points about the national average.
Nationwide, 17 percent of chief information officers indicate they plan to expand their IT department and 8 percent expect cutbacks, for a 9 percent projected increase, the Robert Half report stated.
"CIOs report higher demand for IT professions in the first quarter, especially for those with skills in hot areas such as applications development and IT security," John Reed, senior executive director of Robert Half Technology, said in a news release.
Reed pointed out that with the beginning of each new year, there often is an increase in demand for personnel as annual company budgets get approved and they are able to hire additional workers.
Other findings:
- Among the CIOs surveyed, 87 percent reported being somewhat or very confident in their companies’ prospects for growth in the first quarter of 2013.
- Forty-nine percent of CIOs also said they were confident their firms would invest in IT projects in the first quarter of the coming year, while 48 percent said they were not very or not at all confident.
- CIOs noted, however, that it is difficult to find skilled IT professionals in the areas of IT security, applications development and data/data-based management.
The quarterly "IT Hiring Index and Skills Report" was developed by Robert Half Technology and conducted by an independent research firm. First published in 1995, the study is based on more than 1,400 telephone interviews with CIOs from a random sample of U.S. companies with 100 or more employees. Salt Lake Tribune
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