IT Hiring Perks Up

CIO, February, 2005 by By: Megan Santosus

The IT job market has been in the doldrums for so long that it seemed a permanent condition. Things are starting to change, according to two recent surveys. Pay tied to specific IT skills has risen, and hiring plans are up. But the optimism is limited to a few specific job categories.

According to David Foote, president and chief research officer of IT research firm and management consultancy Foote Partners, pay is on the rise for certain skills. Foote Partners conducted a study involving 45,000 IT employees at 1,860 organizations in North America and Europe. The hottest skills, Foote says, are those associated with application development, groupware, networking and messaging. For employees in the networking arena, pay was up an average of 6 percent in the past year,...

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