It’s a Great Time to be in the IT Industry
It looks as if being a member of the IT staffing industry is set to pay off in the near future. As we continue to surge ahead into the digital age, our economy is transforming, becoming equally as dependent on technology as we are.
That is why the IT industry is the hottest sector of today’s job market.
A survey by CareerBuilders forecasts that over 59% of IT employers will add temporary and contract workers at some point in 2015, and nearly the same percentage of IT companies are seeking to bring full time employees to their staff. To further the good news, 87% will be increasing the salaries for existing employees, while 75% are planning on raising the starting wage for incoming hires.
IT staffing industry members of all ages can look forward to securing a future job, as 70% of employers are anticipating hiring recent college grads, 52% percent will be searching for paid interns, and also 53% said that they are likely to rehire retirees from other organizations this year.
In an interview with the Boston Globe, Sam McLoughlin, head of technology practice at Boston-based HireMinds, spoke on behalf of the thriving IT sector of the economy. McLoughlin explains, “We’ve definitely seen the market heat up. There’s demand for everything. Anyone who has the latest-and-greatest experience is going to be in high demand.” He declared that within the IT industry, the most desired skills that employers are searching for is a fluency in Java, Ruby on Rails, and mobile app programming languages.
He also mentioned that many of his clients ask him to fill jobs that are design-oriented, with prospective hires versed in psychology and in web-design. Companies want employees who can research and pinpoint the way in which their clients interact with their websites and apps.
So, it is a time of great optimism for the IT staffing industry. Jobs are being added to the economy and pay is going up. The average salary of technology employees has climbed 13% in the past two years, according to The Boston Globe. Business is booming, and is looking to continue doing so well past 2015.