Interviews were conducted with 200 chief information officers (CIOs) from companies in the
In the Boston metro area, information technology (IT) hiring projections for the first quarter are as follows:
- add staff | 15 percent
- reduce staff | 3 percent
Nationally, the ratio is as follows:
- add staff | 12 percent
- reduce staff | 4 percent
So, IT hiring looks promising in the New Year, especially in the Boston metro area.
IT Skills in Demand
According to the Executive Director of Robert Half Technology,
“Investments in Web 2.0 initiatives continue to generate demand in areas such as web development..."
Web development & website design was cited by 42% of CIOs nationally as being most in-demand in their organization. Here are the skills CIOs will be looking for in early 2009:
A national press release about the quarterly Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report is available from the company's website. PR Newswire provides a press release that breaks out the metro Boston survey results.
