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07/12/2009
IT departments, like most areas of business, have suffered over the past 18 months, however it seems that 2010 will be the sector's year, with the majority of professionals (72 per cent) agreeing that IT has played an increasingly important role in business operations since the onset of the recession.
And, according to research from Accenture and the Economist Intelligence Unit, IT departments will not only be getting the recognition they deserve, but also a significant boost to their budgets as firms look to them to help lead the way out of the downturn.
The latest Global Survey on IT Investments highlights that 61 per cent of non-IT executives anticipate tech spending will rise in the next 12 months, with that figure increasing to 63 per cent in the UK.
"The results of the survey show that firms recognise the need to invest in technology to defend and accelerate their competitive position, even in difficult times, which has not always been the case in the past," said Keith Haviland, Accenture's global managing director for Systems Integration Consulting.
"The turmoil over the last 18 months has underscored the need for further flexibility and scalability to stay ahead in business and drive agile business change."
Areas which are top priorities for investment include server virtualisation and consolidation, e-business and customer relations.
Further evidence of optimism in the IT sector can been seen in Goldman Sachs' recent IT spending survey, which shows that for some firms the IT spending spree is already underway.
With cloud computing and virtualisation technologies being near the top of chief information officers' wish lists, the firm expects to see four per cent growth in global IT spending during 2010.
But will this new-found appreciation of the IT sector translate into an increase in vacancies? It seems so, with the Ashdown Group Job Index for November seeing a 7.61 per cent increase in the number of advertised IT jobs, the highest growth of any sector. This followed on from 3.3 per cent growth in October and contributed to a 3.36 per cent overall monthly rise in advertised vacancies.
Commenting on the figures, John Lynes, Ashdown Group director, said: "Availability of niche skills is drying up especially within the IT development arena. This can only mean one thing - upward pressure on salaries and, I predict, the return to a strong contracting market during 2010."
"In line with previous predictions, growth in the IT sector should remain strong throughout the coming year."
Posted by Jon Aspinell.
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