IT job vacancies are on the rise.
According to he latest data from CWJobs.co.uk, the sector looks set to be on track to rise back to pre-recession levels.
The company cited first quarter data, which showed that the volume of permanent vacancies had risen for the fourth year in a row. It also showed that IT jobs were only 15 percent below where they were, pre-recession, in the first quarter of 2008, compared to 41 percent just three years ago.
As Britain’s economic outlook finally shows signs of stabilising, the company added it was likely that businesses were taking on additional staff as they anticipate expanding, or try to trigger growth.
Alongside the industry’s positive performance, maintaining steady growth is SQL, which has remained the most in demand skill over the last five years. In the last year however, new data shows that demand for C# has overtaken C as a desired skill for employees, as employers look beyond the older programming language.
As a continued result of business outsourcing functions and consumer technology development, software houses and consultancies lead the way in industry growth with vacancy rises of over 1.4 percent last year.
Other sectors are also showing signs of steady growth, such as finance and retail, have increased 0.7 percent and 1.1 percent respectively.
The only area showing less sign of prosperity is the public sector, as permanent roles decreased 0.4 percent.
