Appeared in: Computer Daily News
Author: Computer Daily News
Date: April 2013

IT pro’s, execs to sit tight as jobs market tightens

SYDNEY – This mightn’t be the best moment for IT people to toss their job in the hope of getting a better-paid one. Despite signs of an IT skills shortage, the ICT jobs market will be up against “significant headwinds” in the rest of 2013 that will keep growth in the national economy to just over two percent, according to a report by recruiter Peoplebank.

Appeared in: SMH.com.au
Author: Sylvia Pennington
Date: April 2013

Political uncertainty at home, international financial upheaval, and post-GFC frugality mean 2013 is off to more of a whimper than a bang for information and communications technology suppliers and professionals.

Research house IDC last week cut its 2013 spending forecast for Australian vertical markets from $46.55 billion to $44.9 billion, on the back of a sluggish economy and companies’ ongoing reluctance to spend.

Appeared in: ARNNet
Author: Julia Talevski
Date: April 2013

Demand for ICT skills experienced a ‘reasonably sound’ level during the first quarter of 2013, according to the Peoplebank Salary Index.

Peoplebank CEO, Peter Acheson, said the overall demand reflected the national forecast of modest economic growth in 2013, but a closer examination revealed a significant variation. Solid demand for ICT skills in the larger markets were tempered by patchy conditions in the nation’s smaller cities, he said.

Appeared in: The West
Author: Shane Wright
Date: April 2013

The IT sector is back near its pre-GFC highs, a new report today shows, with WA leading the way in jobs and wages.

IT recruiter Peoplebank’s report reveals the national information and communications technology jobs market improved through the first three months this year.

Appeared in: The Australian
Author: Jennifer Foreshaw
Date: April 2013

THE demand for ICT skills in the first quarter of 2013 has been healthy in the country’s larger markets but patchy conditions are impacting the smaller cities, data shows.

The “reasonably sound” levels of overall demand reflected the national forecast of modest economic growth this year, according to the latest Peoplebank Salary Index.