Peoplebank’s latest IT&T Salary Index, based on salaries offered to permanent and contractor ICT workers over the April – June 09 period, confirms that while salaries and conditions remain stagnant, there are early signs of a firming market – through strengthening demand for contractors - in several of Australia’s key markets.

The survey, released this week, shows that overall IT employment levels remained lower than the high levels recorded in the first half of 2008 and demand was generally flat for much of the quarter.

Article Appeared In: www.itnews.com.au
Author: Brett Winterford
Date: 22nd of July 2009

Private sector makes up for Gershon cuts.

Late-breaking growth in the number of IT contractors being hired was the bright spot in an otherwise dour assessment of the IT skills market released today by Peoplebank.

Article Appeared In: www.itwire.com.au
Author: Peter Dinham 
Date: 22nd of July 2009  

Strengthening demand for contractors has helped bring some renewed vigour back to the IT recruitment market in Australia although salaries and employment conditions remain stagnant as businesses work their way through a tough economy.

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The last six months has seen a considerable tightening in the Adelaide IT&T market across IT Support, Business Analyst and Project Management positions.

Demand for permanent employees was particularly weak whilst demand for contractors has been flat, bucking the trend of recent years where low permanent demand correspondingly
led to high contractor demand.