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Technology Forecast - Summer/Fall 2008

At our customers' request, Paragon Recruiting has compiled a Technology Employment Forecast for the West and Mid Michigan area. This forecast is intended to give an accurate prediction of IT hiring trends in our local market.




Each half we poll over 500 Senior IT Managers in our market to determine what the future holds for IT staffing and IT services outsourcing in the local area. This forecast includes responses from approximately 100 companies.

We will post the results from who all respond on our home page shortly after the start of the forecasted half.

1) In the next half do you expect your IT staff to increase, decrease, or stay the same?

Increasing IT staff:

32%

Decreasing IT staff:

3%

Staying the same:

65%

Hiring Trends by Industry:

Increasing

Decreasing

Stay the same

Manufacturing

30%

9%

61%

Schools

38%

0%

63%

Professional Services

41%

0%

59%

IT Consulting

44%

0%

56%

Healthcare

0%

0%

100%

Retail/Wholesale

13%

0%

88%

Hiring Trends by Company Size:

Number of employees

Increasing

Decreasing

Stay the same

1-50

39%

0%

61%

51-100

45%

0%

55%

101-250

6%

13%

81%

251-500

27%

7%

67%

501-1000

55%

0%

45%

1000+

20%

0%

80%

2) If increasing or decreasing in question number 1, what discipline of person is most affected?

Increasing by Discipline:

Decreasing by Discipline:

Applications:

75%

Applications:

0%

Systems:

31%

Systems:

0%

Support:

25%

Support:

0%

3) If increasing or decreasing in question number 1, what skill level of person is most affected?

Increasing by Skill Level:

Decreasing by Skill Level:

Senior:

34%

Senior:

0%

Mid:

59%

Mid:

0%

Junior:

31%

Junior:

0%

4) Are you outsourcing projects?

Yes:

42%

5) If you answered "yes" to question number 4, where are you outsourcing the projects?
(some firms outsource to multiple locations)

Outsourcing Provider

Local:

72%

National:

19%

Offshore:

9%

If you have any questions, comments, or an interest in more detailed information, please feel free to contact us.

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