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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. |
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1) In the next half do you expect your IT staff to increase, decrease, or stay
the same? |
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Increasing IT staff: |
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32% |
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Decreasing IT staff: |
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3% |
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Staying the same: |
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65% |
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Hiring Trends by Industry: |
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Hiring Trends by Company Size: |
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Number of employees |
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Increasing |
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Decreasing |
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Stay the same |
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1-50 |
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39% |
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0% |
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61% |
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51-100 |
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45% |
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0% |
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55% |
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101-250 |
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6% |
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13% |
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81% |
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251-500 |
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27% |
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7% |
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67% |
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501-1000 |
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55% |
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0% |
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45% |
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1000+ |
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20% |
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0% |
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80% |
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2) If increasing or decreasing in question number 1, what
discipline of person is most affected? |
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Increasing by Discipline: |
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Decreasing by Discipline: |
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Applications: |
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75% |
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Applications: |
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0% |
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Systems: |
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31% |
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Systems: |
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0% |
Support: |
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25% |
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Support: |
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0% |
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3) If increasing or decreasing in question number 1, what skill
level of person is most affected? |
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Increasing by Skill Level: |
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Decreasing by Skill Level: |
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Senior: |
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34% |
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Senior: |
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0% |
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Mid: |
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59% |
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Mid: |
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0% |
Junior: |
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31% |
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Junior: |
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0% |
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4) Are you outsourcing projects? |
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Yes: |
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42% |
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5) If you answered "yes" to question number 4, where
are you outsourcing the projects?
(some firms outsource to multiple locations) |
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Outsourcing Provider |
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Local: |
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72% |
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National: |
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19% |
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Offshore: |
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9% |
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If you have any questions, comments, or an interest in more detailed
information, please feel free to contact us. |
