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IT hiring forecast optimistic ... for now

06.06.2012
Despite the recent lackluster employment figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there's cause for optimism on the IT hiring front, according to Dice.com. In a poll of 800 IT-focused hiring managers and recruiters, the tech jobs site found 73% plan to increase hiring in the second half of the year compared to the first six months of 2012.

More IT hiring managers and recruiters are optimistic about hiring than six months ago, they planned to increase hiring.

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Respondents are divided on the issue of finding technical talent, however. Roughly one-quarter (24%) said the time it takes to fill positions has shortened compared to last year, while 45% reported extended hiring times, due in part to an . The remainder -- 31% -- said the time to fill open positions is unchanged relative to 2011.

On the salary front, 58% of corporate hiring managers said for existing IT staff are higher than they were last year. Dice.com also asked corporate hiring managers about attrition rates. Nearly two-thirds (63%) said voluntary departures have not increased, while 37% said they have.

"Our customers tell us it's hard to entice tech professionals out of their current positions," said Tom Silver, Dice's senior vice president, North America, in a statement. "There is just not enough confidence for professionals to leave what they know behind and take a chance with their ."