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 ."