The Ultra Fast Broadband project isn't yet driving demand for personnel, he says, with contract details still to be finalised.

"We're not seeing it yet," Hay says.

The commentary on Robert Walters' second-quarter market update notes: "With the government's push for a shared-services "all of government" model, the Department of Internal Affairs has been structured so that it can offer IT services across the public sector and this will continue their drive for efficiency and value for money, no doubt leading to further change throughout 2011."