Two weeks on from the Budget, and we are still seeing the possibility of cut IT job hires in the public sector under a Liberal government. Add to that revelations of contractors fleeing the capital in search of private sector work, and you could almost be forgiven for thinking the Australian Government doesn't want to stimulate the industry.
The demand for permanent staff skills in Lotus Applications, CGI, JSP, DB2 and SAP have been falling for two years or more, according to a new jobs report.
A reduction in the unemployment percentage among IT workers indicates the global financial slowdown has had little impact to date on the proportion of full time professionals, according the 2009 Australian Computer Society ICT employment survey.
Budget dollars may be tight for most companies, but that doesn't mean enterprise IT departments can do without the technology skills, talent and certifications they need to better navigate a down economy.
The ongoing demand for workers skilled in SAP technologies grew dramatically stronger in recent months, according to Foote Partners, an analyst firm that tracks pay rates for IT jobs.