IT Job Growth Accelerates in February

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After reaching an all-time high in January, the pace of IT job growth accelerated in February doubling January's rate of growth.

In February, the number of IT jobs grew by 23,000 or 0.6 percent sequentially to 4,127,700, according to TechServe Alliance, a collaboration of IT services firms, clients, consultants and suppliers. Since February 2011, IT employment grew by more than 100,000 jobs or 2.5 percent.

"After reaching an all-time high in January, February's accelerating rate of growth in IT employment is further confirmation of our earlier projections that demand for IT professionals would remain strong for the foreseeable future," stated Mark Roberts, CEO of TechServe Alliance. "Based on the data and the anecdotal reports of my member companies, there is clearly 'war for talent' underway in the high-demand IT skill sets. Companies that fail to adjust to this changing landscape will find it increasingly difficult to meet their IT staffing needs," commented Roberts.

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ABOUT TechServe Alliance

TechServe Alliance is a collaboration of IT services firms, clients, consultants and suppliers dedicated to advancing excellence and ethics within the IT services industry. Hundreds of IT staffing, IT solutions and IT consulting firms and tens of thousands of affiliated professionals, count on TechServe Alliance to keep their leadership informed, engaged and connected. TechServe Alliance serves as the voice of the industry before the policymakers and the national and trade press. By providing access to the knowledge and best practices of an entire industry and tapping the "collective scale" of hundreds of companies, TechServe Alliance supports its members in the efficient delivery of best-in-class IT services for clients and exceptional professional opportunities for every IT consultant.

SOURCE TechServe Alliance

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