New York CIOs Reveal Hiring Plans For First Half Of 2015

Robert Half Technology Survey Finds 18 Percent Plan to Add Staff

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Dec 02, 2014, 08:05 ET

NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The just-released Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Forecast and Local Trend Report for New York shows that 18 percent of New York-area chief information officers (CIOs) surveyed recently plan to expand their IT teams in the first half of 2015. This is up four points compared to projections from the previous six-month period (July – December 2014). Another 68 percent plan to hire only for open IT roles, 11 percent plan to put hiring plans on hold, and 3 percent expect to reduce their IT staff in the first half of the year.

New York IT Hiring Forecast - First Half of 2015

New York IT Hiring Forecast	July – Dec.	Jan. – June
	2014	2015*
CIOs adding more staff to IT departments	14%	18%
CIOs planning to hire only for open IT roles	71%	68%
CIOs who plan to put IT hiring plans on hold	11%	11%
CIOs who plan to reduce their IT staff	3%	3%
Don't know future hiring plans	1%	1%
*Numbers do not total 100 percent due to rounding.

View an infographic of the research findings.

"The results from our survey of New York CIOs offer encouragement for technology professionals," said Tom Borghesi, New York district president of Robert Half Technology. "We have seen increasing demand for developers, network administration professionals and engineers, as well as desktop support technicians, particularly in healthcare and the software space."

The 2015 hiring projections are based on interviews with 100 CIOs who were asked to provide a six-month hiring outlook. The surveys were developed by Robert Half Technology and conducted by an independent research firm. In order to ensure that companies from all segments were represented, the sample was stratified by number of employees. The results were then weighted to reflect the proper number of employees in the greater metropolitan New York area. Robert Half Technology is a leading provider of IT professionals on a project and full-time basis and has been tracking IT hiring activity in the United States since 1995.

Recruiting Challenges

In terms of recruiting, 70 percent of New York CIOs said it's somewhat or very challenging to find skilled IT professionals today. It is most challenging to find skilled talent in the functional areas of software development (19 percent), security (16 percent), networking (13 percent) and applications development (13 percent).

Confidence in Business Growth

The survey results suggest that New York CIOs are optimistic about their companies' growth. Eighty-seven percent of CIOs reported being somewhat or very confident in their companies' prospects for growth in the first half of the year. This compares to 82 percent in the second half of 2014.

Skills in Demand

Sixty-eight percent of New York technology executives surveyed said both network administration and desktop support are among the skill sets in greatest demand within their IT departments. Windows administration and database management followed, with 65 percent and 58 percent of the response, respectively.

About Robert Half Technology

With more than 100 locations worldwide, Robert Half Technology is a leading provider of technology professionals for initiatives ranging from web development and multiplatform systems integration to network security and technical support. Robert Half Technology offers online job search services at rht.com. Visitors can also request a copy of the Robert Half Technology 2015 Salary Guide, which includes a wide range of IT job descriptions.

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