4. VERKOM.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
In a recent telephone survey “The IT sector in 2010 has continued We can conclude that companies are
conducted by Verkom senior level to grow steadily following a positive slowly returning to a more stable level
operational and HR managers within end to 2009. The number of of business activity. As a result this is
the IT sector were asked if they vacancies in January 2010 is four influencing the overall sentiment
expected basic salary levels within times that of January 2009.” explains within the Irish jobs market.”
their business to increase, decrease, Gráinne Bagnall, Manager, Verkom
or stay the same over the next 12, Dublin.
months and if there was an increase /
decrease by what %? The Financial Services sector plays a
key role in the Irish economy and
The majority (74.8%) of employers particularly in the IT contract market,
foresee salaries remaining the same but has remained stagnant for the last
over the next 12 months. 12-18 months from a recruitment
perspective.
17.5% are expecting an increase of
up to 10% while 7.7% predict a We are now experiencing a change
decrease of up to 10%. and companies have started to hire
but on a much smaller scale.
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5. VERKOM.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Q Do you expect basic salary levels within your business to
increase, decrease or stay the same over the next 12 months
and if there is an increase/decrease, by what %?
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6. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.
PERMANENT
Senior Appointments 0 – 2 years €K 3 – 5 years €K 5+ years €K
CTO
n/a n/a 121 +
Software Development Manager
65 – 80 80 – 90 90 +
IT Project Manager
50 – 60 61 – 80 80 +
Within the IT sector across all vertical Senior Technical Manager
45 – 55 56 – 66 66 +
markets there has been an increase IT Change Manager
in the flow of job opportunities, 45 – 55 56 – 66 66 +
Infrastructure / Support Manager
although the recruitment process has 40 – 55 56 – 70 71 +
remained relatively slow. IT Auditor
35 – 45 46 – 60 61 +
Emerging technologies such as Cloud Development and Design
Computing is driving demand for 0 – 2 years €K 3 – 5 years €K 5+ years €K
Application-Based Technology
professionals. Java / J2EE
25 – 35 35 – 50 50 +
VB/C#/VB.NET/ASP.NET
25 – 35 35 – 50 50 +
Experienced Developers and C/C++
Technical Project Managers are still in 28 – 38 39 – 55 56 +
Oracle / SQL
high demand in all markets, however 30 – 38 39 – 55 55 +
hiring managers are very focused on Data warehousing / Business intelligence
30 – 40 41 – 60 61 +
professionals with specific Mainframe
qualifications. 30 – 40 36 – 50 51 +
ERP/CRM 0 – 2 years €K 3 – 5 years €K 5+ years €K
There has been little change in IT
salaries over the past 1-2 years with
some businesses dropping them SAP Functional Consultant 35 – 45 46 – 65 66 +
slightly but overall basic pay has SAP ABAP Programmer 33 – 43 44 – 60 61 +
remained static in this sector.
Oracle Financials Business Analyst 35 – 45 46 – 65 66 +
Oracle Financials Technical Consultant 33 – 43 44 – 60 61 +
ERP (Other) Consultant 30 – 40 41 – 55 56 +
Navision Consultant 35 – 45 46 – 65 66 +
CRM Consultant 35 – 45 46 – 60 61 +
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