Job market - good or bad?

[williamdavis]

I’ve been reading a few worrying articles about a slow down in the economy, but do keep seeing news bits about the shortage of IT professionals. My contracts is due to run out at the end of Jan 08.

Can I ask what the job market is like at the moment for anybody looking.

Thanks W.

[XLMonkey]

The market's too big to give a single answer, I think. It does depend on the specific skills set and industry that you focus on.

For my stuff (programme mgt, procurement, business change):

- Defence: market is good, lots of opportunities, but mostly in junior-mid level roles
- Healthcare: OK-ish, still a bit around, but nothing like as frantic as it was this time last year.
- Telecoms: tulipe

[vhadiant]

Finance is a bit tough at the moment.

[Troll]

I’ve been reading a few worrying articles about a slow down in the economy, but do keep seeing news bits about the shortage of IT professionals. My contracts is due to run out at the end of Jan 08.

Can I ask what the job market is like at the moment for anybody looking.

Thanks W.

why don't you start applying for jobs and see how many offers you get?

HTH

[WindyAnna]

In the {insert name of German ERP solution that we don't mention on here} is seems very busy at the moment, unusual so close to Christmas.

[williamdavis]

Cheers for this,

Looks like I may need to move out of the financial sector and into the systems sector. I'll have a chat with some old colleagues at Oracle, see what's going on there.

[rootsnall]

In the .Net market is seems very busy at the moment, unusual so close to Christmas.

Didn't know you were one of us !

[TheFaQQer]

Cheers for this,

Looks like I may need to move out of the financial sector and into the systems sector. I'll have a chat with some old colleagues are Oracle, see what's going on there.

Depends on what you do. I've never specialised in any Oracle modules in particular - I'm fantastic with all of them. It means that when one particular sector slows a bit, there is always work around.

Past year, I've done bespoke work, bit of DBA, CRM, HR, OM but mostly CRM which seems to be busy at the moment, particularly in public sector. Now looking at UCM and CRM...

[vhadiant]

Cheers for this,

Looks like I may need to move out of the financial sector and into the systems sector. I'll have a chat with some old colleagues are Oracle, see what's going on there.

It's tough but it's not impossible. There are some contracts to be had. My flat mate just secured a good contract with a global asset management.

[max]

I’ve been reading a few worrying articles about a slow down in the economy, but do keep seeing news bits about the shortage of IT professionals. My contracts is due to run out at the end of Jan 08.

Can I ask what the job market is like at the moment for anybody looking.

Thanks W.

There are always articles about the shortage of IT professionals.

The theory goes...big business want to reduce costs by importing cheap labour. To do this they diseminate shortage propaganda in the hope of having the govt. loosen rules for work visas.

This worked in 2000. However PCG sucessfully managed scale it back. At the time there was a downturn so was an easy sell, and they only had to forfeit their first born.