IT executive jobs in decline

24 May 2012

IT executive jobs in decline

20 May 2009 JJ Robinson

The past six months has seen IT executive vacancies fall by 3%, second only to the fall in consultancy executive jobs

Job opportunities for IT executives are in decline.

The number of high-level IT vacancies has fallen 3% since November 2008, a drop only exceeded in the consulting sector (8%), according to the a report from recruitment site Experteer.co.uk.

Not all job sectors have been adversely affected by the credit crunch. The relative demand for executives in the public and medical sectors rose 9% and 5% respectively.

Meanwhile, demand for IT developers on the rise. The number of developer vacancies rose by 2% in the last 3 months, according to ITjobswatch.co.uk. The average developer salary, however, has declined 4.3% compared with the same period last year.

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