The New Trends In IT Recruitment Have Changed The Stereotype Mindset

The recent changes in the IT recruitment are indicative of the fact that the market is recovering from the recession struggle. As per the recent statistics, the recruitment within the IT and technology field has become far better than the recession time. This positive growth in the recruitment of IT is expected to increase in the coming years even more.

Throughout the recession period, most regions in the UK have seen a steady fall in terms of recruitment as per the recruitment and labour statistics. However, field such as manufacturing, construction and energy have increasing number of vacancies. The IT recruitment has also gone up as compared to the last year.

The growth in the IT sector is quite surprising. It has been noted that the average salary for an IT professional have increased almost 5% as compared to the previous year. In addition to these, many of the job sites have also reported that there is a sudden increase in vacancy advertising, around 25% than the last year. As per the experts, it is the confidence, which has acted as a contributing factor for the growth of recruitment in the IT sector and stabilising the economy, which has eventually allowed directors to invest in IT recruitments.

The sudden development in the IT industry is a good sign for the IT graduates and those who are pursuing their IT studies. The candidate driven nature of the market is yet another concern amongst the IT recruiters.

There are many recruiters who are reporting about the skills of the candidates who seats for these recruitment sessions. Another thing that has been noticed, as far as IT recruitment is concerned, as the number of vacancy is increasing, the number of application per vacancy has fallen considerably. The uncertainty in economy is considered a reason behind less number of applications for the vacant positions in the IT field. Candidates find it convenient to stick to their permanent jobs rather than job hunting. Job security is one of the key concerns and the recession period somehow managed to kill the confidence in most of the candidates. In order to attract the candidates towards job hunting or for a new job, employers need to give a hike on the salary.

However, apart from recruitment and salary hike, there are certain claims made by the recruiters which have created a concern for many. Employers are in favour of saying that the contemporary IT courses and colleges are not preparing their students for an IT career. Making students industry ready is really crucial at this point of time, especially when the recruitment market is improving. Without appropriate knowledge it is not possible for many employers to offer their employees a good salary.

There are many debates regarding the topic, but in spite of all debate, one thing has become very certain, that IT recruitment in UK is gaining pace again. Candidates with apt skills and practical working experience are able to pick the right job with a handsome salary.