Higher IT Salaries on the Horizon for 2011

TEKsystems, the nation's leading research staffing and services company, today announced findings from its quarterly IT Executive Outlook survey, conducted in partnership with the Inavero Institute.

Fifty-seven percent of survey respondents cited an increase in IT project needs over the at once six months. Top initiatives driving these needs include projects around Mobile Applications, Virtualization and Business Intelligence.

The economy improves

"As the economy improves and business confidence builds, the survey results suggest that companies are aggressively pursuing IT initiatives that do more than 'keep the lights on,'" said TEKsystems Technology Manager Tania Lavin. "The top strategic initiatives cited are those that enable business efficiencies and opportunities for competitive advantage as we emerge from a time when doing more with less was the imperative."

IT executives plan to fill skill gaps for about half of the projects cited in the survey by training existing staff. These projects include Private Cloud Computing, IP Telephony / VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), Unified Communications, Security and Mobile Applications. A temporary or contingent staffing model is expected to be utilized for Server Virtualization and Open Source Applications projects, during outsourcing will be the preference for Virtual Desktop and Business Intelligence projects.

The nation's leading research staffing

TEKsystems is the nation's leading research staffing and services company. Combining a proven track record of superior performance, a quality-focused approach to service delivery and the highest-caliber technical professionals in the market, TEKsystems helps our customers successfully plan, build and run their critical innovation initiatives. With more than 25 years of experience, we annually deploy 70,000 technical professionals from 90 locations throughout North America, Europe and Asia.