IT directors plan staffing increase despite credit crunch

Nearly half of IT directors plan to increase their staff over the next 12 months, a new survey has revealed.

Research by Rethink Recruitment found that 49 per cent of IT directors intended to increase their staff levels, while only 13 per cent said they would be cutting jobs.

Nearly two-thirds (58 per cent) of respondents said they expected their workload to increase over the next year, while 47 per cent expected IT budgets to rise.

Commenting on the findings, Michael Bennett, director of ReThink Recruitment, said: "IT departments savaged headcounts after the dot com and Y2K booms, but we appear to be a long way from a repeat of that scenario

"Spending on IT during a slowdown can deliver significant efficiency gains and boost competitive advantage, which can lead to greater cost savings over the longer term.

"Organisations increasingly recognise this, so do not always shelve IT projects in order to make short-term cost savings when times get tough."

The survey also revealed that 55 per cent of IT directors expected salaries for permanent staff to rise over the next 12 months.

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