Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Facing Economic Uncertainty, 2009 IT Budget, Staffing Remain Strong

Even when faced with a discouraging economic outlook, CEOs, CIOs and top enterprise managers projected increased budgets and staffing needs for 2009. That’s according to a survey commissioned by the Society for Information Management (SIM) that was completed in June.

More than three-hundred respondents participated. The results showed that:

• 44% project their 2009 budgets will increase from 2008
• 43% estimate they will have a greater headcount in 2009 compared to 2008
• 75% project IT staff salaries will increase in 2009
• An average of 5.2% of IT budgets is anticipated to be spent on outsourcing (a 2%
increase from 2008)

While the survey was taken before the recent financial developments, SIM believes that the
results overall are very positive for the IT industry.

More information on the IT industry can be found at http://www.supportindustry.com/

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