Outsourcing could hit IT jobs in some metro areas, study says
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A study of offshore outsourcing by the Brookings Institution indicates that some metropolitan areas in the U.S. could lose IT jobs in disproportionately heavy numbers over the next eight years.
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Outsourcing executives are worried that recent security breaches are damaging IndiaÂs reputation as a high-skilled, low-cost location.
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Infosys Technologies profits from global outsourcing trends.
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U.S. government employees have a telecommuting gap -- nearly all of them could work from home at least part time, but only about 20 percent do, according to a survey released Tuesday.
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BALTIMORE, June 6  /PRNewswire/ -- A net 10 percent of chief information officers (CIOs) in the Baltimore area expect to hire information technology (IT) professionals in the third quarter of 2007, according to the most recent Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report.
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Times remain tough for IT workers looking for jobs across the U.S., according to a new employment study of the IT marketplace.
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Why are they missing the boat? Small firms are falling behind in outsourcing IT functions, a new survey has revealed.â¦
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IT departments face a crunch, between impending retirements and a smaller pool of grads.
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A Yankee Group report suggests that the need to stay ahead of hackers will drive a move to outsource security to managed service providers.
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The lid on IT salaries is beginning to lift, and IT specialists should see gains of as much as 10 to 15 percent over the next three years, according to a new IT staff salaries study by the META Group.
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CINCINNATI, Dec. 11  /PRNewswire/ -- A net 9 percent of chief information officers (CIOs) in the Cincinnati area expect to hire information technology (IT) professionals in the first quarter of 2007, according to the most recent Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report.
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The Software &amp; Information Industry Association (SIIA) released a report on Thursday that painted a rosy picture of the sector&#39;s fortunes, one that stands in stark contrast to widespread fears of a recession in the U.S.&quot;One of the things we could not have anticipated was that we&#39;d be releasing this report at a time when the stock market had swooned and lawmakers were focused on an economic stimulus package,&quot; said Kenneth Wasch, president of SIIA. &quot;But it is important as policymakers consider what to do about our economic situation to recognize the role this industry plays in growing the U.S. economy.&quot;However, the SIIA acknowledged that a recession would undoubtedly have some effect on its membership.The 48-page report cites statistics culled from various government and private sources, including the U.S. Census and the Department of Labor.The SIIA&#39;s findings include:*&#160;More than 2.7 million Americans were employed in software and information-related companies in 2006, and net employment growth for those sectors was 17 percent between 1997 and 2006.*&#160;Those same workers earn among the top wages in the nation, taking home an average of $75,400 in 2006 compared to the overall average for private-sector employees of $42,400.*&#160;In comparison, other major but related industries saw their job numbers drop. Computer and electronics manufacturing fell by 27 percent, and telecommunications lost 8 percent during the same period.*&#160;The software and information industry&#39;s growth rate tripled that of the overall U.S. economy in 2005, rising 10.8 percent, compared to the 3.2 percent uptick in the U.S. gross domestic product.*&#160;The number of jobs for software engineers alone will grow to 1.2 million by 2016.Policymakers must pursue legislation that recognizes the contribution of the tech industry to the economy and ensures it remains strong in the future, Wasch and other SIIA officials said in a conference call on Thursday. Key to this, they said, is producing enough skilled workers through improving the higher education system and reforming immigration policies.&quot;We have to recognize we are competing as a country for the best-skilled talent,&quot; said David LeDuc, SIIA&#39;s director of public policy. &quot;We shouldn&#39;t be turning away some of the best and brightest workers in the world when in many cases they&#39;re being educated right here.&quot;The group also called for relaxed trade restrictions, increased penetration of broadband Internet and computer access, and tougher laws protecting intellectual property. &quot;It&#39;s simply unacceptable that we have the rates of piracy as we do around the world,&quot; LeDuc said.Even as the SIIA calls for the government to ease immigration law, Senator Chuck Grassley, an Iowa Republican, and others have attacked the H1-B temporary visa program, which allows companies to hire foreign workers with specialized skills. Critics contend, among other things, that companies are using H1-B visas to import cheaper labor, passing over U.S. employees and depressing wages.&quot;There&#39;s no question there&#39;s been some abuse. I&#39;m not going to sit here and argue that there&#39;s been no abuse of this,&quot; LeDuc said.
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The city of Hyderabad in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh has attracted a number of large multinational companies to set up software, services, and product development operations. The city, which has the headquarters of Indiaâs fourth largest outsourcer, Satyam Computer Services, also has facilities of other Indian outsourcers, and multinational technology companies like Microsoft and Oracle.
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Up against competition for markets and for hiring staff, Indian software outsourcers are focusing on building reusable software that automates specific business processes. These software components can in turn be used across a number of clients, saving costs, and time.
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But mergers and outsourcing will keep tech job security in flux, according to report.
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BANGALORE, INDIA -- As hiring picks up in Bangalore, India, the city's software professionals are again acquiring the spoiled-brat image they had in the late 1990s, when the dot-com boom increased staff requirements at Indian outsourcing companies.
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The number of information technology jobs in the United States have continued to fall since the end of the 2001 recession, driven mostly by outsourcing to low-wage countries