10 REASONS WHY A CAREER IN IT IS A WISE CHOICE

83% of CIOs and CTOs are challenged in finding skilled IT professionals.

79% of CIOs and CTOs are concerned about losing their best employees to the competition.

1. TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS ARE IN HIGH DEMAND

Businesses adopting anytime, anywhere access is creating an increase in digital transformation projects across all sectors.

The result: Innovative IT professionals who understand the potential of mobile connectivity are in growing demand.

2. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OPENING DOORS

Technology salaries in Europe are set to increase by 4% on average.

3. IT SALARIES ON THE RISE

For 35% of European CIOs and CTOs it is most challenging to find skilled software development professionals.

4. WANTED: SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS

The way companies conduct business is changing.

European CIOs and CTOs see IT having the biggest impact on the company in IT security (43%) and cloud technology (25%).

5. KEY BUSINESS CHANGES REQUIRE TECHNOLOGY

Skilled tech professionals are needed for these projects:

1. mobile solutions (28%)

2. virtualisation (28%)

3. information risk & security (24%)

6. FUTURE TECH PROJECTS

Half of CIOs and CTOs expect their budget to increase in the next year.

7. IT BUDGET ON THE RISE

87% of CIOs and CTO see technology playing an important role in their company‘s growth plans.

The key to achieving this is through improving customer transactional experiences (49%).

8. IT CONTRIBUTES TO BUSINESS STRATEGY

43% of European companies have seen the number of female IT professionals increase over the last five years.

9. MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN IT

CIOs and CTOs agree there is a strong link between having a culture of innovation and attracting talented IT professionals.

10. INNOVATION WELCOMED

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Source: independent survey commissioned by Robert Half among 501 European CIOs and CTOs.