Metrics - Philly SAP Jobs

As of Wednesday December 2, 2009, these major career websites had the following number of SAP jobs posted in Philadelphia: (Prior 4 months moving average in parentheses)

Dice.com: Philly Metro +SAP = 176 (168)
CareerBuilder: Philly Metro +SAP = 40 (34)
Monster: Philly Metro +SAP = 67 (51)
HotJobs: Philly Metro +SAP = 6 (10)

Latest Governement Employment Numbers Point to Stabilizing Job Market in IT

According to a ComputerWorld article "Tech job market stabilizes, but hiring is uneven", the recently released employment numbers are evidence of an employment picture that is beginning to improve for information technology workers. As noted..."Two Labor Department job categories were responsible for a net gain of 11,200 IT jobs over the last three months (out of the five categories studied by Foote Partners). They are management and technical consulting services, which added 13,300 jobs, and computer systems design and related services, which gained 5,200 jobs. Over this period, the data processing, hosting and related services fields lost 2,700 jobs; the computer and peripheral equipment category fell by 3,200 jobs; and the communications equipment area lost 1,400 jobs."

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Monday November 2, 2009, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 months moving average in parentheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 2,198 (2,068), +SAP 148 (168), +Microsoft 378 (345)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 729 (673), +SAP 33 (35), +Microsoft 197 (146)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 758 (726), +SAP 39 (49), +Microsoft 172 (161)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 191 (188), +SAP 4 (11), +Microsoft 27 (29)

IT Hiring Downturn Likely to Have Leveled Off

In an Oct. 30th ComputerWorld article "IT employment may be stabilizing after loss of 250,000 jobs", multiple sources pointed to what appears to be a leveling off in IT job losses, with hiring forecasts described as volatile, but potentially strong with "a lot of pent-up demand" being reported by TechServe Alliance member firms. According to Foote Partners Q3 report "IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index", folks in SAP and Security ought to be cheering as demand and pay for their skills continued to go up despite the general downtrend.

Uptick in IT wages reported in Q2 2009

According to the newly released Yoh Index of Technology Wages, "The final figure represents a more substantial increase, 1.07%, than the earlier weeks backing theories that wages could see an uptick later in 2009 with perhaps more subsequent increases in Q3."

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Friday October 1, 2009, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 months moving average in parentheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 2.079 (2,060), +SAP 163 (173), +Microsoft 356 (341)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 717 (665), +SAP 37 (32), +Microsoft 166 (146)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 863 (665), +SAP 61 (42), +Microsoft 170 (153)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 187 (190), +SAP 9 (10), +Microsoft 26 (30)

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Thursday September 3, 2009, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 months moving average in parentheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 1,996 (2,119), +SAP 187 (182), +Microsoft 319 (335)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 714 (655), +SAP 28 (30), +Microsoft 150 (149)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 701 (655), +SAP 62 (33), +Microsoft 168 (147)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 179 (200), +SAP 13 (9), +Microsoft 33 (33)

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Monday August 3, 2009, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 months moving average in parentheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 1,998 (2,205), +SAP 172 (196), +Microsoft 340 (331)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 591 (704), +SAP 39 (28), +Microsoft 135 (157)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 660 (660), +SAP 42 (32), +Microsoft 150 (144)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 192 (216), +SAP 12 (7), +Microsoft 26 (36)

IT - Still the place to be according to Fortune

Decent article in Fortune regarding the continuing demand for IT talent: "Where the tech jobs are now"

Despite continuing layoffs, there is continuing demand for the right mix of skills and experience in IT.

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Thursday July 2, 2009, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 months moving average in parentheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 2,197 (2,069), +SAP 151 (198), +Microsoft 364 (308)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 670 (738), +SAP 35 (27), +Microsoft 134 (165)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 679 (697), +SAP 30 (37), +Microsoft 154 (149)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 192 (231), +SAP 8 (8), +Microsoft 34 (38)

Job Boards etc - Big, Niche IT, Niche SAP, aggregators, social, classifieds

For a new product we're working on here at The IT Staffing Company, I just put together a quick list of job boards that may end up also being of interest to anyone visiting this blog, so I'm pasting them below. Enjoy!
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• Big Boards
  • Monster.com - http://www.monster.com
  • CareerBuilder.com - http://www.careerbuilder.com
  • Yahoo HotJobs - http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
  • JobServe (includes ComputerWork.com & ComputerJobs.com) - http://jobserve.us - http://www.computerwork.com - http://www.computerjobs.com
• Niche-IT
  • Dice - http://www.dice.com
  • JustTechJobs (JustSAPJobs) - http://www.justtechjobs.com
  • TechCareers - http://www.techcareers.com/ (Beyond.com)
  • DevBistro - http://www.devbistro.com/
  • TechCentric - http://www.tech-centric.net/
  • Developers.net - http://www.developers.net/careers
  • CrunchBoard (TechCrunch blog's job board) - http://www.crunchboard.com/jobs/
• Niche-SAP
  • iCrunchData - http://www.icrunchdata.com/SAP-Jobs.aspx
  • SAP-Resources - http://www.sap-resources.com/
  • TheSAPJobBoard - http://www.thesapjobboard.com/
  • ERPCareer - http://www.erpcareer.com/
  • TheSpot4SAP - http://www.thespot4sap.com/
  • SAPCrossing - http://www.sapcrossing.com/
  • SimplySAP - http://www.simplysap.com/
  • SAPCareers - http://sapcareers.com/
• Aggregators
  • SimplyHired - http://www.simplyhired.com
  • Indeed - http://www.indeed.com
  • JuJu - http://www.juju.com
• Social Networking
  • LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com
  • Facebook - http://www.facebook.com
    
  • Twitter - http://twitter.com
• In-a-Box
  • JobThread - http://www.jobthread.com
  • Job-a-Matic (SimplyHired) - http://www.jobamatic.com/a/jbb-static/home
• Classifieds
  • Criagslist - http://www.craigslist.com
  • GoogleBase - http://www.google.com/base
  • Kijiji - http://www.kijiji.com/

Univ of Penn - #4 in 100 Best Places to Work in IT

Congrats to the University of Pennsylvania and all the lucky folks who work in IT there. The ComputerWorld 100 Best Places to Work in IT 2009 is out and UPenn ranks #4, having moved up the list from a respectable #6 in 2008.

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Monday June 1, 2009, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 months moving average in parentheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 2,049 (2,046), +SAP 181 (199), +Microsoft 339 (310)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 683 (798), +SAP 26 (29), +Microsoft 165 (170)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 619 (706), +SAP 33 (43), +Microsoft 140 (152)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 196 (238), +SAP 8 (8), +Microsoft 30 (38)

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Monday May 4, 2009, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 months moving average in parentheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 2,233 (2,140), +SAP 223 (225), +Microsoft 296 (349)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 675 (842), +SAP 21 (39), +Microsoft 162 (181)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 662 (884), +SAP 26 (70), +Microsoft 144 (194)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 221 (235), +SAP 8 (8), +Microsoft 40 (36)

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Wednesday April 8, 2009, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 months moving average in parentheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 2,340 (2,188), +SAP 230 (256), +Microsoft 325 (372)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 786 (939), +SAP 29 (48), +Microsoft 168 (206)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 681 (1,253), +SAP 39 (107), +Microsoft 138 (271)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 253 (256), +SAP 5 (10), +Microsoft 41 (41)

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Tuesday March 3, 2009, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 months moving average in parentheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 1,653 (2,503), +SAP 159 (326), +Microsoft 271 (428)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 809 (1,047), +SAP 32 (60), +Microsoft 165 (244)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 825 (1,635), +SAP 48 (166), +Microsoft 174 (361)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 255 (274), +SAP 10 (13), +Microsoft 40 (47)

IT Wages Remain Flat in Q4 2008

Though wages declined significantly in the 3rd quarter, and were volatile in the 4th, they averaged out to be in line with the previous quarter. According to Bill Yoh, President and CEO of Yoh, "Since many businesses have employed layoffs as the primary tactic in this economic rough patch, technology wages have not been impacted as dramatically as we would have expected."

Metrics - Philly IT Jobs

As of Monday February 2, 2009, these major career websites had the following number of IT jobs posted: (Prior 4 months moving average in parentheses)

Dice.com: Philadelphia Metro 1,957 (2,728), +SAP 182 (400), +Microsoft 347 (461)
CareerBuilder: Philadelphia Metro 922 (1,135), +SAP 35 (71), +Microsoft 186 (271)
Monster: Philadelphia Metro 656 (2,046), +SAP 60 (225), +Microsoft 153 (457)
HotJobs: Philadelphia Metro 224 (319), +SAP 7 (17), +Microsoft 29 (59)