Metrics - Philly SAP Jobs

As of Monday December 6, 2010, 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 = 396 (399)
CareerBuilder: Philly Metro +SAP = 145 (141)
Monster: Philly Metro +SAP = 254 (283)
HotJobs: Philly Metro +SAP = 32 (39)

IT Salaries Expected to rise 3.4% in 2011

As reported on ComputerWorld, Robert Half Technology reports in its newly released Salary Guide 2011 that IT salaries are expected to rise 3.4% in 2011.  Leading the pack in the various categories being reported upon are SAP development skills where they recommend adding an additional 8% to IT salaries for such professionals.

In general, those having ERP skills are expected to be among the largest salary increase winners in the new year, ie:

- ERP Business Analyst: +5.1%
- ERP Technical/Functional Analyst: +5%
- ERP Technical Developer: +5.2%

Metrics - Philly SAP Jobs

As of Friday November 5, 2010, 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 = 445 (363)
CareerBuilder: Philly Metro +SAP = 166 (126)
Monster: Philly Metro +SAP = 324 (255)
HotJobs: Philly Metro +SAP = 40 (35)

Metrics - Philly SAP Jobs

As of Monday October 4, 2010, 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 = 359 (350)
CareerBuilder: Philly Metro +SAP = 110 (126)
Monster: Philly Metro +SAP = 200 (275)
HotJobs: Philly Metro +SAP = 48 (37)

Metrics - Philly SAP Jobs

As of Thursday September 2, 2010, 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 = 395 (319)
CareerBuilder: Philly Metro +SAP = 154 (121)
Monster: Philly Metro +SAP = 291 (266)
HotJobs: Philly Metro +SAP = 33 (44)

Good Reports on IT Hiring from CDW and Dice

According to a ComputerWorld article "IT hiring continues to improve, surveys show".

It reports that the "most recent edition of The Dice Report, which heard from 600 respondents across the U.S. who hire or recruit technology professionals, found that 71% expect to add more employees in the second half of the year than they did in the first. More than half of that 71% expect to hire 10 or more new IT staff members."

And CDW's "IT Monitor recently found that 37% of IT decision makers at large companies expect to hire more IT staff in the rest of the year, which is up 11 percentage points from a year ago".

Metrics - Philly SAP Jobs

As of Tuesday August 3, 2010, 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 = 397 (280)
CareerBuilder: Philly Metro +SAP = 134 (120)
Monster: Philly Metro +SAP = 316 (253)
HotJobs: Philly Metro +SAP = 33 (41)

UPenn Fifth Best Place to Work in IT

Congrats to University of Pennsylvania (#5) and Temple University (#53) for making ComputerWorld's 100 Best Best Places to Work in IT 2010. Other nearby organizations making the cut include:

5 - University of Pennsylvania
8 - Verizon Wireless
16 - Campbell Soup Co.
18 - American Express Co.
19 - Prudential Financial Inc.
35 - The Vanguard Group Inc.
36 - Lehigh Valley Health Network
37 - Corning Inc.
46 - Quest Diagnostics Inc.
53 - Temple University
56 - Thomson Reuters Corp.
69 - Automatic Data Processing Inc.
79 - Penn National Insurance
82 - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
89 - Paychex Inc.
94 - American Water
96 - Hess Corp.

IT Salaries on the Rise

According to a new salary survey by The Janco Associates, Inc. for employment data up to June 2010, there are increasing signs of bright spots in compensation trends for IT professionals:

• The total mean compensation for all IT Professionals has increased to $78,210 from $77,690. 
• CIOs compensation has increased over the last 12 months. The mean compensation for CIOs in large enterprises is now $181,533 (an increase of 7.52%) and $169,303 (a 3.73%) in mid-sized enterprises.
• In mid-sized enterprises, the mean total compensation for all positions has fallen slightly from $73,905 to $73,439.  At the same time in large enterprises, the median compensation has risen slightly from $82,475 to $81,652.
• Flexible hours and work schedules are becoming more available as the recovery begins to take hold and is viewed as a low cost high value benefit by both employers and employees.

Multiple Sources Report April Jump in IT Hiring

According to an article on ComputerWorld citing multiple sources including TechServe Alliance, Dice Holdings and Foote Partners, hiring in IT picked up significantly in April, with an emphasis on full-time permanent positions.

Metrics - Philly SAP Jobs

As of Monday May 3, 2010, 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 = 269 (212)
CareerBuilder: Philly Metro +SAP = 133 (84)
Monster: Philly Metro +SAP = 258 (145)
HotJobs: Philly Metro +SAP = 62 (17)

Yoh Index of Technology Wages reported its first substantive increase since October 2009

PHILADELPHIA--April 13,2010--After a stagnant 2009, which saw wages paid to temporary technical professionals remain relatively flat, the Yoh Index of Technology Wages reported its first substantive increase since October 2009, suggesting the possibility that the long-awaited recovery in employment could be underway. More details here...

See what industries pay the most in IT

According to Computerworld's 2010 Salary Survey, the top 5 industries for IT pay were defense/aerospace (overall compensation up 2.9%), biotechnology (up 2.2%), government (up 1.8%), education (up 1.4%) and health/medical services (up 1.4%).  Find out which industries showed the biggest decline in IT pay here .

Metrics - Philly SAP Jobs

As of Saturday April 3, 2010, 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 = 241 (189)
CareerBuilder: Philly Metro +SAP = 132 (59)
Monster: Philly Metro +SAP = 262 (89)
HotJobs: Philly Metro +SAP = 22 (12)

IT Salaries Highest in NorthEast U.S.

According to the 2010 IT Skills and Salary Report put out jointly by Global Knowledge and TechRepublic, IT salaries in the NorthEast United States are the highest of the 4 regions reported upon, averaging $86,400.  In New England (according to the chart) salaries were highest at $89,300 and in the Mid-Atlantic, salaries averaged $83,900.

Another uptick in IT hiring for February 2010

IT employment grew by 0.37%, or 14,000 jobs, from January to February, according to a ComputerWorld article referencing research from the TechServe Alliance, an IT services industry group that analyzes U.S. Labor Department unemployment data.

"Posting an increase of over 25,000 IT jobs during the first two months of the year is both heartening and a positive harbinger for the future, said Mark Roberts, CEO of TechServe Alliance, in a statement.  He said the data reflects "renewed optimism" and indicates that businesses are reversing "recession-driven cutbacks."

Best month-to-month IT employment gain since late 2008

According to an article in ComputerWorld, and as reported by TechServe Alliance, U.S. IT employment increased by 12,900 jobs, or 0.3%, in January.  Though the number of jobs lost in IT is significant since the beginning of the recession in 2008, this is a good sign that things may not have only bottomed out, but are back on the up-and-up...let's hope so!

Metrics - Philly SAP Jobs

As of Saturday January 2, 2010, 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 = 163 (169)
CareerBuilder: Philly Metro +SAP = 33 (35)
Monster: Philly Metro +SAP = 59 (57)
HotJobs: Philly Metro +SAP = 3 (8)