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)

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)