Business growth, upgrades and shortage of skilled staff are combining to drive up salaries in the technology sector. New Zealand technology staff can look forward to an average 3.8 percent pay rise in 2012 according to recent 2012 Robert Half Technology salary guide.
Data architects and business analysts are set to receive the biggest year-on-year salary gains, with average pay rises of 7.5 percent and 7.3 percent respectively.
Robert Half says hiring new staff to facilitate business growth and manage systems upgrades will be key driver for technology recruitment over coming months. Some 80 percent of new hires will be recruited to fulfil these requirements.
Financial services, particularly banking and insurance, as well as the utilities industries are likely to have the highest levels of IT recruitment.
Signs are also positive for growth in other areas: recent survey of 100 Kiwi CIOs and CTOs conducted by Robert Half found 66 percent shared confidence in their company’s intention to invest in new technology projects in 2012. M
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