July 11, 2019

IT Staffing Report

Staffing Industry Analysts recently published its Global Staffing Industry Market Estimates and Forecast biannual update. 

Continued expansion forecasted for global IT temporary staffing market

9 July 2019

Staffing Industry Analysts recently published its Global Staffing Industry Market Estimates and Forecast biannual update. 


IT employers to increase full-time hiring in second half of year

9 July 2019

Of IT decision-makers polled by Robert Half Technology, 67% plan to hire full-time employees in the second half of the year, up four points from a similar survey for the first half. 


Capgemini to buy engineering services firm Altran

9 July 2019

Global IT solutions firm Capgemini announced a deal to acquire global engineering solutions firm Altran Technologies for €14.00 per share.


Scarcest tech skills include big data, cybersecurity and AI

9 July 2019

The technology skills shortage is at its highest level since 2008, according to the 2019 Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey released by IT staffing firm Harvey Nash Inc. 


Tech search firm lands $25 million investment

10 July 2019

Technology executive search firm Riviera Partners received a minority investment of $25 million from private equity firms Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors and ROCA Partners.


Cybersecurity job postings almost double since 2013

10 July 2019

The number of job postings for cybersecurity professionals has grown 94% since 2013, three times faster than IT jobs overall, according to data released by Burning Glass Technologies, a labor market analytics firm based in Boston.


Growth in AI-related job postings decelerates

10 July 2019

Artificial intelligence job postings on Indeed rose 29.1% over last year, according to a blog post by job board Indeed. However, that was lower than the previous two years. 


Tech training and placement firm lands $9.5 million in funding (TechCrunch)

10 July 2019

SV Academy, whose business model is training people and placing them in tech jobs, landed $9.5 million in a series A funding round, TechCrunch reported.