IT recruitment picks up as economy stabilises

The number of IT jobs advertised in all sectors in the fist quarter of 2010 was 4% higher than the previous quarter, with financial services IT job vacancies increasing by 23%.

According to CWJobs.co.uk the financial services sector has remained the top ranking sector in terms of job postings since 2006.

SQL holds the top spot as the skill that is most in demand, closely followed by C and C#. Fifty-two per cent of all permanent jobs advertised request these skills, and C# has shown the biggest recent increase in demand, with quarterly vacancies up by 12%.

Richard Nott, website director at CWJobs, said, "It is encouraging to see job growth in the IT sector as the economy takes steps towards recovery. We hope these findings signal the start of re-investment in IT."