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Dive overview:
- CIOs at large companies expect IT teams to grow in 2023, but deteriorating macroeconomic indicators are putting pressure on technology leaders to adjust workforce strategies. Gartner Research Results Released Tuesday.
- According to a survey of 501 CIOs worldwide conducted in October-November 2022, more than four in five CIOs at companies with revenues of $1 billion or more plan to increase headcount in IT departments. rice field.
- Despite growth ambitions, unfavorable economic indicators have led IT leaders to delay or freeze role hiring, cut overall IT budgets, and lay off employees. almost half Research shows that a percentage of CIOs in their companies plan to invest in upskilling or reskilling to ensure their teams meet their goals.
Dive Insight:
Headcount reductions will continue into 2023, but other departments are still struggling to attract and retain skilled IT talent. Gartner Senior Principal Analyst Jose Ramirez said:
The job cuts seen earlier this year were largely characteristic of the tech industry, Reversal of previous employment gluttony toward a more stable trend.
The total number of tech jobs across the economy in May was increased 45,000 The tech sector almost lost money, 5,000 jobsaccording to Analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by CompTIA.
“In addition, many tech layoffs have not yet become a significant IT role,” Ramirez said in an email. “CIOs are still hiring for architecture, cloud computing, cybersecurity and AI/ML skills.”
There were about 15,000 job openings for technology workers with AI skills in May, according to CompTIA analysis.
Companies are also looking to other avenues to acquire skilled talent.Accenture announces next plans Double your AI talent In June, just months after announcing job cuts affecting 19,000, the professional services firm aimed to reach 80,000 employees with AI skills through recruitment, acquisition and training.
Meta Platforms Support AI efforts In April, after a series of layoffs at the company had more impact, 20,000 workerss. Vendors, etc. microsoft and googlehas released an AI training course for organizations looking to fill the skills gap.
As companies experiment with generative AI, questions remain about it. Impact on employment trends.
But even if the technology matures, Gartner says the impact on global employment “will be neutral over the next few years due to slow corporate adoption, implementation times and learning curves,” Ramirez reports. says in.
