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SALARY SURVEY 2013 - Robert Walters Singapore

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WELLINGTONWELLINGTONINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYWELLINGTONINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGYINFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY<strong>Robert</strong><strong>Walters</strong>GlobalSalarySurvey<strong>2013</strong>365Ourinformationtechnologydivisionspecialisesinpermanentandcontractrecruitmentforboththepublicandprivatesectors.Werecruitpositionsrangingfromseniormanagementtofrontlinesupportstaff.Ourconsultativeandnon-transactionalapproachmeansweofferadvicetobothclientsandcandidatesonareassuchascurrentratesandsalaries,markettrends,resumefeedbackandcareeradvancementcoaching.MarketOverviewTheWellingtonITrecruitmentmarketcontinuedtobeaffectedbymarket-widetransformationandlargeorganisationalchangein2012.Severalhighprofilegovernmentagenciesjoinedforcesinthesecondhalfoftheyear,creating'super-ministries'suchastheMinistryofBusiness,InnovationandEmploymentandtheMinistryofPrimaryIndustries.Twomajorbanksalsocompletedalarge-scaleintegrationoftheircoresystemsandinfrastructure,creatingANZNational.ThesechangesresultedinalargenumberofITprofessionalsleavingtheirrolesafteralongtenureandstrugglingtofindnewpositionsbecausetheirskillshadnotmovedwiththemarket.Incontrast,therewasincreaseddemandforcontractbusinessanalysts,projectandprogrammemanagersandintermediateandseniordeveloperswithinboththe.NetandJavaspace.ThiswaslargelydrivenbythegrowthofseveralhighprofileNewZealandowned,Wellington-basedwebbusinesses.Experiencedsolutionsandenterprisearchitectswerealsohighlysought-afterasanumberoforganisationstriedtoensuretheirtechnologysolutionswereinlinewiththeirbusinessobjectives.DespitetheconsiderabledemandforITprofessionalsacrossthemarket,organisationstendedtobeveryspecificwhenrecruiting,preferringtowaitforagoodtechnicalandculturalfitbeforehiring.Thismeantrecruitmentprocesseswereoftenlengthy,sometimestakinguptofourtosixweeks.Ingeneral,salariesremainedonparwiththeratespaidin2011.However,thereweresomeinstanceswhereorganisationsincreasedsalarybandsforfixedtermopportunitiesinordertoattractthebestprofessionals.Outlookfor<strong>2013</strong>WepredicttherewillbestrongdemandforITtalentinthefirsthalfof<strong>2013</strong>.Thisisbecausetherewasaslightpauseincapitalspendingduringquartersthreeandfourof2012andkeyprojectoutcomeswillneedtobedeliveredbeforetheendoffinancialyear.Skillsetsthatwillbeindemandwillmatchthosein2012,withbusinessanalysts,projectmanagersandexperienceddeveloperslikelytobehighlysought-after.

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