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Fresh tech talent in demand next year

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By Natasha Lomas

Published: 23 November 2007 12:57 GMT

The UK economy may be shivering in chill winds from across the pond but demand for IT grads is still strong, a survey has found.

Recent turbulence in the banking sector has not affected graduate hiring plans in the financial services industry, according to a poll conducted by tech grad recruitment site the IT Job Board.

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The survey of 50 UK organisations found the vast majority (94 per cent) are not planning to change their hiring plans in light of the credit crunch in the banking sector. And more than half (56 per cent) said they are planning to increase the number of grads they hire next year.

Just over a third (36 per cent) said hiring levels will be unchanged next year, while a marginal eight per cent said they plan to decrease hires, according to the recruitment company's survey.

Alex Farrell, director of the company, said in a statement: "The results of this survey confirm our beliefs that it's still a strong sector from an IT perspective and graduates are still very much in demand."

A vote by silicon.com's CIO Jury IT user panel suggests employers are not having trouble recruiting grads with the right skills for their departments - a result which flies in the face of widespread perception of an industry-wide skills crisis.

But another recent survey found the proportion of IT contractors in the FS sector is at its lowest level for more than three years.

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