Dive Brief:
- While many campus IT departments will be expanding in 2015 as they incorporate more cloud computing, mobile technology, and big data, they will have difficulty competing with corporations for good candidates, according to Campus Technology.
- Colleges and universities can boost their appeal to potential IT employees through their school mission, access to new technology, and benefits packages.
- According to Modis, an IT staffing firm, IT salaries will increase almost 5%, but high-demand jobs that require complex analytical or enterprise architect skills will increase 10% to 12%.
Dive Insight:
Database analysts, data warehouse managers, and other big data employees will also be in high demand, especially those with combined science, math, and technology backgrounds. People skills are also important for IT job candidates — having the ability to converse with IT users and to listen to them. Some IT professionals may experience negative unemployment, where there are more of certain types of positions open than there are people to fill them.