IT umbrella company contractors should have been amongst those to benefit from an upsurge in demand for their services in recent months.
According to Richard Nott from CWJobs.co.uk, job opportunities for web development specialists are booming and there is currently a high demand for people with Java and SQL skills.
Last year, the skills most in demand were C, C# , .NET, SQL and SQL Server. Towards the end of 2010, there was also an increased demand for emerging skills such as Google Android and Scrum.
Contract rates in the IT sector increased last year and developers saw a 5% increase in offers compared to the year before.
Meanwhile, the latest Reed Job index showed that opportunities for computer workers using recruiters rose steeply in February, with vacancies in private sector organisations reaching their highest level for well over a year.
IT and telecoms scored 152 on the Reed Index, the highest level since the index began in December 2009. Engineering also scored 152, a rise of 59 points on the previous month and Strategy and Consulting registered a massive leap from 100 to 185.
Online agency Recruitment Genius said there finally seem to be green shoots of recovery on the jobs front, although it did say that the start of a new year was traditionally a busy period for the recruitment of managers.
Average rates across all 27 job areas fell by one point, largely due to increased competition as more candidates enter the market place.
The Reed Index is based on the appointments made by 8,000 recruitment agencies across the UK.
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