According to Gerry McLaughlin of ITContractor.com, this is because the number of people choosing to take IT-related degrees has fallen from the high levels previously seen in the late nineties.
He added that, in turn, this means there is 'not a great bank' of people with IT skills that organisations will be able to call on.
'IT will prove to be a lucrative and much safer profession over the next five to ten years,' he explained.
'The information age has arrived and those working in IT are in the vanguard of it.'
Mr McLaughlin's comments have come after research by E-Skills UK revealed that demand for staff with IT skills rose during the first quarter of 2010.
This was in contrast to the drop in overall demand for labour in the UK over the same period.
He added that, in turn, this means there is 'not a great bank' of people with IT skills that organisations will be able to call on.
'IT will prove to be a lucrative and much safer profession over the next five to ten years,' he explained.
'The information age has arrived and those working in IT are in the vanguard of it.'
Mr McLaughlin's comments have come after research by E-Skills UK revealed that demand for staff with IT skills rose during the first quarter of 2010.
This was in contrast to the drop in overall demand for labour in the UK over the same period.
