Gerry McLaughlin of ITContractor.com has claimed that a 'sea change' has occurred, which has seen IT move from being an area that managers saw as easy to cut to an area of major importance.
He highlighted that the transformation has come about as computing turned out to be a 'cost-cutting enabler' during the recent economic downturn.
'In the new information age, access to business information is seen as the biggest differentiator and companies didn't want to come out of recession a couple of years behind their rivals in terms of the software components of their products and services,' he explained.
Mr McLaughlin added that companies now realise that quality IT gives them a great competitive advantage.
His comments have come after research by E-Skills suggested that the IT jobs market was in good health during the first quarter of 2010.
He highlighted that the transformation has come about as computing turned out to be a 'cost-cutting enabler' during the recent economic downturn.
'In the new information age, access to business information is seen as the biggest differentiator and companies didn't want to come out of recession a couple of years behind their rivals in terms of the software components of their products and services,' he explained.
Mr McLaughlin added that companies now realise that quality IT gives them a great competitive advantage.
His comments have come after research by E-Skills suggested that the IT jobs market was in good health during the first quarter of 2010.
