IT job vacancy rise as young Irish ‘pass up’ opportunities

THE number of job vacancies in the Irish IT sector have risen 26% to 13,900 since last May.

The figures form a key part of the latest Dublin City University (DCU) IT Job Survey, published yesterday. They also show a 74% increase on the 8,000 vacancies revealed in the first DCU survey in May, 2005. The numbers are based on the level of web-based Irish IT jobs advertised.

“While jobs are being lost in other sectors, this shows the strength of employment prospects for computer graduates,” according to DCU IT analyst, Professor Michael Ryan.