The MATRIX Outlook offers timely career information for today's IT professional. Produced quarterly, the Outlook focuses on the latest research regarding market conditions for technology skills and compensation.
who we are...
- Top 50 IT Services firm, serving clients since 1983
- Privately-held, $165M company with nearly three decades of financial stability
- Associates averaging 13 years experience and 7 years tenure
- 1,400+ staff contract consultants
- Locations and resources throughout the U.S.
- National Best Places to Work Recognition
what we do...
- Single source for contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire technical staffing needs
- Deliverables-based professional services in areas of Application Development, Business Intelligence, Client Infrastructure and Delivery Management services
- Offer highly experienced IT professionals skilled in virtually all software technologies and hardware platforms
- Average 2,500 yearly placements across all positions levels within IT
- Provide IT solutions to 1,000+ clients of varied industries and sizes throughout the U.S.
what clients say...
- "Most responsive and quality focused firm I have worked with"
- "MATRIX provides the highest percentage of qualified applicants"
- "Instrumental in helping us achieve goals"
- "Understand our business as well as we do"
- "Entire MATRIX staff goes above and beyond in meeting the needs of their consultants"
- "MATRIX is three times better than any other staffing vendor we’ve ever worked with"
MATRIX subsidizes 75% of the cost of each consultant’s benefits coverage to make this a very affordable package.
Set proper expectations with salary ranges for the twenty most common IT positions. We've done the research.
Newsletter
| Year | Qtr | Newsletter Content Preview |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Qtr 2 |
The second quarter provided us with further optimism as IT employment increased 5% and IT job growth continued to rise, including postings for direct hire positions. Research suggests that tech pros are generally well compensated and employers are budgeting an average of 2.5% for raises this year. However, there is some evidence that many IT workers may be prepping to look for new jobs over the next year. Forecasters believe global IT spending will continue to rise in 2010 and is expected to hit $3.35 trill ion. This is somewhat lower than what was originally forecast due to economic conditions in Europe. In general, the IT market is steadily improving in 2010. MATRIXOutlookQ210.pdf |
| 2010 | Qtr 1 |
A quarter of the way through 2010 and we are seeing indications of a strengthening IT market. February saw one of the strongest month-to-month gains in IT jobs since 2008. Online job demand increased the last two months, signalling that more companies intend to start hiring again. Average IT salaries experienced a modest gain of 1% nationally over the last six months for 20 of the most common IT positions tracked by MATRIX. Following a decline of 4.5% in 2009, IT spending is forecasted to increase 3.2% this year to $1.5 trillion, returning to rerecession levels. Overall, research shows a stronger outlook for the tech industry in 2010. MATRIXOutlookQ110.pdf |
| 2009 | Qtr 4 |
Forecasters are predicting an uptick in hiring for 2010 with 20% of employers planning to increase their full-time staff, up from 14% in 2009. As we saw in 2009, there is higher demand for temp labor employment, with an overall 23% increase since July 2009. Several sources reveal that more than half of employers plan to increase salaries for existing employees as well as increase their IT spending for 2010. Another positive trend is the GDP seeing accelerated growth in the last quarter, with its largest quarterly increase since the third quarter of 2003. In general, the market research points to the year 2010 as one of rebuilding and stabilization. MATRIXOutlookQ409.pdf |
| 2009 | Qtr 3 |
Although the job market is still not great, we are seeing an increase in the number of temporary and contract job opportunities, particularly for IT job seekers.We find there is still strong demand for certain skill sets despite the recession; however, the bi-annual MATRIX Compensation survey shows an average 4% decline in national compensation over the last six months for 20 common IT positions. Still, research shows 27% of companies expect to increase their IT budgets for 2010. Overall, our findings show small steps towards recovery in the market, but we still have a ways to go. MATRIXOutlookQ309.pdf |