1. September, 25th 2002/Rolf Walser www.nexus.ch 1 What is going on in the IT Job Market? 1.Market Development, Job Situation 2.Salary Development 3.Value of Certificates and Post Studies 4.‘Useful’ Education

2. September, 25th 2002/Rolf Walser www.nexus.ch 2 1.Market Development, Job Situation What is going on in the IT Job Market? time # Elements on nexus.ch Candidates Job Vacancies 20022001 Employee MarketEmployer Market 500 250

3. September, 25th 2002/Rolf Walser www.nexus.ch 3 From Employee to Employer Market Salary Consolidation High Expectations in Quality High Entry Threshold - No Room for Newcomers High Pace in the Recruitment Process 1.Market Development, Job Situation What changed?

4. September, 25th 2002/Rolf Walser www.nexus.ch 4 Post Milennium Effect Banking Crises (Stock) Telecom Crises (Mergers, UMTS) Technologies Effects:  Less Projects, small Portions  Pressure on Suppliers and internal Organizations 1.Market Development, Job Situation Why did it change?

5. September, 25th 2002/Rolf Walser www.nexus.ch 5 Technologies – The “Hype Cycle” Technology initiated Maximum Expectations Maximum Desillusion Growing Confidence reached Productivity Time to Productivity less than 2 years 2-5 years 5-10 years more than 10 years Nanocomputing Identity-Services Voice Search Biometrics Grid Computing Web-Services Personal Digital Assistant Phones Peer-to-Peer Computing WAP/Wireless Web Location Sensing Voice Recogintion E-Payments Public Key Infrastructure Bluetooth Voice over IP Voice Recognition Callcentre Text to Voice Wireless LANs/ 802.11 Virual Private Networks Time Visibility Gartner

6. September, 25th 2002/Rolf Walser www.nexus.ch 6 Consolidation over several Years (since 1999) Stronger Performance dependent Salaries „Sound Barrier“ at 130‘000.- for technical Jobs - above: Management - above: Revenue dependent (e.g. Sales, KAM) Entry at 90‘000.- Effects:  Smaller Bandwith  Pressure on Candidates; no more Salary Jumps 2. Salary Development

7. September, 25th 2002/Rolf Walser www.nexus.ch 7 User „Anwender“ SIZ, ECDL (CEPIS) Supporter SIZ, A+, N+, i-Net+, LAN-Supporter Web-Publisher, Webmaster MS: MCP, MCP+I, MCP+SB, MCSE (+i), MCSD, MCSDBA Novell: CNA, CNE, MCNE, CIP Cisco: CCNA, CCNP, CCIE, CCDA, CCDP Sun: Java-Developer, -Programmer Oracle: DBA, OCAD 3. Value of Certificates Special User IT Professionals

8. September, 25th 2002/Rolf Walser www.nexus.ch 8 Change ETH Uni FH TS WI PL Apprenticeship College old 3. Value of Certificates and Post Studies new Profund Basis necessary Gaps filled Problem: Education Programs  e.g. Skip SIZ Education Digicomp

9. September, 25th 2002/Rolf Walser www.nexus.ch 9 3. Value of Certificates Source: salaryadvisor.informatikweek.com 2000

10. September, 25th 2002/Rolf Walser www.nexus.ch 10 4. Useful Education No Job Security with sound Education only Experience Post Studies (NDS STV, BWI, HSG) Education for IT-Professionals

11. September, 25th 2002/Rolf Walser www.nexus.ch 11 Rough Market Team Collegue becomes Competitor New Tendency: only one Job? IT changend optimization Conclusion What is going on in the IT Job Market?