Careers in IT have been hit badly by the recession. Employers have shed staff at unprecedented rates, companies have accelerated their plans to move IT offshore, and vacancies for job hunters have been few and far between. But the end may now be in sight. The latest Computer Weekly/ SSL Quarterly Survey of Appointments Data and Trends shows that the decline in the IT jobs market may be levelling out. The number of job vacancies advertised in inner London fell by 1.9% in the last quarter, compared with a 68% fall in the six months to March. And the number of jobs advertised by software houses and consultancies, which represent nearly 60% of the total jobs advertised, fell by 6.1%, compared with 24% in the last quarter of 2008.
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