"Over the past two years, companies simply wanted an unsophisticated Web page designed for their business. For many that has now been completed, and that's where they are happy to remain," said Brian Youston, CEO of Icon Recruitment, which publishes the Icon IT Trend Index.
Youston says this trend, combined with the demise of dot-com start ups and an economic slowdown, will bring relative stability back to Internet development, something he says tertiary institutions are yearning for.
"Because the rate of new skills entering the Internet market will slow down, educational institutions will now have the time to integrate new technologies into their courses and curriculums," he said.
The Index, which monitors skills, salaries, growth trends and graduate information, is compiled by Gottliebsen Research.
The Index also points to e-Business as the dominant Internet driver in the coming 12 months and beyond, as opposed to e-Commerce.
"Most businesses are now Web enabled and have some sort of e-business model implemented for basic company to company financial transactions. The next phase will be encompassing e-business processing into a total Business Intelligence model".
