After months in the doldrums, internet IT job ads took an upward turn in May, growing by 1.6 per cent, a whisker ahead of the overall internet job ads.
The sharp rise in demand for IT skills throughout 2007 is well and truly in retreat according to the latest figures from the Olivier Job Index.
While individual job agencies are reporting business as usual, the overall picture is not so rosy.
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IT jobs lead the February fall of online job advertisements according to the latest Olivier Job Index, released over the weekend.
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