The information and communications technology job market increased a "robust" 44.4 percent in the first half of 2004 over the last half of 2003, according to the biannual ICT job market report from IT Skills Hub. The Skills Hub said all 55 ICT positions monitored by the group saw a rise in demand for the first time in five years.
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