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Over 90% of CIOs have no plans to hire additional IT staff.
Four percent of CIOs anticipate reductions.
23% of CIOs within finance/insurance/real estate plan to expand their IT departments – the most among industry sectors.
Nearly 80% of CIOs are confident in growth prospects.
40% of CIOs are optimistic their firms will invest in new IT projects in thenext three months.
45% of CIOs say finding skilled IT pros is challenging.
31% of CIOs worry they'll lose top performers to other jobs in the next year.
64% of CIOs say network administration is the most in-demand skill set within their department.
63% said desktop support was the most in-demand skill (multiple answers were allowed on this question).
15% of CIOs say it's most challenging to find skilled IT pros for network needs.
12% say it's most challenging to find skilled IT pros for security needs.
11% of CIOs say it's most challenging to find skilled IT pros for data/database management needs.