Robert Half Technology's overview of Information Technology employment trends for 2010. Presented at HDI Orange County by Kelly O'Connell on 2/3/2010.

1. IT Hiring and Compensation Trends 2010 © 2009 Robert Half Technology. An Equal Opportunity Employer Kelly O’Connell Branch Manager

8. Time to Hire The average time range to hire is unchanged from last year, despite higher unemployment rates.

9. Unemployment Rates Source: U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Unemployment Rate: 10.0% (December 2009) Quarterly National Average (Q4 ‘09): 8.8% Quarterly Unemployment Rates (Q4 ’09): Computer software engineers: 4.1% Computer and information systems managers: 2.3% Computer programmers: 3.6% Computer support specialists: 5.1% Network systems and data communications analysts: 5.1% Database administrators: 1.8% Computer scientists and systems analysts: 5.0% Network and computer systems administrators: 7.1%

12. Technical Skills in Demand Q1 2010 Source: Robert Half Technology Q1 2010 IT Hiring Index & Skills Report. Survey of 1,400 CIOs in the United States, Dec. 2009. CIOs allowed multiple responses. Top responses shown. Network administration 70% 66% Desktop support 62% Windows administration 58% Database management 48% Telecommunications support 44% Web development/website design 34% Virtualization 52% Wireless network management 27% ERP implementation 37% Business intelligence

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20. CIOs’ Planned Investments Source: Robert Half Technology survey of 1,189 CIOs in the United States and Canada, April 2009 Information security 45% 28% Virtualization 28% Data center efficiency 27% Voice over Internet Protocol 26% Software as a Service (SaaS) 20% Business intelligence 18% Social networking 17% Web 2.0 20% Green IT

21. Upgrades on the Horizon Source: Robert Half Technology survey of 1,169 CIOs in the United States and Canada, April 2009 Hardware 54% 46% Servers 31% Wireless devices 31% Database software/administration 29% Wireless networks 15% Business intelligence software 13% Enterprise resource planning 10% Enterprise risk management 15% Customer relationship management

22. The EDGE Report : Top Areas of Opportunity in the Future Source: Robert Half International and CareerBuilder ® survey (August 2009) of 501 hiring managers. Multiple responses permitted. Top responses shown. Technology 1. 2. Customer service 3. Sales 5. Business development 6. Human resources 7. Accounting/finance 4 . Marketing/creative

26. Finding the Right Staffing Mix

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