More than 50 per cent of IT companies need to recruit heavily in 2019

Despite high salaries, employers still struggle to find high-quality IT personnel. — Photo thanhnien.vn

HÀ NỘI — Up to  五 三. 六 per cent of information technology (IT) companies said they hope to increase their workforce by  一0- 三0 per cent this year.

This number was included in the results of a recent survey by ITviec.com, a leading IT recruitment site in Việt Nam.

In the survey, about  二 六 per cent of IT companies said they needed to recruit  三0- 五0 per cent more workers. In addition,  八. 七 per cent of companies wanted to recruit more than  五0 per cent this year.

More than half of all surveyed IT enterprises said Việt Nam has many advantages that could make it a hi-tech centre. These factors include good IT personnel, competitive salaries and stable politics.

Up to  五 二 per cent of foreign IT companies said they had considered many other countries before deciding to set up an office in Việt Nam.

More than  九 五 per cent of recruiters said workforce training investment in Việt Nam was leading to good personnel and higher salaries.

Nearly  九0 per cent of companies agreed Việt Nam was stable in politics, which was an important factor in developing the industry over other countries.

Chris Harvey, CEO of ITviec, said Việt Nam was becoming a technology hub not only of Southeast Asia, but of the whole world.

More and more foreign IT companies are entering Việt Nam, he said.

The survey results also showed that  四 八. 三 per cent of the companies said wages in IT industry increased by  一0- 二0 per cent last year, while  二 六. 七 per cent revealed salaries for IT personnel increased by more than  二0 per cent.

Despite high salaries, employers still find it challenging to hire high-quality personnel;  五 一. 七 per cent said they were lacking senior developers. A further  四0 per cent are in need of junior developers.

Despite being appreciating Vietnamese IT workers for their technical capabilities,  三 五 per cent of employers reco妹妹end their personnel increase software design capacity and critical thinking.  二 六. 七 per cent advise them to improve their English ability. Thirteen per cent of employers think employees should not change jobs frequently. — VNS