As news of increased IT hiring, increases in IT pay and increased IT spending mounts, so too has IT professionals' confidence in the economy and job market, according to Technisource. Do you think the market for IT jobs is improving? Take CIO.com's poll. I’ve been writing about the improving market for IT jobs since last May, when I began hearing reports of increased demand for IT professionals and higher IT salaries from staffing industry executives. Despite these reports, IT professionals remained skeptical of the economic outlook for their industry, and understandably so. Concerns about America’s debt load and the European debt crisis reached a fever pitch last summer and threatened to cause a double dip recession. Against that back drop, IT professionals didn’t want to get their hopes up about the job market, only to be faced with the prospect of layoffs and unemployment once again. But as news of increased IT hiring, increases in IT pay and increased IT spending—have mounted, it seems IT professionals are finally confident in the economy and the job market, according to the latest IT Confidence Index from IT staffing firm Technisource. And hooray for that. Consider the following statistics: Of the 246 IT professionals surveyed by Harris Interactive on behalf of Technisource… 70 percent believe their jobs are stable. 63 percent are “very confident” in the future of their current employer. 42 percent believe they could find a new job if they looked. How do your views match up? Take our poll. <a href=”http://polldaddy.com/poll/5906418/”>Do you think the market for IT jobs is improving?</a> Related content opinion Career Advice: Parting Words By Meridith Levinson Apr 11, 2012 2 mins Careers opinion IT Salaries: 10 Cities Where IT Professionals Earn the Most IT staffing firm CyberCoders recently released its ranking of the 10 cities where IT salaries are highest. CIO.com compares this latest salary data with IT salary surveys from other sources. By Meridith Levinson Apr 03, 2012 3 mins Salaries IT Jobs Careers opinion How Project Managers Can Negotiate Higher Salaries The Project Management Institute's latest salary survey is chockfull of specific, reliable data that project managers can use to negotiate higher salaries. Here's an example of how they might use the data in their own salary negotiations. By Meridith Levinson Mar 21, 2012 3 mins Salaries Project Management Tools Careers opinion Why IT Managers Need to Address Skills Shortages in Their Organizations IT managers know that skills shortages in their organizations negatively impact business operations, yet—due to budget and time constraints—they do little to address IT skills gaps. Is there any way to fix this problem? By Meridith Levinson Mar 16, 2012 3 mins IT Skills Careers IT Leadership Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe