Majority Of Staff And Managers See Some Sign Of IT Talent ShortageMajority Of Staff And Managers See Some Sign Of IT Talent Shortage

There's a raw, emotional split in the IT community over whether there's truly a U.S. shortage of tech talent. Some see the talent "shortage" as an idea cooked up by management to justify more visas for low-wage foreign workers. But our recent survey found something surprising: Business technology managers and staffers hold very similar views on whether there's a shortage. About two-thirds of both groups see some signs of a shortage.

The most prevalent view--by 45% of managers and 40% of staff--is that there's a shortage only in certain IT specialties and some geographies. Another quarter of staffers and 29% of managers see a shortage in many IT areas, according to our survey of 893 managers and 270 staffers involved in the IT hiring process. Twenty-three percent of managers and 29% of staffers say there's no U.S. shortage.

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What's your take on the IT talent shortage? Join the discussion in our forums The question becomes volatile in the context of offshore outsourcing and H-1B visas for foreign workers. Offshoring critics hear talk of a shortage--or even just healthy employment--and they fear IT vendors will use that as leverage to import more foreign workers into the United States.