The Technology Sector is Open for Business, But There’s a Shortage of Suitable Candidates
A survey of 38 major tech companies estimates there are 4,500 job vacancies in the ICT sector, but there is a major skills shortage.
A survey of some of the major multinationals and representative SMEs shows that Ireland has a major skills shortage in the Information and Communcations Technology (ICT). The survey, carried out by Fastrack to IT (FIT), an initiative led by the technology industry in Ireland that provides those at risk of long-term unemployment with marketable technical skills, estimates that there are in excess of 4,500 immediate job vacancies in the IT sector in Ireland. These are not being filled due to the severely limited supply of suitably skilled applicants, says the report.
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