Manpower Israel: Demand for high-tech workers up 3.7% in May 
Demand is 36.8% higher than in May 2004. 

by Michal Raveh  
Globes
June 7, 2005
 
Manpower Israel subsidiary Manpower Information Technology (MIT) 
reports a 3.7% rise in demand for high-tech workers in May 2005, 
compared with April, and a 36.8% rise, compared with May 2004. 
The figures are based on surveys of help-wanted ads in Israel's 
leading daily newspapers. MIT CEO Idit Padan said, "May was 
the third consecutive month with a 4-6% rise in demand for 
high-tech workers, after falling demand between August 2004 and 
February 2005. Demand in May was only 4% lower than at the 
peak in August last year." 

An analysis of the figures indicates a rise in demand for all 
categories of workers, except for workers hired through employment 
agencies. A comparison of the rise in demand with the peak demand 
for all categories of workers in the second half of 2004 shows that 
demand for some categories has not reached that earlier peak, 
despite the steady rise in recent months. The breakdown in demand 
for workers by category is as follows: 

Demand for hardware engineers was 18.6% higher in May than 
in April and 16.7% higher than the previous peak in July 2004. 

Demand for software engineers was 14% higher in May than 
in April, but 15.8% lower than the previous peak in November 2004. 

Demand for network managers and support staff was 4.9% higher 
in May than in April, but 15.8% lower than the previous peak 
in October 2004. 

Demand for programmers was 4.5% higher in May than in April, 
but 21% lower than the previous peak in July 2004. 

Demand for team leaders and project managers was 5.9% higher 
in May than in April, but 38.7% lower than the previous peak 
in September 2004. 

Demand for managers was 50% higher in May than in April, 
but 26.3% lower than the previous peak in September 2004.