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The rising and falling demand for executives in the ICT sector continues, with demand in August falling sharply by 10% after two consecutive months of increases, according to the latest demand index from EL Consult.

Demand for ICT executives plunged by 7% in May, the largest drop of any business or industry sector in the month, according to the latest executive employment index from EL Consult.

Demand for executives in the ICT sector declined slightly in March compared to February as national demand across all industry sectors fell by 2%, with executive search firm EL Consult cautioning that Australia’s economy faces some “mild headwinds”.

The IT sector has been falling by the wayside in the executive demand stakes over recent times, with demand for execs falling in December and now January.

The employment outlook for senior executives in the IT sector remains uncertain as the 2016 business year gets into stride.

The year ahead is looking promising for ICT executives on the market for a new job or looking to reboot their career, with the latest executive demand index showing the sector has significantly reversed previous declines in demand.

IT security executives are highly sought after as the ICT sector continued to increase in demand for executives for the second consecutive month.

There’s a critical shortage of IT security experts in Australia to meet an otherwise welcome increase in the demand for ICT executives after months of employment uncertainty for the country’s tech executives.

National demand for ICT executives has risen for the first time in July after three consecutive monthly losses.

Employment prospects for executives in the IT industry are not looking good, with the sector the worst performer of all in June, according to the latest EL Consult Executive Demand Index.

The outlook is bleak for the IT sector, with demand for executives falling two months in a row as the national economy struggles to gain traction.

Executive job vacancies have risen every month since the start of this year despite Australia’s fragile economic situation. Demand for executive in April in the IT sector paused slightly after recent gains.

Demand for executives was marginally higher in March, with the IT industry once again the standout sector, gaining 11 points for the month.

The IT industry continues to show a cautious but increasing confidence in hiring, once again taking the lead over other industry sectors in the latest executive demand index.

The year has started well but cautiously for executives looking for employment in the IT sector, with executive demand in January rising a slim one percent (1%) following on from positive trends at the end of 2014.

Despite avoiding a drop off in October, demand for executives in the IT sector dropped 9% in November, continuing a three-year period of generally flat demand in the technology industry.

The demand for executive rose modestly in July in most industry sectors, but the IT industry missed out, recording an 18% retraction, according to the latest executive employment index.

Demand for executives in the IT sector is now on the rise after years of underperforming, but according to newly published research Australian executives across the country will continue to face lean times in their search for a job.

The volatility which characterised senior executive employment in the IT sector last year has started to return, according to the last executive demand report. The emerging signs of volatility come just as employment prospects across all business and industry sectors for Australia’s executives are looking somewhat brighter.

There is continuing weak job demand for executives in the technology sector, although signs are emerging of an upward trend in executive employment prospects across all industry sectors despite a fall in demand last month.