Mercer/Gartner IT Jobs & Skills Survey: Building the IT Workforce of the Future

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The rise of technology is changing virtually every industry and organization. No matter what field of business your organization is in, understanding the tech jobs and associated skills that are in high demand is key so that you don’t miss out on the top talent needed to be successful going forward.

In collaboration with Gartner, the nation’s preeminent IT authority, this information technology salary survey provides data and insights into the hottest jobs and skills you need to evaluate your talent strategy. With data analyzed by annual dollar volume, industry, IT full-time employees, and total full-time employees, address prevalent challenges to positively impact your hiring and retention practices. Data includes:

Difficult jobs and skills to recruit
New and emerging jobs and skills
Skills that require a premium
Jobs that demand a sign-on bonus and much more

Do you have the data necessary to secure the hot jobs and skills needed in today’s IT world?

Participation Open: June – July

Results Publish: October

2019 Results Available

564 organizations
CAD 1,100 – 3,300

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Sample Report

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Sample Report

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Survey Statistics

# Organizations: 511

Based on data from the 2020 Mercer/Gartner IT Jobs & Skills Survey: Building the IT Workforce of the Future.

Data Collected

Difficult jobs to recruit
Difficult skills to recruit
Jobs that demand a sign-on bonus
Jobs that required a retention bonus
New and emerging jobs
New and emerging skills
Skills that demand a premium

Skills that required a retention bonus
Sources used when recruiting for IT jobs
Top jobs recruited for in the last 12 months
Top jobs to hire in next 12 months
Top skills recruited for in the last 12 months
Top skills to hire in next 12 months

Data Analyzed

Analyzed by

Annual Dollar Volume
Industry
IT FTEs
Total FTEs

Survey results are delivered in a published PDF format to your imercer.com account under My Downloads.

2021 survey participation

Data Submission Tools

Participate Online

Survey participation is open to all organizations. To participate in this survey, simply click the 'participate online' link above and follow the steps provided. Rest assured that the importance of your data security is not taken lightly at Mercer, so we take the utmost precautions to protect it.

What's new in 2021

Data for this survey will be collected through Mercer Data Connector, an innovative online platform created to simplify the participation process with easy data importing, real-time data validation, and more.

Why should you participate?

Maximize your budget by making informed decisions on when to offer bonuses
Identify “hot jobs” and areas of focus for your company.
Secure a significant discount on survey results.

2021 survey schedule

Participation opens: March 1
Participation closes: May 28
Results available: October

Participation Webinar

Attend a participation webinar or watch a recording to better understand the submission process and the survey data that is collected.

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2021 survey pricing

Product	Participant	Non-Participant
Mercer/Gartner IT Jobs & Skills Survey: Building the IT Workforce of the Future	CAD $1,620	CAD $4,130

Pricing

Product	Participant	Non-Participant
2020 North America Mercer/Gartner IT Jobs & Skills Survey: Building the IT Workforce of the Future	CAD 1,485	CAD 3,785

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