Matthew Brown Quotations
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Average Quotes
Security and compliance requirements should boost IT spending by financial services firms, while resurgent demand for networking technologies should give the telecoms sector a shot in the arm. Unemployment has hit new lows. Two years ago, 13% of IT contractors went more than 90 days on average between contracts; now only 3% experience this level of uncertainty and difficulty in finding work.
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Across Quotes
In 2004, just 54% of contractors were predicting their earnings to rise, while 20% were predicting a fall in earnings, compared to only 3% now. For the last few years public sector IT spending has been a substitute for subdued spending in the private sector - but 2006 is set to be a year of strong growth across the board.