High Percentage Of Broadcast Engineers And Web Developers Seeking New Employment

According to the PCR Recruitment Review of Salary Trends Survey 2006, 77% of broadcast engineers and 75% of web developers say that they are actively looking for new employment or will be within the next 12 months.
This level of activity is also reflected in reported average pay increases over the last year of between 5-15%, or at least three times the rate of inflation.
PCR Recruitment - a specialist consultancy providing recruitment and selection services across the digital broadcast and new media sectors - undertook this latest review of employment and salary trends in recognition of the strong growth in the digital broadcast and new media sectors.
”Because the broadcast and new media industry is a rapidly changing sector we wanted to get a better overall picture of what is happening and take a close look at the technical skills most in demand,” said Judith Blair, Managing Director at PCR. “Broadcast engineers figure top of the list for permanent vacancies, while project managers, web developers and business analysts are also in demand but with more of a bias toward contract vacancies.”
In addition to the high level of movement within the industry, PCR’s survey revealed that around 96% of technical staff are now educated to degree level or above, and that women make up less than 20% of employees or contractors in the roles surveyed. However, women figured most prominently in the role of business analyst.
“Over the next 12 months we expect to see further impact of the rapid growth in web and mobile TV, in parallel with the shift to digital broadcasting,” added Blair. “This will drive the demand for core skills such as content and digital asset management, networking, and database administration, as well as client-end web developer skills such as Java, AJAX, CSS, and .Net experience.”
The PCR Review was conducted during July and August 2006 and has been produced using a combination of data from PCR’s own extensive candidate database and an anonymous on-line survey which was promoted to a sample (500+) of individuals employed in key roles within the digital broadcast and new media sectors.
(DS)