IT market 'beat expectations' in first half of 2010

The global IT market has outperformed expectations in the first six months of the year, according to the latest figures.

Data compiled by sector analyst the International Data Corporation (IDC) showed that spending "rebounded quickly" in the first half of 2010, led by capital expenditure on new hardware infrastructure.

Consequently, the organisation has raised its projection for annual IT spending in 2010 to $1.51 trillion (£0.9 trillion), also predicting that hardware expenditure will increase by 11 per cent to $624 million and services outgoings are set to rise by two per cent.

Stephen Minton, vice president of worldwide IT markets and strategies at IDC, commented: "While the high growth rates partly reflect how bad things were in the same period of 2009, there's also no doubt that it partly reflects a very real swelling of pent-up demand for hardware replacements and upgrades."

Meanwhile, a report published by the IT Job Board shows that the demand for roles such as IT manager and IT support worker have remained consistent in the first six months of the year, which is likely to boost the hopes of those in search of IT sales jobs.

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Posted by Nikki Barrister

Filed: 05-08-2010