Greater Dayton EmployerInformation Technology Workforce Forecast | 2015

The 42 employers participating in this study represent a cross section of all industries in the Dayton region. Manufacturing, healthcare, logistics and distribution, IT services, finance, defense, library, city and county government, academic institutions and many others took part. Organizations from seven counties contributed resulting in a wide sampling of the area’s IT needs and plans.

Mobile applications have been developed for internal use by a limited number of employers with iOS mobile being the preferred operating system by 3 to 1 over Android mobile. From a broader perspective Microsoft .Net and Java developers are in high demand across industries. For hiring employers, programmer openings represent 24% of all planned new jobs in 2015.

Information security is becoming more of a critical area of need and should be every-one’s concern according to employers. The recommendation for college education to have more focus on security and be a part of every student’s curriculum was unanimous among those employers surveyed.

Business systems analyst work with business units translating business requirements into technology solutions. Professionals with an understanding of an industry’s business processes and strong communication skills are required hiring by 26% of employers.

Big data and the ever increasing availability of data analysis tool sets have driven a large unmet demand for business intelligence analysts and data warehouse specialists.

Hybrid cloud is a cloud computing environ-ment in which an organization provides and manages some resources in-house and has others hosted externally. Due to the complexities around the integration of in-house and cloud-based solutions, additional network, security, and administration expertise is needed and knowledge of some specialized tools.

Quality analysts (testers) and desktop support analysts are in high demand for entry level hiring. These positions often lead to higher paying IT positions based on continued learning and job execution.

Project managers are difficult to find but are required hiring for 55% of employers

Utility staff is an information technology professional that is versed in more than one skill area. More commonly hired by smaller departments, their knowledge usually includes a combination of two skills to include programming, server administration, database administration, and / or security. Utility players have been hired by 25% of employers surveyed.

Executive Summary

42 Participants2 |

Critical Skill Shortages | 2014

When surveyed employers identified the following skills as:

• Training needed by their incumbent workers

• Skills that are difficult to find when hiring

• Skills that require premium pay to hire or to retain as current employees

! These skill shortages could be resolved by offering training or short term certificate programs focusing on current employees or professionals interested in entering the career field.

Percentage of employers surveyed (N = 42)

Top 25 Skills in Demand

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Planned Hiring | 2015

Employers identified the following professions as those most likely to be hired in 2015.

! These professional shortages could be resolved by offering short term certificate programs or undergraduate or graduate degrees.

Professionals in Most Demand

Percentage of all professional openings (N = 316)

Highest Demand by Experience

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Application skill in highest demand: SharePoint

Overall Statistics

Programming Skills in Highest Demand

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59%of companies project hiring

this year

376forecastedopeningsfrom 42

organizations

16%of forecastedopenings are

for interns

84%of forecastedopenings are

for professionals

24%of all planned

openings are forprogrammers

28%of all intern

openings are forprogrammers

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More Mobile Workforce and ConsumersFor many companies mobile is critical to their future delivery strategies for both their workers and customers. Mobile applications and wearable technologies will require additional programmers and more integration with back-end applications such as inventory tracking.

Information Security When companies were polled, the vote to add information security basics to every student’s curriculum was unanimous. Credit card and identify theft, personal exposure through social media, and newly released electronic pay services emphasize how important information security is to consumers as well as employees.

Business Intelligence and Data Analytics IT leaders stated that more staff would be needed in companies in the intelligence and analytics specialty area. Once knowledge workers and managers fully understand the power of information, the increase in staffing requirements will be significant. Some leaders expect this work will shift out of the IT department to business units.

Move to Cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS)As more companies adopt cloud services and abandon the maintenance of software and their own data centers, there will be less custom software developed and more emphasis on integration. Mashup scenarios could be possible which would combine many cloud applications to a single interface. IT professionals will focus more on system integration with internal processes, single sign on access, and security. Understanding service level agreements, contracts and negotiation skills will be important in this environment.

There will be increased use of virtualization and presence technology — which enables a user to post or advertise his availability status online. This environment will create more security concerns to be addressed and customer service issues could require more help desk staff.

Enterprise Social Media and Marketing E-marketing analysts will reside in marketing rather than the IT department due to domain knowledge needed. As social media channels and interactive content tie to marketing intelligence the need for this hybrid skill set will emerge.

Global Business Processes and Enterprise Resource PlanningBusiness Analysts will be needed with system wide thinking. Global, industry-specific subject matter experts with end-to-end business process thinking and a high degree of business knowledge are needed to write business cases justifying funds as they relate to business value. Communication skills such as presenting, listening, and dealing with conflict will continue to be valued.

Disruptive Technologies | 2015 and Beyond

When recruiting new employees there is one key skill we look for which is automation tools such as Chef, Puppet, Jenkins and software development knowledge (source control = GitHub). Today infrastructure is now code in the cloud and the ability to program the API is key. We try to automate everything as we migrate applications to the cloud. Chief Architect, Cloud

A hybrid cloud is a cloud computing

environment in which an organization provides and manages some resources in-house and has

others provided externally.

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• Must have scripting experience (Bash, Perl, Ruby, PowerShell)

• Software development life cycle — source code control

• Platform background (JBoss, Apache, Ruby on Rails)

• Virtual server background and / or AWS

• Broad infrastructure background (storage, network)

• Security (key management, firewalls)

• Other key tools desired: Jenkins, Chef, or Puppet

Skills needed for Cloud Transformation Team Member

Disruptive Technologies Data

More companieswill move to

SaaS andcloud services.

57%

Wearable technologies

will evolve andrequire mobile

application developers.

48%

Big data andbusiness intelligencewill create the need

for more data analystsand BI staff.

57%

Convergednetworks will create

more demand forNetwork Administrators.

51%

More mobileworkforce will require

more network administrators tomanage multiple

client devices.

51%

More marketers will require

knowledge ofEnterprise

social media.

54%

There will be more focus on security and recommend that it should become a part of every student’s curriculum.

100%

IT leaders foresee the following changes to process and people over the next several years.

Chief Architect, Cloud

Summary and Recommendation

Participating Employers

Unless skill shortages are addressed it could lead to less qualified applicants filling open positions causing strain on company growth and prosperity. Though all skill shortages are important, a recommendation is for an employer task force to work with academic institutions to develop action plans addressing the shortages in entry level programmers and business intelligence professionals. Together these skills represent nearly half of planned entry level hiring in 2015.

Managing and leading a dispersed workforce by companies will cause communication, motivation, and retention concerns. For the Dayton region to remain a vibrant information technology community, the demand for a qualified work force will require innovation in internal employee retention strategies and a cooperative relationship with partnering academic institutions.

AfidenceIT

Bitstorm Web, a division of TDH

Brower

CareSource

Cedarville University

City of Dayton

City of Fairborn

Dayton Public Schools

Community Blood Center / Community Tissue Services

Compunet

Crown

Dayton Freight

Dayton Metro Library

DP&L

EMITTI

Hartzell

Hobart Service

I Supply

Lion

LJB

Mafazo

Midmark

Mikesell’s

Miller Valentine Group

Montgomery County

NewPage Corporation

NCR

Perry proTech

Precision Strip

Premier Health

Regal Beloit

Riverain Technologies

Seque Technologies

Strategic Data Systems

Sinclair Community College

Standard Register

Symmetry Medical

Teradata

University of Dayton

Vartek

Wright Patt Credit Union

Yaskawa Motoman

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23%

32%25%

20%

32%

Large Company

a business with over $500M in revenues

Medium Company

a business with over $51M up to $500M in revenues

Small Company

a business with less than $50M in revenues

IT Department

of a Government Agency, Non Profit Organization or Academic Institution

47%

32%

15%

6%

1–24

25–99

100–499

500+

72%encourage incumbentemployees to obtain

job-related certifications

82%reimburse employees

for training and certification

77%encourage incumbentemployees to obtain

post-secondaryeducation

82%reimburse employees

for college classes

Summary of Participants

Number of IT Employees

Counties Represented

Certifications Higher Education

Organization Descriptor

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Board of Directors

Diana BoldenChief Information OfficerTeradata

Jim BradleyGlobal IT DirectorSymmetry Medical

Gary CodeluppiVP, Marketing and Business DevelopmentThe Ross Group

Doug CouchVice President, Information Technology ServicesSpeedway

Ann GallaherChief Operating OfficerTechnology First

Gary GinterPremier HealthSystem Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Steve Hangen

Barbara HaydePresidentThe Entrepreneurs Center

Bryan HoganPresident / CEOAfidenceIT

David HoskinsDirector of IT Workflow and CollaborationCareSource

John HuelsmanDirector, Business Support Services Hobart Service

Tim HullPresidentTDH Marketing/Bitstorm Web

Scott McCollumChief Information OfficerSinclair Community College

Monique McGlinchMidmark CorporationVice President, Information Technology and Customer Experience

Paul Moorman IT StrategistNewPage Corporation

Dave RotmanAssociate Vice President for TechnologyChief Information OfficerCedarville University

Leigh SandyFounderExtra Mile Fiber

Thomas Skill Associate Provost & CIO University of Dayton

Diana TullioChief Information OfficerStandard Register

Jeff Van FleetPresidentLighthouse Technologies, Inc.

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Technology First is an IT industry trade association. We create a community for individuals to grow their business, share knowledge, learn new skills, seek new opportunities and explore the future. Our goal is to transform the Dayton region into the gold standard for the best-connected Information Technology community.

Technology First 714 E. Monument Ave., Suite 106 Dayton, OH 45402www.technologyfirst.org

Sinclair Community College with an enrollment of 24,000 students, on a single-campus college in downtown Dayton, Ohio, is among the largest community college campuses in America. Their remarkable faculty, staff, and students exhibit quality as evidenced by frequent national and state awards. They are also proud to be members of the board of the League for Innovation in the Community College.

Accelerated Learning helps you learn how you can improve talent, performance, retention— your organization’s performance. Visit us online at: www.sinclair.edu/online/accelerate

Sinclair Community College444 West 3rd StreetDayton, OH 45402www.sinclair.edu

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This product was funded by a grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration. The product was created by the grantee and does not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Labor. The Department of Labor makes no guarantees, warranties, or assurances of any kind, express or implied, with respect to such information, including any information on linked sites and including, but not limited to, accuracy of the information or its completeness, timeliness, usefulness, adequacy, continued availability, or ownership.