Each month, the slightly gloomy chore of publishing the Digital Pulse result hits the top of my to do list. Or more accurately, I finally get hassled to the point where I actually manage to get the results on the website.
Since we began compiling this data from a monthly user survey (why not take it now - for each completed survey a donation gets made to WWF) the trend has been a fall in confidence which seemed to accelerate with all the bad financial news.
Despite rosy predictions from the blogosphere and beyond of the digital sector's immunity from the economic traumas, the scale of recession looks like the whole economy is in for quite a kicking.
Perhaps November's results indicate a small rebound in confidence across the digital industry, with the Digital Pulse showing a very small (1%) increase. A last minute of business before the festive season wind-down? We'll know the results in two weeks' time when December's survey results are in.
The optimism of the Summer months evaporated as it became clear the economic news was bad. Note that the Digital Pulse was already falling before the news of Lehman Brothers broke and the full ramifications became clear. The small rebound in November may be an anomaly which December's results may clarify.
Anecdotally, there's plenty of gritted teeth waiting for what 2009 will bring. There's also lots of optimism around the focus and drive that a more competitive environment should bring with it.
Peruse onwards for the results of November's Digital Pulse in easy-to-digest graphical format...
- How respondents feel about current market conditions
- How respondents feel about market conditions in six months time
- Whether respondents feel there are ample job opportunities currently
- How likely respondents are NOT to move jobs in the next six months
- Whether respondents feel their current salary reflects their true worth
- The extent to which respondent feel that employers are more likely to hire staff who have had previous permanent experience for permanent roles
- Current satisfaction with the market by sector
- Current satisfaction with the market by length of time in the industry
- Current market conditions by employment type
- Whether there are ample job opportunities by length of employment
- Whether there are ample job opportunities by type of employment
- Whether there are ample job opportunities by sector
- Current market conditions by salary
- Market conditions in 6 months time by salary bracket
- Market conditions in 6 months time by sector
- Intention to move jobs by sector
How respondents feel about current market conditions
How respondents feel about market conditions in six months time
Whether respondents feel there are ample job opportunities currently
How likely respondents are NOT to move jobs in the next six months
Whether respondents feel their current salary reflects their true worth
The extent to which respondent feel that employers are more likely to hire staff who have had previous permanent experience for permanent roles
Current satisfaction with the market by sector
Current satisfaction with the market by length of time in the industry
Current market conditions by employment type
Whether there are ample job opportunities by length of employment
Whether there are ample job opportunities by type of employment
Whether there are ample job opportunities by sector
Current market conditions by salary
Market conditions in 6 months time by salary bracket
Market conditions in 6 months time by sector
Intention to move jobs by sector
[Pic courtesy of gaelenh]
22 December 2008 by Sam Michel
Sam Michel is the founder of Chinwag and blogs here for work, and more randomly at Toodlepip. He runs Chinwag Jobs, Digital Mission and tends to focus on murky place where technology, community and marketing collide. You'll find him on twitter @toodlepip.
Sam Michel is the founder of Chinwag and blogs here for work, and more randomly at Toodlepip. He runs Chinwag Jobs, Digital Mission and tends to focus on murky place where technology, community and marketing collide. You'll find him on twitter @toodlepip.
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