Friday, July 1, 2011

The Oxford Index is a quarterly survey of projected demand for information technology and engineering consultants conducted by Oxford Global Resources, Inc. Summary results of our Q3 2011 study are presented below. To view complete results, visit: http://www.oxfordcorp.com/oxfordindex.html


Information Technology.  The Oxford Index for Information Technology declined slightly, but remained above 100 at 111.6, suggesting continued strong demand for IT consultants into Q3.

SAP.  The Oxford Index for SAP continued to decline, but remained above 100 suggesting continued lower but positive demand for consultants in Q3 compared with Q2 2011.

Oracle. The Oxford Index for Oracle increased to 115.6, indicating Oracle project managers anticipate growing demand for consultants in the third quarter.

PeopleSoft. The Oxford Index for PeopleSoft dipped to 88.9, suggesting decreased demand for consultants in Q3.

Healthcare IT. The Oxford Index for Healthcare IT is 116.7, suggesting strong demand for consultants in the third quarter.

Software Engineering. The Oxford Index for Software Engineering decreased slightly to 117.3, but remained well above 100, suggesting strong consultant demand in Q3.

Hardware Engineering. The Oxford Index for Hardware Engineering decreased slightly to 111.5, but is still above 100, suggesting demand for hardware engineering consultants will continue to be strong next quarter.

Mechanical Engineering. The Oxford Index for Mechanical Engineering increased from last quarter to 110.3, suggesting improving demand for consultants in Q3.

Electrical Engineering. The Oxford Index for Electrical Engineering remains high at 128.6, suggesting continued strong demand for consultants in Q3.


Network & Telecommunications Engineering. The Oxford Index for Network and Telecom remained well above 100 despite a slight decline to 114.3, suggesting demand for consultants will be strong in Q3.

QA, RA, Validation. The Oxford Index for Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, and Validation increased to 106.9 suggesting increased demand for consultants in Q3.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

The Oxford Index is a quarterly survey of projected demand for information technology and engineering consultants conducted by Oxford Global Resources, Inc. Summary results of our Q2 2011 study are presented below. To view complete results, visit: http://www.oxfordcorp.com/oxfordindex.html

Information Technology. The Oxford Index for Information Technology declined slightly, but remained above 100 at 116.8, suggesting continued strong demand for IT consultants into the second quarter of 2011.

SAP. The Oxford Index for SAP decreased from last quarter, but remained well above 100, suggesting continued strong demand for SAP consultants in Q2.

Oracle. The Oxford Index for Oracle decreased but remained above 100, at 107.9, suggesting continued positive demand for consultants in the second quarter of 2011.

PeopleSoft. The Oxford Index for PeopleSoft increased slightly to 114.3, suggesting demand for consultants will increase in Q2.

Healthcare IT. The Oxford Index for Healthcare IT rose to 117.6, suggesting growing demand for consultants during the quarter.

Software. The Oxford Index for Software Engineering increased to 124, suggesting strong consultant demand in Q2.

Hardware. The Oxford Index for Hardware Engineering increased to 115.3, suggesting demand for consultants will increase in the second quarter of 2011.

Mechanical. The Oxford Index for Mechanical Engineering declined from last quarter, but still remains above 100 at 108.5, suggesting continued strong demand for consultants in Q2.

Electrical. The Oxford Index for Electrical Engineering continued its increase to an eight-quarter high of 133.3, suggesting demand for consultants will increase in the quarter.

Network & Telecommunications. The Oxford Index for Network and Telecom remained well above 100 despite a slight decline to 117.4, suggesting continued strong demand for consultants in Q2.

QA, RA, Validation. The Oxford Index for Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, and Validation increased slightly, but remained below 100 for the fourth quarter in a row, suggesting declining demand for consultants in the second quarter of 2011.

Monday, January 3, 2011

The Oxford Index is a quarterly survey of projected demand for information technology and engineering consultants conducted by Oxford Global Resources, Inc. Summary results of our Q1 2011 study are presented below. To view complete results, visit: http://www.oxfordcorp.com/oxfordindex.html

Information Technology
The Oxford Index for Information Technology jumped to 123, suggesting demand for IT consultants will be strong in the first quarter of 2011.

SAP
The Oxford Index for SAP reached an eight-quarter high of 145.6 in Q1, suggesting a strong increase in demand for SAP consultants.

Oracle
The Oxford Index for Oracle increased to 116.7 indicating demand for consultants will continue to rise in the first quarter of 2011.

PeopleSoft
The Oxford Index for PeopleSoft dipped to 100 this quarter, indicating that no change in demand for PeopleSoft consultants is anticipated during Q1.

Healthcare IT
The Oxford Index for Healthcare IT is 98.1 for Q1 2010, suggesting a very slight decrease in demand in the quarter.

Software
The Oxford Index for Software Engineering dipped back to 105, but remained above 100, suggesting a slight increase in demand for consultants in Q1 2011 but not as strong as Q4.

Hardware
The Oxford Index for Hardware Engineering decreased to 110.6 for Q1 but remained above 100 for the sixth consecutive quarter, suggesting demand for consultants will continue to grow in Q1 but at a slower rate than Q4.

Mechanical
The Oxford Index for Mechanical Engineering rose to an eight-quarter high of 120 in Q1, suggesting continued strong demand for consultants.

Electrical
The Oxford Index for Electrical Engineering rose to 117.6, indicating demand for consultants is anticipated to increase in Q1.

Network & Telecommunications
The Oxford Index for Network and Telecom has been flat over the past five quarters, but increased dramatically to 122.9 in this survey, suggesting a strong increased demand for consultants in Q1.

QA, RA, Validation
The Oxford Index for Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, and Validation continued a four-quarter slide below 100, suggesting a decline in demand for consultants in the first quarter of 2011.