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.