http://resources.dice.com/2011/12/12/2012-it-hiring/

Demand for tech professionals will remain a bright spot as 2012 begins, according to nearly 1,200 IT-focused hiring managers and recruiters surveyed by Dice. Some 65 percent of these hiring professionals said their companies or clients will look to add technology pros in the first half of 2012–with about a quarter (27 percent) of those hiring looking to expand their staffs by more than 20 percent in the six months ahead.