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Dialogic has been conducting a monitor on the Sustainable Employability of IT professionals since September of last year. The monitoring activities are made possible through funding from the European Social Fund of the European Union. As part of the monitor, a survey was conducted by Conclusr between July and September among 1,500 IT professionals and 500 companies with IT employees. In this survey, IT professionals and companies were asked about the effects of the COVID-19 measures on work and the company.
The survey reveals that the COVID-19 measures have a limited impact on the work of IT professionals. The majority of employees are motivated, have a good workspace at home, and manage to maintain structure in their day. However, IT professionals seem to experience difficulties in communicating with colleagues. More than 30% of IT professionals communicate less effectively due to the use of other communication channels. A similar percentage experience less job satisfaction because they have to communicate in different ways. Interestingly, a small percentage (7%) of IT professionals actually find more enjoyment in alternative communication methods.
The survey also indicates a correlation between the effectiveness of communication and job satisfaction due to the different way of communicating. Among the IT professionals who find communication less effective, more than half also report experiencing less job satisfaction. In the group of IT professionals who do not find communication less effective, this figure is 20%. The majority in this latter group do not notice any difference in job satisfaction (69%).
IT professionals were asked about their fear of losing their jobs. Overall, IT professionals are not particularly concerned about losing their jobs due to the COVID-19 crisis. In fact, 84% of IT professionals indicate that they are not afraid of losing their job ('not at all' or 'not'). However, 7% of IT professionals do have concerns ('yes' or 'to a large extent'). The rest are neutral about this or are unsure about the extent to which they are worried about job retention. Some breakdowns were made to see which IT professionals are most concerned about maintaining their jobs. Generally, IT professionals aged 55 or older are the most worried about job loss (9%), although the percentages in the different age categories are not significantly different.
Looking at the type of employment contract, there is a slightly clearer difference in the extent to which IT professionals are worried about keeping their jobs. IT professionals working as self-employed persons (ZZP'ers) are more likely to fear losing their jobs (13%). IT professionals with a permanent employment relationship are less worried.
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