Nearly half of organisations in Europe are to increase their spending on external services in the future in a move that could create more IT jobs.
A survey conducted by research analysts Gartner showed that out of the 206 organisations asked in the first quarter of this year, 40 per cent will increase their expenditure on external IT services.
Though the survey was conducted before the Greek financial crisis, Claudio Da Rold, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner, said that the "cautious expectation of growth will continue in Europe beyond 2010".
"Regardless of the future direction of the economy, European businesses and their service providers need to optimise their multisourced environments, while increasingly adopting industrialized IT services," he said.
Earlier this week, a survey into the manufacturing sector showed growth in exports as Britain tries to claw its way out of economic problems.
Figures from manufacturing organisation EEF and accountants BDO LLP showed that exports achieved a balance of +30 per cent because of increased interest from Europe.
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