Despite massive layoffs in this post-pandemic era by major tech companies, a new survey shows that most organizations overall didn’t cut their technical staff in 2023 — 37% of survey participants said they added tech employees in 2023, while 34% maintained the status quo in terms of tech hiring, and only 29% in aggregate eliminated technical headcount last year.
Cloud providers reported the biggest increases in 2023 (59% said they would add tech staff). Meanwhile, hardware and software companies were more sensitive to the economic cycle, as only 28% increased tech staff, compared to 37% who decreased it.
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