Contract or full employment?

Introduction
Computers have become an essential part of day to day operation of today’s dynamic organisation. Either as a medium of communications, or the interface of the organisation’s information systems. Information technology professionals are now in growing demand as a result. The global increase in the demand for IT professionals and the scarcity of competent IT Professionals shows the Law of Supply and Demand at work. IT Professionals with specific skills can command their pay and working conditions. As suggested by Rocca (2001 : p. 1) IT professionals are choosing short-term contracts over full-time positions with an employer, preferring to fly by the seats of their pants than worry about lack of job security or job protection.

This trend is posing as a problem for many organisations relying on IT Professionals as the resources have now come at a very high price.

The report will look at why IT Professionals prefer to do contract work rather than a permanent one, and...