Retail and wholesale distribution companies are changing how they staff software functions according to the 13th annual Information Systems and E-Business Spending study conducted by Computer Economics.
In 2002 software staff in retail distribution companies comprised 42.8% of the total central IS staff compared to 48.3% during three prior three-year period. E-commerce staff in retail distribution companies increased to 6.2% of the total central IS staff compared to 4.5% during three prior three-year period.
In 2002 software staff in wholesale distribution companies increased to 45.2% of the total central IS staff compared to 42.4% during three prior three-year period. E-commerce staff in retail distribution companies grew to 8.4% of the total central IS staff compared to 4.8% during three prior three-year period.
Figure 1: Software Staff in Retail and Wholesale Distribution Companies in 2002
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RETAIL DISTRIBUTION |
WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTION |
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Software Position |
AnnuMark |
TriMark |
AnnuMark |
TriMark |
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Percent of Central IS Staff |
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Systems Programmers |
4.3% |
3.2% |
3.6% |
4.3% |
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Database Administration |
4.2 |
2.9 |
3.5 |
2.9 |
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Applications Programmers |
26.2 |
33.8 |
27.9 |
25.6 |
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Documentation Specialists |
1.2 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
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Quality Assurance |
0.7 |
2.7 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
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E-commerce Staff |
6.2 |
4.5 |
8.4 |
4.8 |
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All Software Positions |
42.8 |
48.3 |
45.2 |
42.4 |
April 2002