The Oxford Index is our quarterly survey of North America-based managers' projected demand for high–end consultants conducted by Oxford Global Resources, Inc.  It is the only study that:

• Gauges sentiment directly from front–line managers
• Focuses specifically on demand for high–end consultants, and
• Surveys managers from a wide range of companies across North America

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Information Technology

• Information Technology

  The Oxford Index for Information Technology increased slightly to 116.7, suggesting continued strong demand for IT consultants in Q1 2012.

• SAP

  The Oxford Index for SAP increased to 114.5 this quarter, indicating increased demand for SAP consultants in the first quarter of 2012.

• Oracle

  The Oxford Index for Oracle declined slightly to 125.5 - but still remained well above 100 - suggesting strong demand for Oracle consultants in Q1 2012.

• PeopleSoft

  The Oxford Index for PeopleSoft declined to 107.9 but remains just above 100, suggesting net positive demand for PeopleSoft consultants in the first quarter of 2012.

• Healthcare IT

  The Oxford Index for Healthcare IT is 122.9, suggesting strong demand for Cerner, Epic, McKesson, MEDITECH, and other healthcare IT consultants in Q1 2012.

Engineering

• Software

  The Oxford Index for Software Engineering consultants continued to decline slowly, but remains well above 100, indicating solid demand in the first quarter of 2012.

• Hardware

  The Oxford Index for Hardware Engineering consultants decreased slightly, but remained well above 100 suggesting net positive demand for hardware engineering consultants in Q1 2012.

• Mechanical

  The Oxford Index for Mechanical Engineering consultants continued to increase from last quarter to an eight-quarter high of 133.3, suggesting strong demand for mechanical engineering consultants in early 2012.

• Electrical

  The Oxford Index for Electrical Engineering consultants spiked to 147.8, suggesting a strong uptick in demand in Q1 2012.

• Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs & Validation

  The Oxford Index for Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, and Validation consultants increased slightly from last quarter to 110, suggesting net positive demand in the first quarter of 2012.

• Network & Telecommunications

  The Oxford Index for Network and Telecom consultants jumped to 129, suggesting a strong increase in demand in Q1 2012.