№1, 2018

DEVELOPMENT OF THE TECHNIQUE OF ASSESSING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF IT PROFESSIONALS IN AZERBAIJAN

Masuma H. Mammadova, Faig R. Mammadzada

The current state of Azerbaijan’s labor market IT-segment is analyzed from the position of its provision with human resources. The method of calculating the IT specialists number by economic activity kinds, based on expert-statistical estimates, are developed. Calculations of total number of IT specialists, employed in the economy of Azerbaijan, the specific weights of IT specialists in the ICT sector and other sectors of the national economy are carried out (pp.53-64).

Keywords: IIT segment, labor market, quantitative assessment of human resources, the concept of the formation of IT specialists need, heuristic algorithm for calculating of IT specialists number.
DOI : 10.25045/jpit.v09.i1.06
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