The IT industry is under-positioned in other industries, and because technology holds a key position in all industries, it's important to recruit techies who can communicate and collaborate with other non-technical departments. This means that company bosses are more interested in candidates with strong understanding, logical thinking and communication skills.47% of CIOs believe that their teams need to work with marketing to support digital innovation programs, which requires more talent than technology.

The IT industry has fewer technical people and less technology in place, and practitioners need to know this information and then pass it on to others in the company who may not be aware of the expertise. As IT becomes more important across industries, soft skills become important in bridging the gap and facilitating communication.

For China's IT industry, the talent shortage is no longer just a problem for bosses, but is fast becoming a major business issue. When companies find peers in the tech sector, they often find it difficult to pay salaries. According to the report, 44 percent of CIOs are turned off by high-level talent that wants to be paid far more than they can afford. As a result, these companies are increasingly hiring less experienced people who are "more motivated to learn and master new technologies quickly."

China's IT industry mainly consists of the manufacturing of electronic information products, software development, and the promotion and application of information technology services. After reform and opening up and rapid development, China's information industry has formed a relatively complete industrial production system. The total output value of the national electronics industry has ranked fourth in the world. Major electronic products are produced on a large scale. Among them, the production scale of tape recorders, telephones, color TVs, color tubes, audio equipment, VCDs and some basic parts and components ranks first in the world.