IT turnover: causes and remedies

In the IT field, the average global staff turnover is 20%. IT companies and departments run the risk of losing critical talents.
Research shows that employee turnover comes from a lack of job satisfaction and commitment. The greater people’s satisfaction with their jobs and emotional commitment to their companies, the more likely they are to stay with their firms.
Working condition that have a positive impact on job satisfaction : autonomy, task significance and good pay.
Working condition that have a negative impact on job satisfaction : exhaustion and work overload.

The greater people’s satisfaction with their jobs and emotional commitment to their companies, the more likely they are to stay with their firms

Source : Lo, Janice (2013), Innovation Systems Frontiers: A Journal of Research and Innovation, “The information technology workforce: A review and assessment of voluntary turnover”, November, vol. 114, n°2, pp. 366-404.