And what about the upcoming crop of college graduates?

Solution providers need to have a good feel for what they’ll be able to afford, yet also what they may have to offer to get the talent they need.

And that could be more. The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) foresees an 11-percent jump in hiring for next year’s college graduates over that of the Class of 2015. But the average starting annual salary for those who graduated this year with degrees in computer and information sciences and support services was the highest among a list of 28 academic disciplines, at nearly $66,000.