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There's no such thing as a free lunch -- unless you're an IT pro, that is.

A recent survey from Dice.com revealed that in the hot IT career areas of cloud computnig, big data, software engineering and mobile one perk made the top three employment perks list every time: free lunch.

With just a 2.9 percent unemployment rate in the IT industry, companies are having to get creative and look beyond compensation to attract and retain top talent, says Dice.com president Shravan Goli.

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"We're seeing a high degree of confidence among IT folks who are employed; 65 percent of those surveyed say they're confident they can find a new position in this market," Goli says.

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That confidence combined with the ongoing talent shortage in the industry led to an overall increase in the number of IT professionals who voluntarily quit their jobs in December 2013, Goli says.

"There were about 500,000 'monthly quits' in December 2013 compared to 413,000 'quits' in the same month in 2012," Goli says.

"For so many of these tech pros, their skills are in high demand but low supply, so companies must get creative to attract and keep their top talent, and perks are one way they are looking beyond compensation to do so," he says.

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