Expenditure in compensation of employees increased from R99 million in 2006/7 to R147.4 million in 2009/10, at an average annual rate of 14.2 per cent. This strong growth is the result of an increase in the number of staff from 326 in 2006/07 to 350 in 2009/10, and due to inflation-related salary adjustments. These were mainly senior management appointments, including 2 Deputy Directors-General. As at September 2009, the vacancy rate of the department was 18.3 percent. This represented 62 funded positions that have not been filled. Almost 45 per cent of the total staff complement is located within the Administration programme; 23.5 per cent in ICT infrastructure and 18.4 per cent in ICT Policy Development. Over the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period, spending is expected to increase to R177.9 million, at an average annual rate of 6.5 per cent due to inflation-related adjustments.