Why IT consulting jobs are on the rise

Many Small to Medium Enterprises (SME) don't understand the work that goes on behind the scenes and only know when their MS Outlook is down, or if their computers are "running slow". Perhaps they cut their IT Department down to one person and save the money for people who contribute their organization's visible mission like sales department . I was once told that we need to put IT projects on a back burner because, "We're not an IT Company..."