I wouldn't advise an FIC right now. I'm getting towards testing (wondering if there's any point - but too far gnoe to back out now). I was reading the Flight Instructor pages, and one guy said a flight school is receiving 20 CVs a week. Not sure which flying school it was, but shows how many unemployed FIs are out there right now - makes extremely depressing reading
I've also heard similar reports from around the country. Some schools seem to have recruitment sections on their websites looking for instructors, but a good few have had the same thing on for the past few years, so not sure how many schools are actually looking for instructors right now.
A lot of laid off airline pilots with FICs have returned to training and a few integrated students have also gotten a FIC whilst waiting for a jet job. This coupled with reduced student numbers means for extremely depressing reading for a newly qualified FI.