The most recent IT Careers and skills articles from IT Week

Home Office shores up offshore worker controls

David Neal — 2008-05-07T12:44:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 12:44:00

The Home Office is tightening up its rules on the employment of foreign workers

The Home Office has published new proposals for rules relating to the employment of overseas and foreign workers. Under the rules firms will have to prove that they could not...

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IT industry lacks female role models

Rosalie Marshall — 2008-05-06T10:48:00.000Z

Rosalie Marshall, IT Week, Tuesday 6 May 2008 at 10:48:00

New research shows a need for IT industry to promote positive examples of women in IT

IT is losing out on potentially thousands of talented women because young girls lack the female role models who could demonstrate that it is a fulfilling career....

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IT salary boost for workers

Phil Muncaster — 2008-04-30T16:32:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Wednesday 30 April 2008 at 16:32:00

IT professionals are earning more than average but many still looking to move

IT professionals earn salaries 30 per cent higher than the average UK worker, according to new research from IT recruitment firm Computer People....

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e-Skills seeks feedback

David Neal — 2008-04-29T12:43:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Tuesday 29 April 2008 at 12:43:00

UK ICT skills body asks for guidance on the road ahead

e-Skills UK, the government licensed not-for-profit organisation charged with boosting UK skills, has announced plans for a new five year plan and started asking for input in the areas of...

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Female IT chiefs given less cash

Madeline Bennett — 2008-04-04T00:00:00.000Z

Madeline Bennett, IT Week, Friday 4 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Connect survey reveals major differences in IT budgets and priorities between the sexes

Female IT chiefs are responsible for smaller budgets than their male counterparts, but are more confident in their IT infrastructure, according to a new survey from IT services and support...

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IT chiefs demand chartered qualifications

Rosalie Marshall — 2008-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

Rosalie Marshall, IT Week, Thursday 27 March 2008 at 00:00:00

IT leaders criticise current qualifications

IT leaders have castigated the state of the professional qualifications, arguing that a industry-wide charter system is urgently needed. The current morass of IT qualifications on offer is impairing business...

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Think ahead to avoid IT blindspots

Kelvyn Taylor — 2008-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

Kelvyn Taylor, IT Week, Wednesday 19 March 2008 at 00:00:00

Firms shouldn’t assume that tech-savvy kids will grow up used to using Windows

My three-year-old granddaughter believes that some cars can talk and know where they’re going. And so she sometimes gets upset when mum doesn’t turn left when the built-in sat-nav tells...

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Time running out for foreign IT skills

David Neal — 2008-03-17T00:00:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Monday 17 March 2008 at 00:00:00

Migration Advisory Committee wants evidence of skills shortages by end of April

Business leaders face an end-of-April deadline to convince immigration authorities that there is a shortage of IT skills in the UK....

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Security skills in high demand

Phil Muncaster — 2008-03-14T00:00:00.000Z

Phil Muncaster, IT Week, Friday 14 March 2008 at 00:00:00

CompTia research finds big gap between perception and reality

Security skills are a top priority for IT managers, according to new global research by IT trade association CompTia. The report found that nearly three-quarters of the 3,578 IT managers...

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Groups react to budget

IT Week staff — 2008-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

IT Week staff, IT Week, Wednesday 12 March 2008 at 00:00:00

Industry has reacted badly to the new budget

Groups have reacted with disappointment to Alistair Darling's budget, expressing concern that he did not do more to address skills, and green issues....

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Number of foreign workers continues to rise

David Neal — 2008-03-11T00:00:00.000Z

David Neal, IT Week, Tuesday 11 March 2008 at 00:00:00

ATSCo says firms should look at local staff before heading to India

According to ATSCo, the Association of Technology Staffing companies, the number of foreign IT workers entering the UK continues to rise....

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EC shadowing scheme promotes women in IT

Madeline Bennett — 2008-03-07T00:00:00.000Z

Madeline Bennett, IT Week, Friday 7 March 2008 at 00:00:00

EC reveals results of second annual programme to link current and potential female IT workers

In a bid to encourage more women to enter the IT industry, the European Commission (EC) unveiled the results of its second annual Shadowing Initiative in Brussels this week....

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Case Study: Law firm makes strong case for Itil training

Rosalie Marshall — 2008-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

Rosalie Marshall, IT Week, Wednesday 5 March 2008 at 00:00:00

Shoosmiths took the Itil training approach to IT management to boost customer service

Following an assessment of its internal strengths and weaknesses, national law firm Shoosmiths decided it needed to improve the quality of service provided by its IT department by training up...

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IT skills going to waste

Rosalie Marshall — 2008-03-03T00:00:00.000Z

Rosalie Marshall, IT Week, Monday 3 March 2008 at 00:00:00

Filemaker survey highlights a new tech-savvy generation of employees

UK business leaders are failing to capitalise on the IT skills that a new generation of employees are bringing in to the workplace....

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IT sector is overworked but not compared to other sectors, according to CMI research

Rosalie Marshall — 2008-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Rosalie Marshall, IT Week, Monday 18 February 2008 at 00:00:00

The IT sector works long hours for no extra money, finds report

The IT sector is regularly working above its contracted hours, according to new data released by the Chartered Management Institute in a report called the Quality of Working Life....

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