Previous
IT skills set for pay boost in 2005
News Pay for a wide range of IT skills has dropped in 2004 but pockets of growth still remain, and hiring by IT services firms has driven up demand and wages for IT consulting talent, according to a comprehensive skills survey across the US and Europe.
[December 3, 2004, 13:15]
IT skills shortfall improves
News The market for IT jobs in the UK is continuing to stabilise, with supply matching demand more closely in the last quarter than in the last two years, according to the latest statistics from the government's ICT sector skills council, e-skills.
[April 27, 2007, 16:53]
IT skills academy gets gov't green light
News The government has given the go ahead for a National Skills Academy for IT, set to open next year. The National Skills Academy for Information Technology is one of four to get the thumbs up, and is looking to open its doors in summer 2009.
[October 9, 2008, 15:03]
News Burst: IT skills shortage getting worse
News As today's businesses increasingly depend upon IT for communications, the Internet, e-commerce and electronic business, the demand for skilled labor will continue to grow year on year," said Andrew Milroy, a manager at IDC's European Training and...
[October 19, 1999, 10:11]
IT employers look for business skills
News Employers are rejecting applications from computer science graduates in favour of candidates with more business and interpersonal skills according to new research. A feature of the recession is that employers are looking for people with...
[November 26, 2002, 11:17]
IT skills gap costs Britain billions
Talkback All those I've come across in the past 4 or more years can't even spell properly, they just didn't bother to learn when at school and picked up the minimum of skills by being sent/whatever on Employment Agency courses just because they got paid an...
[July 8, 2004, 21:23]
IT skills gap costs Britain billions
Talkback Also technical skills are badly judged and Team leaders either don't know the technology or are great techs but couldn't organise a pissup in a brewery. Yeah most of these project failures are due to management optamism.
[May 20, 2004, 22:30]
IT skills gap costs Britain billions
Talkback They are also generally unable to recruit efficiently since they can't judge technical skills. IT is probably the only skill intensive sector largely managed by people with little to no IT knowledge or interest, in IT or non IT companies.
[April 22, 2004, 17:13]
IT skills shortage costing Europe 'billions'
News The European Commission is warning that 40 percent of European citizens suffer from "digital illiteracy" and the skills shortage is slowing down the implementation of new projects. The Commission has called upon member states to tackle the...
[September 12, 2007, 8:32]
IT skills gap costs Britain billions
News Other problems cited are a lack of project-management skills among senior managers, and a failure to implement best practice in software engineering and IT projects. A report published by the Royal Academy of Engineering and the British Computer...
[April 22, 2004, 9:50]
Is the UK really short of IT skills?
Talkback " last month telecoms giant BT blamed a lack of local IT skills on its decision to outsource its IT development work to India .rubbish its because its cheaper and not necessary for the better , besides a lot of Indians in higher end of IT have...
[November 10, 2005, 10:48]
HP-developed degree aims to close UK's IT skills gap
News A foundation degree course will launch at colleges in England this autumn aimed at boosting sought-after tech skills and addressing the nation's IT skills gap. The degree also offers students the chance to gain "commercial awareness" and "skills...
[August 7, 2008, 12:06]
Governments failed to foresee IT skills gap
News UK governments have let slip opportunities to narrow the shortage in IT skills, according to a prominent Labour peer. Lord David Triesman, parliamentary under-secretary of state at the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, also said...
[October 26, 2007, 17:00]
No IT skills shortage, just inadequate recruitment
Talkback None the less, the HR departments and recruitment agencies are still banging on trying to do this; and then bleating about IT skills shortages when they fail. As has been commented countless times before by myself and many others, there is plenty...
[September 12, 2008, 14:22]
Tips for gauging soft skills in IT hires
News Technical skills are pretty easy to gauge. According to the experts we consulted, you can assess soft skills by asking the right questions and knowing what to listen for in the answers. But even top technical skills aren't always enough to cut it.
[April 29, 2003, 10:31]
Financial sector suffering IT skills shortfall
News The financial-services industry remains the most hampered by an IT skills shortage, according to the 2008 Skills Survey from ZDNet UK's sister site, silicon.com. The IT skills most in demand in the FS industry are (in order of most sought-after...
[December 16, 2008, 8:18]
Government 'could do better' on IT skills action plan
News While the government's new IT skills action plan is useful as a broad policy statement, fundamental legislative reform is necessary if the UK's IT industry is to become truly competitive, according to one expert.
[June 14, 2005, 16:20]
Demand for key IT skills remains high
News Demand for IT skills in technologies such as Oracle, SAP, .NET and VMware will remain strong over the next two years despite poor economic conditions, according to a leading UK salary survey. The 2009 Benchmark of Salaries and Employment Trends in...
[January 14, 2009, 16:29]
Scottish IT skills grant launched
News The Scottish Executive has announced it is to give every Scottish adult £100 towards brushing up their tech skills. The Executive already offers the country's low earners up to £200 each to help them learn new work-related skills.
[August 1, 2005, 12:20]
Government and industry join in scheme for IT skills
News E-Skills UK on Tuesday called for the government, employers and educators to join a new scheme for improving the IT abilities of the 21 million UK employees currently using IT at work. The E-Skills Passport will allow employers to track employee...
[April 9, 2003, 10:04]
