The demand for web developers has exploded in Q4 as the war for talent really ‘hots up’ in the online and mobile apps space. HTML5 is tipped to be the big area for 2012, with tech ‘big wigs’ like Facebook, Google, Apple, Microsoft and Zynga all looking to expand.

This is one reason why Jenrick IT is devoting more resources towards HTML5 job opportunities.

HTML5 will allow websites to connect to one another using postMessage API allowing one frame to communicate within another frame (example: Zynga within Facebook) directly and not having to trely on remote server connection.

Something else to look for in 2012 will be CORS (Cross Origin Resource Sharing). This will make it easier for websites to share information within one another. In one example, Startups will now be able to create photo editing services that download your photos/images direct from your social media pages, let you modify them and re-post them. HTML5 will make it  much easier to extract information from web pages which will enhance services like readers and translators and geolocation, with browsers adopting a more iOS type UI.

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Jenrick Engineering, leading recruitment agency in the automotive industry recently found an article regarding the positive effect 2011 has had on this sector:

Automotive industry experts at the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) have named 2011 a step-change year for the industry. Based on unprecedented levels of international investment in the UK and long-term commitments to building new and existing vehicles and engines across the country, the prospects for automotive manufacturing are strong.

Through 2011 vehicle manufacturers have committed in excess of £4 billion to projects in the UK, from the development of low carbon technologies to the introduction of all-new models. This high level of investment comes with the added bonus of increased and safeguarded employment for thousands of UK workers, plus millions of pounds of business for UK-based suppliers.

“2011 has been a very significant year for the UK motor industry. We have seen a remarkable series of investment announcements by global vehicle manufacturers with a total of £4 billion of investment promised for the UK, securing new model programmes, production facilities and jobs. Despite the uncertainty within the Eurozone, these decisions demonstrate real confidence in the future of UK manufacturing and its role within a rebalanced economy,” said Paul Everitt, SMMT Chief Executive.

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Jenrick IT is reporting unabated demand for IT professionals as the turn of the year fast approaches.

“Our clients seem determined to win the war on talent acquisition in Q1. We have been have seen an unprecedented demand for IT Professionals to start in January/February.

Areas of particular demand are developers, software engineers, user experience designers, mobile application developers, IT security consultants, BI consultants, Data modellers, Data Warehouse Architects and Solutions Architects” commented Philip Fanthom (Managing Director).

Jenrick IT’s opinion of the market was further backed up by a report from Gartner that suggests IT spending in 2012 will rise. A full brief of the report is available by simply clicking on the link below.

Article source: gartner.com

Job creation continues to increase month on month within the engineering sector as up to 2,500 jobs are to be created in Yorkshire’s burgeoning offshire wind industry, as the article below reveals:

Up to 2,500 jobs will be created in Yorkshire’s burgeoning offshore wind industry following a series of major announcements by energy firms this year, according to new Government research confirming the huge opportunity offered by North Sea wind.

Writing in today’s Yorkshire Post, Conservative Energy Minister Charles Hendry makes clear the Coalition believes “next-generation industries” such as the offshore wind sector are set to give regions like Yorkshire “a real opportunity to thrive again” after decades of industrial decline.

Four massive offshore wind farms are due to be built off the Yorkshire coast over the next decade as the UK pushes forward towards its 30 per cent target for renewable energy by 2020.

The construction and maintenance of the thousands of turbines required is seen as a major economic opportunity for the whole of the East Coast, and the Yorkshire Post is campaigning for the thousands of jobs which will be created to be centred upon this region.

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The employment status is looking very promising within the engineering sector as Honda creates 500 new jobs at its Swindon plant, as the article below reveals:

The Japanese manufacturer said operations were returning to normal in the UK after production of the new Civic model was delayed by a month following the floods in Thailand.

Parts shortages caused by the March earthquake in Japan had also affected production but the company said it had “turned a corner” and expected to make about 180,000 vehicles in 2012.

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More positive employment news  has just been released, with Morrisons announcing that it is to create thousands of jobs next year as it expands its network of stores around the country.

The supermarket giant said 25 new shops are to be opened in 2012, as well as a new regional distribution centre in the south of England.

This will provide 7,000 people with employment and goes towards the company’s aim of ensuring more households have a Morrisons supermarket within driving distance.

Since 75 per cent of the chain’s employees are typically from the area around each store and approximately half were without a job before starting work with Morrisons, this could provide a vital boost to those suffering as a result of unemployment up and down Britain. Read the rest of this entry »

Jenrick Engineering, the specialist engineering recruitment agency, continues to report on the increasing employment opportunities within the Engineering sector, this time with the news that thousands of jobs could be up for grabs in Norfolk and Suffolk with the building of two new power stations in the next decade.

It is thought that if EDF Energy go ahead with plans for Sizewell C and get permission for the new station then initial construction work could start in 2015 with work on a station in Bradwell, Essex starting in 2017.

During the construction period of the current power station Sizewell B - which is the most recent nuclear reactor to be built in the UK involved more than 3,000 UK companies, with 690 from East Anglia. Read the rest of this entry »

Jenrick Engineering, the specialist engineering recruitment agency, has just received news that will potentially generate 30,000 new engineering jobs in the West of England.

NEW plans for a multi-billion- pound barrage across the Severn Estuary are being considered by the UK Government.

The scheme, which would generate around 5% of the UK’s electricity needs, has been submitted by a consortium called Corlan Hafren to the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC).

More than 30,000 jobs could be created from the barrage, from a turbine-manufacturing plant and from a new port, it is claimed.

It is understood the consortium is in talks with financial backers, including sovereign wealth funds from the Middle East, for investment running into tens of billions of pounds.

The consortium’s scheme would be privately financed, a government requirement after the rejection of other, publicly-funded barrage and tidal schemes last year. Read the rest of this entry »

Jenrick Engineering, the specialist engineering recruitment agency, is pleased to report that there is more good news on the Engineering Job Market front, as JCB, the world’s third largest manufacturer of construction equipment, has announced plans for a new $50 million engine development project in the UK that will create around 350 jobs.

Design and research into the new engine project will take place at JCB Power Systems in Foston, Derbyshire, where the company’s JCB Dieselmax engine is manufactured. Read the rest of this entry »

Peter Skelton, Jenrick’s Senior Enterprise Software Sales Recruitment Specialist, provides a key insight into the opportunities within this dynamic sector, as well as events more personal to him from the world of Software Sales Recruitment.

Here is Peter’s latest update from events of the past week . . .

I am training for IM UK 70.3 in June 2012.

At the moment this means that every week I will run 4 times, swim 3 times and cycle (indoors on a trainer) 3 times. This week my training will consist of 30 miles running, 100 miles on the bike and 3 miles of swimming.

Tiring.

I’m struck by the similarities between my Triathlon habit and my business.

In both triathlon and recruitment you are directly rewarded, in large part, for the effort you put in - and your own ability to direct this effort, in a smart fashion, is key.

When I plan a structured training schedule for a key race, I start by working back from race day by 6 months (or more).

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