“Java, C# and SQL are the skills on the top of client’s wish-lists with virtualisation and cloud computing programmes being very ‘hot’ at present. Other ‘hot jobs’ skills include; VM Ware, Python, VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure), Citrix and candidates with an MCITP”.
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Demand for IT jobs in London grew by 18 per cent in the last quarter compared with the same period in 2010.
Meanwhile, code monkey jobs dominated the recruitment market, according to employment outfit CWJobs.
It said London positions now make up 33 per cent of all UK-based IT jobs advertised on its site.
According to a recent article in The Daily Telegraph, three in four employers now struggle to find people with the right skills to fill their vacancies, despite high unemployment.
Here are the jobs there are that have proved particularly difficult, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Hays.
Much-needed specialist and technical skills have become harder to find over the past year, with sought-after staff staying put in their current roles for job security, the annual survey of 626 employers by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and Hays recruitment firm showed.
Jane Stevens from Jenrick IT is always interested in any developments relating to IR35. She would like to share the following article she received yesterday from the PCG (the Professional Contractors Group who are a not-for-profit association that represents supports and promotes freelancers, consultants and contractors in the UK).
The judgment has been given today in the IR35 case of ECR Consulting - with another resounding victory for the taxpayer. Elaine Richardson, a self-employed IT contractor working through her own limited company for Vertex Data Science was facing an IR35 bill in excess of £50,000.
IT trade body Intellect has met with leading members of the coalition government and put the case for putting technology at the heart of the nations growth strategy.
Business Secretary Vince Cable and Communications Minister Ed Vaizey met with members of Intellect and other figures in the IT industry at a roundtable event which put forward the case for technology being used to drive the economy out of recession.
The IT industry employs nearly 5% of UK workers. Within the UK economy, over three quarters of people now use IT as part of their job role. Use of IT is particularly important for over 90% of managers, professionals, associate professionals and secretarial/administrative staff.
Thank you to Jane Stevens, UK Service Delivery Manager at Jenrick IT for writing this article in response to the initial article on EBT Schemes last month.
There have been many schemes set up over the years including EBT (Employment Benefit Trusts) Schemes in order to take advantage of loopholes in the law where trusts or other vehicles are used to reward employees (contractors) which seek to avoid or defer the payment of income tax or National Insurance Contributions.
“The market has certainly picked up in the last 2 months and the indications from all of our clients is that this will continue until the end of the year. We are already having to increase our internal teams to cope with the demand” - Philip Fanthom (MD).
This was further borne out in a recent article posted on ContractorUK, suggesting that IT experts are amongst the safest groups in which to be working. (more…)
As a market for IT recruitment, the UK is showing the first tentative signs of growth in the long-term, in spite of a reduction in the current number of contract roles.
Second quarter research from the IT Job Board reveals that, despite the bright spots to come, the supply of work for all IT workers is at least half of the size it was last year. (more…)
Britain’s leading technology companies have set aside their rivalries to form a coalition willing the creation of 250,000 IT jobs within the next decade.
They said the employment booster to the nation’s “IP-rich” IT sector was vital for the economy, given the decline of manufacturing and the “shock” to financial services. (more…)
A recent article has reported on the increased demand for developer IT jobs in London since 2010.
developments relating to IR35. She would like to share the following article she received yesterday from the PCG (the Professional Contractors Group who are a not-for-profit association that represents supports and promotes freelancers, consultants and contractors in the UK).
2012 Olympics is going to create an additional 5000 plus IT Jobs.
government and put the case for putting technology at the heart of the nations growth strategy.
over three quarters of people now use IT as part of their job role. Use of IT is particularly important for over 90% of managers, professionals, associate professionals and secretarial/administrative staff.