A recent article has reported on the increased demand for developer IT jobs in London since 2010.

Richard Johnson, specialist IT recruitment consultant at Jenrick IT commented:

“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.

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Jenrick IT has reported a continued increase in demand for top talent during Q2, with many clients looking to attract top quality IT staff to their organisation for both internal and client focussed initiatives.

Philip Fanthom (Managing Director at Jenrick IT) commented:

“Q1 and Q2 of 2011 has been very very active, with clients in all our vertical markets engaging our services. We have seen unprecedented growth in both our contract/associate business and permanent recruitment business. The heartening side is that clients are choosing Jenrick because of our ability to deliver recruitment project results.

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Winter was long and cold across much of the country, and for many people it was an extremely challenging period with regard to work, careers and job search. The news about the economy and job market continued to be negative and cynical throughout the season. But now it’s March and spring is on it’s way so many aspects of our world seems to be lightening-up.

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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.

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It’s great news for the IT job market, according to Contractor UK.

The recession in the business services sector is over, most visibly in the IT marketplace which will create 93,000 additional jobs by 2015, research by a financial consultancy reveals.

The Centre for Economics and Business Research says “steady growth” in business services as a whole, which includes IT, is incoming for the next five years, with annual growth of 2.7%. (more…)

We are delighted to welcome aboard some new members of staff across the Jenrick Group.

Firstly we have Jurgen Nijim, joining Jenrick Engineering’s Burton Branch as a Technical Consultant. He is really pleased to have joined the company and commented:

…”there’s plenty of opportunity to grow with the company as we expand, and the training provided is excellent.”

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Jenrick CPI, the IT recruitment consultancy division of the Jenrick Recruitment Group, created a specific group on Linked in for IT Contractors wishing to be informed about the very latest IT contracting opportunities within the UK and Europe – as well, as updates regarding IR35 legislative issues.

Within just two weeks the Group has surpassed 100 members and today stands at 111! (more…)

Jenrick has just launched a new job board, listing and search facility on its website for all divisions as part of its on-going online development programme. The new job vacancy pages are much easier to navigate, incorporate ‘Hot Jobs’ and also have RSS feed options. (more…)

At the end of last year, we noted a significant decrease in I.T. contractor rates.

Specifically, itjobswatch.com reported that they had monitored slippage of nearly 10% over the previous six months.

Yet there have been several reports throughout the I.T. industry that these economic uncertainties may actually help I.T. contract rates. The theory was that both permanent staff and contractors alike would be less willing to switch jobs, meaning employers needed to pay more to get people moving. (more…)

Jenrick CPI has just released its first, in a series, of I.T. Whitepapers targeting issues afffecting anyone involved within the IT sector. The first is titled ‘Winning the I.T. Talent War’ and addresses issues surrounding the recruitment and retention of I.T. Staff. (more…)