The North of England and
Scotland are becoming more attractive destinations to IT
professionals, with 88% of IT workers in the South East
considering relocating within five years, according to research by
IT recruitment website cwjobs.co.uk.
Of those surveyed, 25% believe they could earn the same or more
money outside of London, particularly in light of skills shortages
in developing regions such as the North West.
However, London remains a magnet for those establishing their IT
careers, with almost 66% of respondents saying that it is essential
to start a career in the capital to develop the best IT skills.
Despite the desire to move north, most IT jobs are still in
London and the South and, in the short term at least, the
jobs market in the South remains the most buoyant.
In the latest quarterly
Computer Weekly/SSL
salary survey, London and the South, combined with the M4
"corridor" to the west of the capital, accounted for 75% of all IT
jobs advertised nationally.
London itself accounted for nearly 44% of these jobs, with
recruitment in inner London up by 3.2% quarter on quarter, and in
outer London by 4.3%. Across the South as a whole the rise was
6.2%.
In the North East, by contrast, the number of advertised jobs
fell by 3.2%, and in the North West jobs were up by 2.9%
The research also showed that demand for management positions
was up by nearly 20% in the first quarter of 2007, with strong
increases in the number of vacancies for system development
managers, operations managers and communications managers.
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