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Finance firms spend £10,000 per IT person

  • News
  • Date: 13 November 2006
IT staffing levels are up 15% over 2005, according to research by the National Computing Centre (NCC), inflated partly by activity in the finance sector.

Willingness to adapt is vital to stay in work

I was made redundant in August 2005 at the age of 61 after nearly 36 years in IT with the same company. I found it all but impossible to get another job in IT for a number of reasons, one of which may have well have been my age.

Skills focus

  • In Depth
  • Date: 10 November 2006
A growing number of companies are achieving efficiencies and retraining staff by using skills frameworks like the Skills Framework for the Information Age to manage their IT workforce better.

Fujitsu strike threatens government projects

Three Whitehall departments could face further delays to their IT projects after employees at outsourcing company Fujitsu voted last week to strike over pay concerns.

Take a lead on more strategic use of data

IT directors will be expected to manage corporate information more effectively to drive business strategy in the year ahead, according to Gartner.

BA warns that mature SOA is at least five years away

  • News analysis
  • Date: 09 November 2006
British Airways is taking its first tentative steps towards SOA, but believes that it is unlikely to use such concepts internally on a widespread basis for at least another five years.

BT converts low sales growth to bumper profit

BT has reported sales of £9.8bn for the half year, representing a 3% increase.

NYSE dismisses 500 systems staff

The New York Stock Exchange is axeing more than 500 trading system staff to cut costs.

Number of IT jobseekers doubles

The number of IT professionals actively considering changing their employer has doubled over the past year following a sharp rise in demand for experienced IT staff.

BT ups apprenticeships for future skills needs

BT will double its intake of apprentices next year as part of a drive to increase the number of people having long-term careers with the company.
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