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IT jobs and recruitment

• November 02, 2016 02 Nov'16

  GDS starts to fill vacancies in leadership team after recent executive departures

  Government Digital Service chief Kevin Cunnington announces two new appointments, after the departures of five former directors

• November 01, 2016 01 Nov'16

  Thomson Reuters to axe multiple IT roles

  Thomson Reuters is to make 2,000 redundancies worldwide, many of them in its IT function

• October 28, 2016 28 Oct'16

  Minds behind Entiq and Level39 launch Plexal innovation centre

  Founder of Entiq and Level39 launches innovation hub at Here East space in the London Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Information security set for steep trajectory, says (ISC)2

  By helping to create a thriving, diverse and open information security community, (ISC)2 hopes to ensure a steep rise for the profession

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  Tech industry helps drive GDP growth post-Brexit

  The technology sector is one of the key drivers behind the UK economy’s 0.5% growth in the months following Brexit

• October 27, 2016 27 Oct'16

  GDS loses yet another senior leader as CTO Andy Beale quits

  Government Digital Service chief technology officer Andy Beale is the fifth senior executive to leave since appointment of new chief Kevin Cunnington

• October 25, 2016 25 Oct'16

  CIO interview: Björn Ekstedt, PostNord

  For PostNord, one of the Nordic’s largest logistics companies, the rise of e-commerce means the continual digital rehaul of its business models

• October 20, 2016 20 Oct'16

  Armed forces minister wants military recruiters to "think different" to attract cyber security pros

  Armed Forces minister Mike Penning says military must rethink how it recruits trainees to attract people with the cyber security skills the country needs to protect itself

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Ministry of Defence CIO Mike Stone set to leave in early 2017

  Ministry of Defence IT chief will depart in March next year, becoming the latest of several high-profile government technology leaders to quit

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Information security needs to cast recruitment net wider, says panel

  Companies struggling to fill info sec roles should focus on finding people who can do what they need, not on qualifications, according to a security industry panel

• October 19, 2016 19 Oct'16

  Apprentices flourish in IT services sector

  Members of the apprentice scheme at UK IT services firm MCSA tell Computer Weekly why university was not the natural progression for them

• October 17, 2016 17 Oct'16

  Isle of Man launches IT and education campus to share tech skills

  The Isle of Man has opened an IT and Education Campus to teach tech skills to the island’s adults

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  Focus on SME broadband to build Northern Powerhouse, says report

  SMEs in the north of England need a defined government strategy on broadband and skills if they are to flourish, says a thinktank

• October 13, 2016 13 Oct'16

  Lloyds Bank to use virtual reality to test applicants for graduate programme

  Bank will use virtual reality to test potential recruits in situations that are otherwise difficult to recreate

• October 13, 2016 13 Oct'16

  FDM Group launches Getting Back to Business programme

  IT services consultancy FDM Group announces the launch of its Back to Business programme designed to help women return to the IT industry

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  TeenTech calls on kids to pass on Stem excitement

  At the 2016 Teen Tech ceremony, TeenTech’s founder Maggie Philbin and the Duke of York called on kids to inspire future participants

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Government failing to prepare UK for robotics and AI

  A report produced by the Science and Technology Committee has warned that the UK is fundamentally unprepared for the changes that will come from robotics and artificial intelligence

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Encouraging kids into Stem: problems and suggestions

  Influencers within the science, technology, engineering and maths (Stem) sectors describe the problems preventing children from pursuing Stem careers, and how they might be fixed

• October 12, 2016 12 Oct'16

  Fujitsu announces substantial job cuts in the UK

  Fujitsu will cut its UK workforce by around 1,800 people, and there are expectations it will be offshoring some roles

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  Singaporean organisations face stiff competition for junior IT professionals

  Singaporean multinationals are no longer the default employers of talented IT professionals in the Asean region as a vibrant startup community and growth in other countries turns heads

• October 11, 2016 11 Oct'16

  IR35 dispute prompts mass walkout of IT contractors from MoD agency

  Public sector IT contractors leave UK Hydrographic Office en masse over IR35 clampdown, Computer Weekly understands

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  Number of women working in IT to rise by 2020

  The proportion of women choosing to work in the IT profession is set to increase over the next four years as businesses adopt digital technology, according to a major study by the CEB

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  Technology skills demand accelerates outside the IT department

  The IT department will increasingly compete with other business areas for candidates with technology skills, a major research programme reveals

• October 10, 2016 10 Oct'16

  Another senior leader leaving GDS as data director Paul Maltby to go

  Three directors of Government Digital Service have departed since appointment of new director general Kevin Cunnington in August

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  IT professionals in Singapore reap high rewards

  IT pay rates in Singapore dwarf those in neighbouring countries and could be increased further due to an emerging skills gap

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  TechUK calls on government to close the big data skills gap

  IT industry trade body TechUK urges the government to take action against the lack of big data skills in the UK

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  BoxWorks 2016: How three different CIOs handle digital transformation

  CIOs from Coca-Cola, Uber and the GSA discuss the impact of tech on their business and the importance of digital innovation

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Splunk .conf2016: Closing the tech gender gap requires a shift in culture

  Cyber security experts assembled at the Splunk 2016 conference to discuss the gender gap in cyber security and what can be done to solve it

• October 04, 2016 04 Oct'16

  Malaysia and Singapore face IT talent shortage

  Organisations in Malaysia and Singapore face tough competition to attract the right skills to drive their IT strategies

• October 03, 2016 03 Oct'16

  Government provides free digital skills training to unskilled adults

  The UK government announces plans to offer free skills training to adults in the UK who are lacking relevant digital skills qualifications

• October 03, 2016 03 Oct'16

  Network Rail hires Jeremy Vincent as CIO

  Jeremy Vincent takes on the role of CIO at Network Rail after former CIO Susan Cooklin was appointed as route services director earlier in 2016

• September 30, 2016 30 Sep'16

  Manchester tech firms clamour for faster broadband connections

  Tech businesses in Manchester are crying out for better broadband connections, according to a report commissioned by digital connectivity analysts WiredScore

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  Business secretary calls for national broadband upgrade

  In a speech to the Institute of Directors’ annual conference, Greg Clark calls for a major broadband upgrade to support the reinvention of the government’s industrial strategy

• September 28, 2016 28 Sep'16

  Splunk vs the skills shortage – trying to help organisations gain the right skills

  Splunk’s CEO Douglas Merritt explains how the organisation has been working to help people both in and outside its organisation to gain the skills needed to use its big data technology

• September 27, 2016 27 Sep'16

  BoxWorks 2016: The fight for diversity should not always surround gender

  Three CIOs and an executive from collaboration firm Box discuss the global search for diversity in tech, and how gender parity is not the only issue

• September 26, 2016 26 Sep'16

  Salary survey shows IT managers command big bonuses

  A Computer Weekly survey has shown the scale of remuneration package that IT managers can expect - with bonuses an increasingly important part

• September 19, 2016 19 Sep'16

  MoJ appoints new chief digital and information officer

  Tom Read, currently digital boss at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, will replace Arif Harbott as chief digital and information officer at the Ministry of Justice

• September 13, 2016 13 Sep'16

  Scottish local government appoints CDO and CTO

  Chief digital officer and chief technology officer will drive forward the digital transformation strategy of 27 Scottish councils

• September 09, 2016 09 Sep'16

  Dell Technologies to cut up to 3,000 jobs

  Creating the world’s largest privately controlled tech company is to come at the price of up to 3,000 jobs following Dell’s acquisition of EMC

• September 09, 2016 09 Sep'16

  Nordic CIO Interview: Mattias Forsberg, Scandinavian Airlines

  The CIO of Nordic airline SAS talks to Computer Weekly about how digital technologies are changing customer experiences as well as the business itself

• September 06, 2016 06 Sep'16

  EU tech bodies call on EC to keep digital single market promise

  TechUK has joined forces with European counterparts warning the European Commission not to stray from its plan to deliver a digital single market

• September 06, 2016 06 Sep'16

  DLA Piper moves back-office roles to Poland

  Law firm DLA Piper is moving business support jobs, including IT roles, from the UK to a delivery hub in Warsaw

• September 05, 2016 05 Sep'16

  Simulated cyber attack in London adds finalists to 2016 UK Cyber Security Challenge

  Ten would-be cyber warriors head to the final of the UK Cyber Security Challenge after showing off their skills to prospective employers in dealing with a simulated cyber attack

• September 02, 2016 02 Sep'16

  Crest report outlines ways to address cyber security gender gap

  Report on the causes and potential remedies for addressing the gender gap in cyber security is aimed at stimulating debate and co-operation in the industry

• September 01, 2016 01 Sep'16

  Nordic CIO interview: Mattias Wedar, Eniro

  Computer Weekly talks with Mattias Wedar, head of user and customer experience at Eniro, about how the Swedish directory company is tackling change with closer integration of IT and product development

• September 01, 2016 01 Sep'16

  TomTom finds its way to Indian global delivery hub

  Sat nav maker TomTom invests in its Indian technology operation to increase innovation in a move that mirrors that of other corporates

• August 23, 2016 23 Aug'16

  There is life in Finland’s IT sector despite Nokia and Microsoft layoffs

  Regional development organisations in Finland describe how despite massive job cuts Nokia and Microsoft have provided the foundations for IT industry development

• August 18, 2016 18 Aug'16

  Isaca holds first online infosec career fair

  Information professionals’ organisation Isaca is to hold an online career fair to give cyber security job seekers direct access to employer organisations

• August 18, 2016 18 Aug'16

  Number of students taking computing A-level rises but ICT popularity falls

  Government describes rise in computing student numbers as encouraging, but boys still dominate tech subjects

• August 17, 2016 17 Aug'16

  Cyber attack recovery 300% dearer due to skills shortage

  The improvement of specialist security expertise is one of the top three drivers for an additional investment in IT security, but many struggle to find people with the skills they need, a report reveals