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IT jobs and recruitment

• December 02, 2014 02 Dec'14

  Sitel to hire 11,000 staff

  Sitel reveals plans to expand by employing 11,000 staff, with 1,200 positions in the UK

• December 01, 2014 01 Dec'14

  CIO interview: Kevin Cunnington, director general of digital transformation, DWP

  Kevin Cunnington is responsible for making the Universal Credit IT system work - while leading the DWP's digital transformation

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  Lack of digital skills holding back two million small businesses

  Two million small firms miss out on business due to lack of online presence, Department for Business Innovation & Skills report reveals

• November 28, 2014 28 Nov'14

  Tech startups fail to represent females in the boardroom

  The number of women on tech startup boards has declined since 2010, while FTSE 100 companies boast increased female representation, survey shows

• November 27, 2014 27 Nov'14

  CIO interview: Jon Rudoe, digital and technology director, Sainsbury’s

  While supermarkets all over the UK are facing challenging times ahead of them, Sainsbury's is taking its technology and innovation into its own hands by developing digital products for its customers.

• November 24, 2014 24 Nov'14

  Tower Hamlets truants code with UK2.net, Barnardo’s and Raspberry Pi

  UK2.net, Barnardo’s and Raspberry Pi team up to teach Tower Hamlet students with truancy or behavioural issues

• November 21, 2014 21 Nov'14

  Smart Wear triumphs at Appathon UK competition

  Notre Dame High School and University of Cambridge win trip to Silicon Valley during awards ceremony at House of Commons

• November 18, 2014 18 Nov'14

  Melissa Di Donato: Having a daughter changed everything

  The Salesforce vice-president shares how her daughter has given her a new sense of responsibility to pave the way for more women in tech

• November 14, 2014 14 Nov'14

  We Are The City expands footprint to further support women in tech

  We Are The City cuts ribbon on new offices due to growing demand from women in IT for more support

• November 13, 2014 13 Nov'14

  Ministry of Justice searches for IT staff to join digital team

  The Ministry of Justice is recruiting people to join its team tasked with designed digital public services

• November 11, 2014 11 Nov'14

  Tinder Foundation secures Future Digital Inclusion contract

  Tinder Foundation lands contract with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to drive digital inclusion mission

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Only 5% of Brits think IT is a fulfilling career choice

  British public turn noses up at career in IT and tech finds Randstad Technologies survey

• October 30, 2014 30 Oct'14

  Hitachi aims for globalisation through technology to support people's lives

  Hitachi showcases global social innovation projects at Innovation Forum in Tokyo

• October 27, 2014 27 Oct'14

  CIO interview: David Johnstone of Martin Currie Investment Management

  The head of solutions management at the asset management firm discusses IT projects and the changing role of IT leaders

• October 06, 2014 06 Oct'14

  Barclays concludes first round of fintech accelerator

  Barclays has finished the first round of its financial services technology (fintech) startup accelerator, following a demo day

• October 01, 2014 01 Oct'14

  Translation issues between IT and HR causing poor IT employment choices

  Job skills are being lost in translation between IT and HR says Hudson

• September 26, 2014 26 Sep'14

  IT graduates face high unemployment but better long-term prospects

  IT graduates more likely to find better jobs than those from other subjects, but face an unemployment rate well above average

• September 18, 2014 18 Sep'14

  UK Stem universities dominate world rankings

  Three of the top five universities in the world specialising in Stem subjects are in the UK, according to higher education advisor Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

• September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14

  Kuato Studios teaches JavaScript through gaming

  How Kuato Studios is inspiring children to code through gaming

• September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14

  Government seeks £110,000 director for Parliamentary Digital Service

  Parliament is recruiting a digital director for the revamped Parliamentary Digital Service in a role offering a salary of £110,000 a year

• September 11, 2014 11 Sep'14

  SVC2UK sends 17 female UK tech CEOs to Silicon Valley

  UK CEOs head to Silicon Valley for mentorship from US female IT leaders

• September 10, 2014 10 Sep'14

  Pupils missing out on digital technology’s full potential

  Pupils missing out on potential of digital technology as teacher are not “computer savvy” finds Virgin Media Business survey

• September 05, 2014 05 Sep'14

  'Bungled' Army 2020 IT recruitment contract loses £70m of savings

  Mismanaged IT contracts lead to further setbacks in Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Army recruitment drive

• September 01, 2014 01 Sep'14

  Rolls-Royce CIO joins HMRC as non-executive director

  Rolls-Royce CIO Simon Ricketts has been appointed non-executive director of Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs

• August 28, 2014 28 Aug'14

  Government appoints former Credit Suisse CIO as deputy CTO

  The government has appointed former Credit Suisse CIO Magnus Falk as its new deputy chief technology officer (CTO)

• August 21, 2014 21 Aug'14

  Digital industry apprenticeships unveiled by government

  Digital industry standards unveiled to ensure apprentices receive a high standard of training during placement

• August 18, 2014 18 Aug'14

  CIO Interview: Hugh Fahy, CIO, Net-A-Porter

  “I like to emphasis the ‘I’ bit in CIO,” says Hugh Fahy, chief information officer of the Net-A-Porter Group

• August 15, 2014 15 Aug'14

  Tech Partnership reacts to disappointing ICT A-Level figures

  Employers call for action after further decrease in number of ICT and computing A-Level students

• August 14, 2014 14 Aug'14

  UK recession benefits IT industry

  A fifth of IT staff believe the UK recession has had a positive impact on the IT industry, according to Randstad Technologies

• August 08, 2014 08 Aug'14

  Why John Linwood is not to blame for BBC’s failed technology project

  Former BBC CTO has won his case for unfair dismissal over the failed £100m DMI project, but what lessons can be learned?

• August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14

  George Osborne launches fintech innovation programme

  Chancellor George Osborne launches a programme designed to put the UK at the forefront of financial technology (fintech) innovation

• August 06, 2014 06 Aug'14

  Osborne announces seven university technical colleges

  UTCs and studio schools to equip young people with technical and vocational training for tech and engineering sectors

• August 05, 2014 05 Aug'14

  Firms believe skills crisis could hit science, tech and engineering

  The Prince’s Trust and HSBC report calls for employers to support young people into employment

• August 04, 2014 04 Aug'14

  Emma Mulqueeny: 97ers generation are employing themselves

  Festival of Code brings young hackers together for Young Rewired State event to learn entrepreneurial skills

• July 30, 2014 30 Jul'14

  Anaplan opens York office in search of engineering talent

  Anaplan turns to York for R&D engineers as companies struggle to find talent in California

• July 30, 2014 30 Jul'14

  Lack of coding skills may lead to skills shortage in Europe

  European Commission urges people to learn coding, warning that a lack of coding skills could see Europe facing skills shortage by 2020

• July 16, 2014 16 Jul'14

  Ed Vaizey gets digital industries role in Cabinet reshuffle

  Culture minister Ed Vaizey has been promoted to the post of minister for digital industries in this week’s Cabinet reshuffle

• July 10, 2014 10 Jul'14

  Further education tutors lack time and support to utilise technology

  Further education tutors lack time and support to explore technology options finds City & Guilds survey

• July 08, 2014 08 Jul'14

  Clear Returns wins Tech All Stars 2014 Best Young European Startup

  E-commerce software firm Clear Returns handed the Tech All Stars 2014 Best Young European Startup award by Neelie Kroes

• July 04, 2014 04 Jul'14

  Rising Stars revealed with Most Influential Women in UK IT list

  Judges for Most Influential Women in UK IT hail five females as Rising Stars

• July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14

  Interview with the Most Influential Woman in UK IT 2014: Wendy Hall

  Wendy Hall, who has been crowned the Most Influential Woman in UK IT 2014, says gender equality is not just a women’s issue

• July 03, 2014 03 Jul'14

  Computer Weekly names the 25 most influential women in UK IT

  Find out the results of Computer Weekly's Women in Technology Awards, ranking the top 25 most influential women in UK IT 2014

• July 01, 2014 01 Jul'14

  BBC promotes R&D controller Matthew Postgate to CTO role

  The BBC has appointed its research and development (R&D) controller Matthew Postgate as the corporation's chief technology officer (CTO)

• June 16, 2014 16 Jun'14

  Just Eat builds in-house IT workforce in Ukraine

  Online takeaway service Just Eat has built a team of software development and project managers in the Ukranian capital Kiev

• June 05, 2014 05 Jun'14

  Unilever appoints Jane Moran as global CIO

  Former CIO of Thomson Reuters, Jane Moran, has joined Unilever as its new global CIO

• June 02, 2014 02 Jun'14

  Queen Mary University to offer networking crash course for ICT students

  Queen Mary University of London to pilot a four-day network training and certification course

• May 20, 2014 20 May'14

  Employers back student-led IT Counts campaign

  Employers pledge to support student-led ITMB project that promotes IT as a career

• May 19, 2014 19 May'14

  IT contractors confident they can plug the skills gap

  A survey by Parasol reveals IT contractors are in it for the long term, with confidence in career prospects

• May 19, 2014 19 May'14

  Half of UK public unaware of IT roles in British Army

  One in two people do not know IT and communication roles are available as careers in the army

• May 18, 2014 18 May'14

  Cisco CTO tells women "there is no such thing as work-life balance”

  Cisco’s chief technology officer, Padmasree Warrior, said there is “no such thing as a work-life balance”, but instead she integrates the two