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• January 19, 2007 19 Jan'07

  Focus on UK skills lag after foreign students win prize

  UK computer science undergraduates have failed to qualify for the final phase of a competition that offered high-flying jobs at BT, venture capital money and access to technological expertise.

• January 11, 2007 11 Jan'07

  The public sector crafts career paths for IT pros

  The government aims to drive up standards of IT professionalism by deploying a standard framework for assessing the skills of IT staff across all its departments.

• December 13, 2006 13 Dec'06

  LogicaCMG catches them early to tailor skills

  A scheme to recruit would-be undergraduates as employees and fund them through a BA degree course has been launched by IT services firm LogicaCMG.

• December 11, 2006 11 Dec'06

  Rush to make the most of Web 2.0 sends developers' salaries soaring

  A surge in demand for web skills, driven by the creation of second-generation websites such as MySpace and YouTube, has pushed up pay rates for top web developers.

• December 05, 2006 05 Dec'06

  CCNA -- Expand your knowledge and your wallet

  Many already in the networking and telephony field feel they don't need to get CCNA certified, but participants in SearchNetworking.com's CCNA Video Mentor contest expressed not only their desire to obtain CCNA certification, but their desperation ...

• December 05, 2006 05 Dec'06

  Web development pay rates surge as Web 2.0 takes off

  A surge in demand for web skills, driven by the creation of second generation websites including MySpace and YouTube, has pushed up pay rates for top web developers.

• November 30, 2006 30 Nov'06

  Video conferencing brings desktop VoIP, app sharing

  Voice, video and Web conferencing vendor Genesys adds desktop VoIP and enhanced application sharing to its collaboration lineup.

• November 24, 2006 24 Nov'06

  Stronger recruitment year ahead as large retailers launch new projects

  Large retailers are recruiting in greater numbers because they are starting more projects that require a mix of IT skills than they were a year ago, according to consultants.

• November 10, 2006 10 Nov'06

  BAE looks to skills framework as outsourcing changes staff roles

  BAE Systems is preparing to use an industry-standard skills framework to identify and plug gaps in the skills of 450 IT staff charged with managing the company’s relationship with its outsourcing suppliers, following a period of substantial ...

• November 10, 2006 10 Nov'06

  The big security/storage crossover: Is your job safe? [Part Four: The new age of abstraction]

  The collision of storage and security will mean chances for professionals in both disciplines to accelerate their careers into areas where strategic and business skills become more important than technical sills alone, according to David Webster, ...

• November 09, 2006 09 Nov'06

  The big security/storage crossover: Is your job safe? [Part Three: Why consumers count]

  Is the cutting edge of security and storage in business, or in your lounge room? In this third installment in our four part series, Symantec's David Sykes explains why consumer behavior is the key to understanding what lies ahead.

• November 08, 2006 08 Nov'06

  Customers want security before storage

  Storage vendor Network Appliance "...takes more calls on security than on storage at the moment," according to Mark Heers, the company's Director, Marketing and Alliances for Australia and New Zealand.

• November 08, 2006 08 Nov'06

  The big security/storage crossover: Is your job safe? [Part Two: The analyst]

  Storage and security staff sometimes possess the same skills. What does that mean for your job prospects in the field? In this second part of a four part series, TechTarget ANZ asks Gartner's Phil Sergeant what lies ahead for professionals in these ...

• November 06, 2006 06 Nov'06

  Shopping for SAP and project skills

  Tight delivery schedules and thin margins are forcing retailers to get more from their technology, driving demand for ERP and business analysis expertise

• November 06, 2006 06 Nov'06

  The big security/storage crossover: Is your job safe? [Part One: The recruiter]

  Since EMC acquired RSA and Symantec enveloped Veritas, both have started discussing 'protection' of data as the sensible sequel to both storage and security. In the first of a four part series series, TechTarget ANZ asks several industry experts ...

• October 11, 2006 11 Oct'06

  Ageism will hit skills, warn suppliers

  Age discrimination is likely to lead to further skills shortages in IT as the workforce gets older, suppliers trade association Intellect has warned.

• October 02, 2006 02 Oct'06

  Demand soars for high end development skills

  There has been a huge increase in demand for high-end application development skills among UK organisations.

• September 04, 2006 04 Sep'06

  Preparing yourself for the top job

  Planning ahead: Sound business skills are vital for making the leap from IT manager to director, and industry programmes aim to provide the tools you need to succeed

• September 04, 2006 04 Sep'06

  A new way to plug skills gap

  Employers have been lamenting the poor quality of the students coming out of the school system for years. Poor skills in English, maths, and the inability to communicate and work in teams top their list of concerns.

• August 28, 2006 28 Aug'06

  Your shout: Pioneering Apple, ITIL, IT skills

  Have your say at computerweekly.com

• August 07, 2006 07 Aug'06

  More firms report skills shortages

  The number of firms reporting IT skills shortages has gone up and the business consequences of the skills gap are worsening, according to the latest quarterly E-Skills UK ICT Inquiry

• August 03, 2006 03 Aug'06

  Businesses report skills gap worsening

  The number of firms reporting IT skills shortages has gone up and the business consequences of the shortages are worsening.

• August 02, 2006 02 Aug'06

  Union warns of work permit scheme skills threat

  IT workers’ union Amicus is claiming the UK work permit system may be damaging skills investment and affecting the UK’s ability to compete in key industry sectors.

• July 25, 2006 25 Jul'06

  Your shout: Skills gap and racism

  Computer Weekly readers' have their say

• July 24, 2006 24 Jul'06

  Number of public sector IT professionals rockets

  IT employment in the public sector has grown dramatically over the past four years following huge investments by central and local government in IT, research by sector skills council E-Skills UK has revealed.

• July 17, 2006 17 Jul'06

  Technical skills offer way in to finance

  Technical skills and experience of large projects are the key requirements for breaking into financial services for people who lack knowledge of the sector, say employers and recruiters.

• July 17, 2006 17 Jul'06

  Architects’ peer review

  Microsoft has introduced a peer-reviewed qualification for IT professionals that will assess both their technical and business skills.

• July 10, 2006 10 Jul'06

  Skills fears as number of IT students plummets

• July 07, 2006 07 Jul'06

  UK faces skills crisis as students abandon IT degrees

  The UK is facing a shortage of skilled IT professionals following a sharp decline in the number of graduates studying the subject at university, an industry report has warned.

• June 26, 2006 26 Jun'06

  Software suppliers’ demand for .net skills rising

  Software suppliers and systems integrators are hiring more Microsoft .net developers as demand for new projects forces them to expand, according to recruitment companies.

• May 10, 2006 10 May'06

  Learn new skills to counter offshoring, UK IT workers warned

  The continuing corporate trend to offshore traditional IT services is putting increasing pressure on UK IT professionals to deliver more relevant skills.

• May 02, 2006 02 May'06

  Next move: How do I get back into programming?

  The solution: Choose MCad to get skills up to date

• March 28, 2006 28 Mar'06

  New IT diploma to fill skills gap

  IT services company FDM has launched a "straight through" recruitment service to help IT departments in the finance sector recruit contract staff.

• March 14, 2006 14 Mar'06

  Next move: How do I avoid obsolete skills trap?

  I am a 49-year-old programmer working for a university. My main tasks are maintaining legacy programs written in Fortran, doing statistical analysis with SAS and writing SQL scripts for Ingres databases. My worry is that I am in a dead-end role and ...

• March 14, 2006 14 Mar'06

  Outsourcing suppliers increase demand for skilled IT staff with management skills

  Demand from the big outsourcing suppliers for experienced, qualified IT staff with management skills has risen over the past year.

• February 28, 2006 28 Feb'06

  Perks are on the rise as employers fight to attract and retain staff with top IT skills

  A growing number of employers are offering a wide choice of perks to IT staff, as firms seek to recruit and retain IT professionals with sought-after skills.

• February 21, 2006 21 Feb'06

  Contractors' group offers vetting service

  IT contractors will be able to offer prospective employers more evidence of their technical skills and their security status under a new scheme.

• February 13, 2006 13 Feb'06

  Salaries and prospects: Consultants sitting pretty

  Systems consultants are in the money with big pay rises contrasting with steady growth elsewhere. Nicholas Enticknap analyses the latest SSL/ Computer Weekly salary survey to discover the roles, skills and areas that offer the richest pickings

• February 01, 2006 01 Feb'06

  IT directors struggling to find skills mix

  IT directors are struggling to recruit staff with the right mix of business and technology skills, as fewer graduates opt for a career in IT, according to research by Gartner.

• January 25, 2006 25 Jan'06

  Colleges failing University challenge

  Almost half of UK technology graduates surveyed by IT recruitment specialist FDM say their degree course failed to arm them with the right commercial skills. In fact, 41% of the graduates thought it would have been better to skip university ...

• January 23, 2006 23 Jan'06

  Degrees provided out-of-date technology skills, say graduates

  Nearly half of last year’s graduates believe that university degrees failed to provide them with up-to-date IT skills, according to a survey of visitors to Graduate-Jobs.com, a jobs site for university leavers.

• January 04, 2006 04 Jan'06

  Europe's Looming IT Skills Deficit Rising Retirement Rates Will Fuel A Renewed Skills Shortage

  The conjunction of the acceleration of retirement rates with a significant decline in the numbers of European students graduating from IT-related courses leads many firms to fear an IT skills shortage beginning in 2006. The reality is more complex. ...

• December 12, 2005 12 Dec'05

  New security qualifications

  Two new qualifications aim to give IT security professionals the management and communication skills needed to take up board-level positions.

• December 05, 2005 05 Dec'05

  Business skills growing in importance, says Gartner

  IT professionals will need to acquire a more diverse range of skills to succeed in an IT jobs market forecast to shrink 40% by 2010, analyst firm Gartner has predicted.

• November 28, 2005 28 Nov'05

  BAE skills audit to create career opportunities

  Defence and aerospace company BAE Systems is using software to undertake an internal skills audit of its IT staff in an initiative designed to help it use IT personnel more efficiently.

• November 28, 2005 28 Nov'05

  Updated skills framework brings professionalism a step nearer

  The launch of an updated version of the national Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) has been hailed by the BCS as a step towards professionalism in IT.

• November 28, 2005 28 Nov'05

  Cut IT skills shortage by closing gender gap, say female IT professionals

  Leading female IT professionals have warned that UK businesses and the government have a moral and competitive responsibility to address the looming IT skills shortage by bridging the gender gap in the IT industry.

• November 17, 2005 17 Nov'05

  Developers' skills in high demand

  Computer Weekly salary survey shows IT departments eager to secure skills for the future.

• November 14, 2005 14 Nov'05

  Demand for development skills soars as firms seek business edge

  Computer Weekly salary survey shows IT departments eager to secure skills for the future.

• November 07, 2005 07 Nov'05

  Avian flu: plan, don't panic, say experts

  Technology to enable remote working, identification of key skills and supply chain disruption are among the areas IT leaders should be focusing on