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IT technical skills

• November 01, 2005 01 Nov'05

  Fujitsu calls for less power to the people

  Finding IT staff is becoming easier, but UK firms still need to beef up their techies’ softer skills to meet business needs over the next three years, reveals research from E-skills UK.

• October 25, 2005 25 Oct'05

  Next move: Which web skills should I pursue?

  The question: Which web skills should I pursue?

• October 17, 2005 17 Oct'05

  BT cites lack of skills as reason for offshoring

  BT is outsourcing its IT development work to India because it has been unable to find the large numbers of highly-qualified IT staff it needs in the UK, according to a senior BT executive.

• October 17, 2005 17 Oct'05

  Analyst warns of networking skills shortage

  UK employers will face a shortfall in IT professionals with advanced networking skills within three years, analyst firm IDC warned last week.

• September 29, 2005 29 Sep'05

  Demand for senior IT staff growing; as is bullying

  Demand for senior IT staff - particularly women - is growing, but workplace bullying is also more likely the higher up the IT ladder you scale, according to a report from e-Skills, the industry body for IT, telecoms and contact centre staff.

• September 23, 2005 23 Sep'05

  Java programmers can make easy .net switch

  It should only take a month for Java developers to transfer their object-oriented programming skills to .net

• September 19, 2005 19 Sep'05

  Should I go it alone or hone people skills?

  I have been working as a SQL Server database administrator for the past six years but I now long to move up the career ladder. I have little knowledge of serious development. I am not sure if I should go down the people management route as this will...

• August 30, 2005 30 Aug'05

  Firms face fierce competition for business skills, warns Forrester

  Companies will find it harder to recruit IT people with business skills as they compete with specialist outsourcing advisers in a shrinking labour market, Forrester Research has warned.

• August 23, 2005 23 Aug'05

  Work on leadership and persuasion to join IT management

  IT employees should develop their leadership and persuasion skills if they want to become IT managers, an analysis of key workplace competencies has revealed.

• August 08, 2005 08 Aug'05

  CSC signs deal to protect UK staff

  The UK arm of Computer Sciences Corporation has signed an agreement with Amicus, the UK's largest private sector union, that promises no compulsory redundancies and commitments to invest in the skills of its UK staff.

• August 02, 2005 02 Aug'05

  Psychometric tests help to identify IT bosses' skills

  Employers are increasingly using psychometric tests to identify IT managers' skills, according to one of the world's largest suppliers of personality tests.

• July 25, 2005 25 Jul'05

  Older contract staff see pay rises dwindle but new skills boost younger end of market

  The difficulty in keeping skills up to date may be reflected in that contractors over 40 have had no salary increases in past three years.

• July 21, 2005 21 Jul'05

  CIOs need new skills to prosper

  New skills are needed for CIOs to ride the changes that will transform IT, according to a CIO Connect survey.

• July 21, 2005 21 Jul'05

  New plan to plug IT skills gap

  e-Skills UK is to embark on a major push to to help employers address long-running skills gaps in IT.

• July 19, 2005 19 Jul'05

  IT salaries take 2005 leap

  Find out why IT salaries this year are higher than last and which job skills are back in vogue.

• July 18, 2005 18 Jul'05

  Outsourcing could mean skills shortage

  Businesses need to plan for significant changes in the career development of IT staff as they outsource an increasing proportion of their IT development and operations work, Forrester Research said last week.

• June 15, 2005 15 Jun'05

  Employers advised to improve interview methods in tight market

  Companies are not reporting skills shortages

• June 13, 2005 13 Jun'05

  Industry throws weight behind skills action plan

  Industry throws weight behind skills action plan

• April 06, 2005 06 Apr'05

  Seven steps to ensure project success

  The Value Manager recently had a project fall well below expectations. He reviewed what happened and came up with seven key steps for managing technical risk and one golden rule.

• March 30, 2005 30 Mar'05

  Head of NHS IT acknowledges severe shortages of skilled staff

  The national programme for IT in the NHS is grappling with severe shortages of high-level skills, according to Richard Granger,...

• March 22, 2005 22 Mar'05

  Government backs plan to ensure UK has IT skills for next 10 years

  The government last week announced its support for an employer-backed action plan to ensure that businesses have access to the IT...

• March 21, 2005 21 Mar'05

  Do your bit for e-skills

  IT directors have been called on to help several major government-backed IT skills initiatives to attract and develop the next...

• March 17, 2005 17 Mar'05

  IT directors called upon to help drive youngsters into IT

  E-Skills UK chief Karen Price has called upon IT directors to help several major government-backed IT skills initiatives to...

• March 14, 2005 14 Mar'05

  Skills shortage raises threat of suppliers' claims against NHS

  Papers obtained under the Freedom of Information Act reveal risk of compensation claims

• March 09, 2005 09 Mar'05

  Freelance pay rises 30% in a year as demand for web developers soars

  Demand for web development skills is booming for the first time since the dotcom collapse.

• March 08, 2005 08 Mar'05

  E-Skills UK survey adds to evidence of a resurgence in the number of IT vacancies

  Further confirmation of the recovery in the IT jobs market came this week in research by E-Skills UK, which revealed that the...

• February 25, 2005 25 Feb'05

  Young IT professionals get advice on 'soft' skills

  The BCS Young Professionals Group is running two events to help its members develop the communication skills they need to be...

• February 07, 2005 07 Feb'05

  Financial companies' growing demand for IT skills may cause staff shortage in public sector

  The public sector could face an IT skills shortage as contractors return to the City, according to research by contractor...

• February 02, 2005 02 Feb'05

  Growth in IT demand by financial companies may lead to skills shortage in public sector

  The public sector could face an IT skills shortage as contractors return to the city, according to research by contractor...

• January 31, 2005 31 Jan'05

  IT departments to face 'war of talent' as firms vie for scarce skills

  The UK and mainland Europe should brace itself for the biggest "war of talent" since the 1990s over the next 12 months, a leading...

• January 10, 2005 10 Jan'05

  Demand for IT staff with business skills to increase in 2005

  There will be an upsurge in demand for IT professionals with high-level business and systems integration skills in 2005,...

• January 10, 2005 10 Jan'05

  IT professional makes shortlist for Britain's 'skills Olympics' team

  An IT professional has made it to the shortlist for the UK team that will compete in the annual "skills Olympics" in Finland.

• December 06, 2004 06 Dec'04

  RAF and British Council map staff IT skills to reinforce recruitment and retention

  The Royal Air Force is borrowing techniques developed for civilian businesses to improve the way it trains, manages and deploys...

• November 30, 2004 30 Nov'04

  Next Move: What do I need to work from home?

  I work in the IT field with many skills (PC support, networking, project management, etc). I currently have a job which has no...

• November 01, 2004 01 Nov'04

  Spending boom exposes lack of skilled IT workers

  Employers are experiencing the first signs of a new IT skills shortage as businesses begin stepping up investment in IT systems...

• October 20, 2004 20 Oct'04

  Cisco brings IT skills to UK prisoners

  Cisco Systems is working with the UK government on a pilot programme to train prison inmates in information and communications...

• October 01, 2004 01 Oct'04

  Lack of youngsters could create skills shortage

  Employers could face skills shortages as the demand for IT professionals picks up, following a sharp decline in the number of...

• September 27, 2004 27 Sep'04

  Future skills warning

  Unless IT departments make an effort to hire staff from a broader age group, they could face skills shortages in the future,...

• September 23, 2004 23 Sep'04

  IT must broaden recruitment or face skills shortage

  New population research shows that unless IT departments make a effort to hire staff from a broader age group, they could be...

• September 17, 2004 17 Sep'04

  Communication skills will take you to the top

  Most analysts agree that business, interpersonal and communications skills are the areas on which IT directors need to focus to...

• September 09, 2004 09 Sep'04

  Little enthusiasm for Linux certification

  Linux skills are hot, but Linux certification isn't, according to US online IT job board Dice.com.

• August 13, 2004 13 Aug'04

  Unix is most sought-after IT skill

  Growing demand for Unix and Java skills are driving the recovery in the jobs market, the latest Computer Weekly/SSL Quarterly...

• June 25, 2004 25 Jun'04

  Want to escape the rat race and help others? Volunteer and broaden your skills overseas

  Had enough of the rat race ? Want to put something back into society and put your IT skills to good use? Voluntary Services...

• June 09, 2004 09 Jun'04

  Firms will pay more for IT skills

  A Meta Group survey has revealed that 45% of companies would pay premiums for IT skills that are difficult to find or...

• May 14, 2004 14 May'04

  Indian contractors plug skills gaps

  Abbey is to hire hundreds of contractors from India to help it plug skills gaps in its IT department and provide support for new...

• May 11, 2004 11 May'04

  Certification for Microsoft desktop skills

  Microsoft has launched its first certification course for IT desktop support staff.

• April 22, 2004 22 Apr'04

  Human resources managers voice concerns over skills 'black hole'

  Employers are losing their stocks of management expertise, technical skills and historical company knowledge as staff leave IT...

• April 01, 2004 01 Apr'04

  Improve business skills to keep a place in IT once traditional posts are outsourced

  Global trends such as offshore outsourcing have started to transform the IT industry, placing a premium on IT professionals with...

• March 12, 2004 12 Mar'04

  Council IT directors battle skills shortages and Whitehall interference to hit targets

  Many local authorities enthusiastically embraced the prime minister's e-government targets when they were set, but as the...

• March 05, 2004 05 Mar'04

  Future skills gap fear as students shun IT degrees

  The number of young people applying to study IT at university has fallen dramatically, raising fears of a new skills shortage.