According to this week’s Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs, the number of job vacancies hit an eight-month high in March, and although competition for new vacancies was strong, many analysts are predicting that unemployment is beginning to top out. Currently the unemployment rate stands at…
The Information Technology (IT) sector is one of the few areas of the British economy that is expected to experience job growth throughout 2012. The main driver of this growth is the UK’s online industry, as a new report shows that consumers and companies in Britain have embraced the internet…
A survey by global property consultancy Knight Frank has revealed that IT companies as well as telecoms and internet firms increased their operations in London in 2011, fuelling a boom in jobs. The technology sector is becoming an increasingly important sector in the UK economy as companies look to take…
More businesses in the UK could be seeking to hire people in IT jobs to help them move to the cloud as they seek greater security.
Security and regulatory compliance is a major advantage to cloud computing, explained John Dunn, security editor at technology website Techworld.
"The security layer…
Businesses could be tempted to hire more people in IT jobs after a new report highlighted the wide net cybercriminals are now casting.
A VIPRE report from GFI Software, which details the ten most prevalent threat detections each month, revealed that cyber threats spread to a wide range of…
Telecoms company O2 has launched a pilot flexible working exercise among its employees to assess its effectiveness and feasibility.
Around a quarter of the company's 12,000-person workforce, including those in IT jobs and communication roles at the offices in Slough, worked remotely for one day while the office closed…
IT jobs were in high demand throughout January, according to the latest data from KPMG and the Recuritment and Employment Confederatino (REC).
The monthly Report on Jobs shows there was a 'modest' increase in permanent roles, the first sign of growth in four months. Demand for temporary jobs was…
Businesses in the UK could require more people in IT jobs if they choose to take advantage of a £4 billion ICT framework launched by the Government Procurement Service.
Open to public sector organisations, the pan-government contract seeks suppliers to cover a range of equipment, from mobile devices to…
Businesses in the UK could require more people in IT jobs if they choose to take advantage of a £4 billion ICT framework launched by the Government Procurement Service.
Open to public sector organisations, the pan-government contract seeks suppliers to cover a range of equipment, from mobile devices to…
There could be a need for people in IT jobs to protect businesses from the risk of an internet 'meltdown' during the London Olympics.
It comes after the Cabinet Office released a document to government departments, seen by the Guardian, which suggests that the UK's telecoms system may not…
