IT Career Search

IT Career Search by location

About the IT career search

With 150,000 IT jobs created annually during the last decade, according to e-skills, the IT employment market in the UK is one of the most attractive for IT professionals searching for a new career. There is, at present, a significant IT skills gap in the UK. There are not enough graduates who decide to search for a career in IT. As a result even non-IT people search for an IT career, which offers great benefits.

Benefits of searching an IT career

Career search in the IT industry, means that you will benefit to advantageous salaries. Salaries for permanent IT staff have risen by four times the UK average in the past 12 months, according to a survey of more than 5,000 employees in the sector. The average graduate starting salary in 2005 was £28,095. The IT industry invests significantly more in training than the average invested by all other industries. If you search for careers in IT, be prepared to undergo continuous personal and professional development, maintain your knowledge, and keep abreast of technological developments. If you search for IT careers, it might mean that you search for vacancies abroad. You may be likely to start working in the UK, but could later be seconded to other parts of Europe, or even further afield, once you have gained some solid work experience. As many as 65% of employers offer the opportunity to work abroad in the past two years.

Tips for Career Search

Firstly, networking for jobs and being prepared to change roles frequently is often the key to rapid career progression. Traditional career paths still exist, for example moving from programmer to analyst to project manager, but typical progression routes are breaking down, as businesses demand more flexibility and multiskilling from employees. Those who excel are not only solid performers but also the best communicators, displaying confidence with customers and colleagues, leadership skills, business awareness and an understanding of how IT relates to strategic decisions, profitability and communication.

Search for IT vacancies in the UK

Search for a new IT career all over the UK by visiting the IT Job Board web site. Browse by specifying skills and location.