The 2018 UK salary survey results are in! How does your salary compare with others in the tech industry? Computer Weekly’s annual report on the salaries of the UK’s IT professionals has been released. If you haven’t seen the full report, here are the Top 10 Highlights: Firstly, and perhaps most worryingly, the…
There’s been an increasing pressure on the traditional CIO role over recent months and it’s putting the job at risk for many in the future if they don’t up their game. For some, the CDO has side-stepped into or absorbed the CIO role with their highly valued skills in data. For other CIOs, they’re seeing a…
Virtualisation Administrators (VA) have had a good run of being in demand for some time but, as more companies move to multi-cloud environments, only the VAs who can adapt and build on the skills to remain relevant, will continue to enjoy a rewarding career. Server virtualisation is not what it was just a few…
Thanks to Russian start-up, Robot Vera, robot recruiters are now a reality. Before you launch into a bunch of jokes comparing real recruitment consultants to their AI counterparts, humanoid recruiters aren’t going anywhere just yet.
There are many drivers that have led to a new talent market where candidates now hold much of the power – and nowhere more so than in the tech fields. The skills gap across the industry has certainly fuelled the change although a new approach to working by millennials, an increase in flexible working,…
Eighty percent (80%) of the Fortune 500 is on the Microsoft Cloud, making Microsoft Azure skills increasingly popular amongst hiring employers. In April 2018, permanent jobs citing Azure in the UK alone had rocketed to nearly 15,000 positions. In the same period last year, this number was almost half at 8,000. Azure jobs are on…
It’s no secret that hiring managers, prospective employers and recruiters use social media to headhunt and assess potential employees – but it goes so much further than posting a job advert on LinkedIn. Using social media effectively – and properly – for recruitment is a full time job – so much so, we have a…
4 Ways to Get into BlockChain There’s a big buzz surrounding blockchain, which has caused a massive spike in job openings that won’t be slowing down any time soon. Blockchain job posts increased by four times on LinkedIn in 2017, and vacancies are being filled within just one week – twice as fast…
FinTech is revolutionising the world of finance, from banking to wealth management, and start-ups now find themselves in a recruitment war to win the top tech talent. With serious investment into the industry already ($783bn into UK FinTech in 2016) and £billions more planned, the race is on to find specialists to launch the…
The Role of the Enterprise Architect in 2018 Gartner, the leading technology research company, has put AI at the top of its top technology trends for 2018 with some advice for the architects behind the megatrend. From a decline in demand just three years ago to a role that is now in high…
