There’s been a sharp rise in both the appreciation and requirement for qualified tech professionals by employers in the past year, according to a significant survey amongst IT professionals and decision makers. Now, more than ever, the tech industry is looking for certifications and rewarding them well. Global Knowledge, who have been surveying tech…
The Top 40 IM Skills The global Intelligent Mobility (IM) market is expected to be worth £900 billion by 2025, according to a report by Transport Catapult Systems. In their research, they identified the critical skills required by the UK if we are, as a nation, to secure significant share of that growth in…
Why You Should Work for a Tech Start-Up From machine learning and AI to intelligent mobility and IoT, there are many exciting career routes for programmers, developers and IT pros looking for a move into new technologies. Often, however, these emerging fields are difficult to get into without good project experience. Start-ups could offer…
The Top Tech Skills in 2018 The tech world moves pretty fast, which means that employers and professionals in the space are in a continuous race to ensure the talent they have is relevant to today’s requirements. Whether you’re recruiting or looking for your next career move, it pays to keep an eye on…
How to Future-Proof Your IT Career There’s a glaring recruitment challenge faced by all employers hiring for emerging tech roles in that a proportion of the specific skills required for IoT, AI and intelligent mobility don’t actually exist yet – well, not in their exact form. What we do have instead, and in…
The CDO’s Role has Changed Driven by the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Chief Data Officer’s (CDO) role is changing and expanding to one that, in many cases, is working alongside or merging with the traditional CIO role. Originally, CDO hires were driven by the increase in big data responsibilities and…
Demand for embedded developers and engineers is continuing to soar, thanks to the growth in IoT technology, however a third of employers are struggling to hire people with the relevant skills for today’s embedded software requirements, according to the recent Canonical survey. Embedded development is nothing new in the world of tech, which has…
Recruiting for Cloud Computing is a Challenge According to the 2017 UK Cloud Skills Report, nearly half of organisations plan to recruit people with cloud skills over the next year. There is no doubt that cloud professionals are in high demand. However, with 38% of businesses reporting difficulties in finding the talent they need, there…
There’s a new buzzword on the block and its name is: Leadership 4.0. As the noise amplifies around Industry 4.0, rather than add to the chatter, Leadership 4.0 seems to be a very sensible approach to change in what can be an overwhelming transition for employees and managers alike. What is Leadership 4.0? …
There is no shortage of terms to describe the new phase in manufacturing because it’s big news in industry. From Industry 4.0 to Connected Industry or Smart Factories, they all mean the same thing and that is that we are entering an era where technology and technical talent are critical components for success in industrial…