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…
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…
Fancy a Job Designing Human Parts or Exploring Space Debris? You’re in Luck! As we enter Industry 4.0, the debate and fear surrounding which jobs will be taken over by robots has hit fever pitch but do we really need to worry? No, we don’t, according to research from PWC and Microsoft. Far from A.I…
What impact will industry 4.0 have on the jobs market? As the rocky year of 2016 drew to a close, the government provided a beacon of hope when they pledged £2billion to boost our developments in industry, science and technology, and spoke of a new mission to recruit three million apprentices by 2020 to…
Computer Weekly’s 2017 Salary Survey for the Tech industry is out. This annual research presents findings from 738 interviews with IT professionals throughout the UK and Ireland on their earnings and career expectations. If you work in the tech industry or looking to switch jobs, it’s worth a read. Here’s the low-down from the…
Is Flexible Working the Future? According to the UK Government’s report on the future of work in the UK, jobs will become much more fluid over the coming decades. As employers look for ways to become more agile and adaptive, whilst competing to attract valuable tech skills, we’ll see a wave of new employment incentives to…
What Skills Will You Need in This Age of Connectivity? You couldn’t move for articles referring to smart tech, IoT (Internet of Things) and connectivity in 2016 but, as we wrote about last year, there is no such thing as a job in IoT. As the age of connectivity ramps up, we look at each of…
The Skills Gap in IT is the Leading Barrier to Success There have been many high profile surveys carried out over the past year amongst CIOs, which show that a large percentage of decision makers now feel that skills shortages in IT is the leading barrier to success. The talent shortage has been creeping…
A Day in The Life of our Consultancy Division: The Exeter City Futures Case Study This final blog in the series follows our Lead IoT Consultant, Stuart White and his team as they help Exeter City Futures recruit the people who are changing how cities will work in the future. You can read about Phase 1,…