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…
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…
How to Stay Ahead in IT Whether you’re in a traditional IT support role or you’re forging new paths in emerging technologies, one thing all IT professionals have in common is that they can’t stand still. Technology is moving faster than ever and you need to keep pace. Here are five easy ways…
How to Get a Job in Machine Learning Machine learning is now on the agenda for most CIOs in 2018, with nearly half planning or already using machine learning in their organization. However, as with many technical skills today, there’s a big gap and an even bigger demand for skills related to intelligent machines.…
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…
This is What Your Data Scientist CV Should Say Data Scientists are in high demand, everywhere. Harvard Business Review ranked it as the ‘hottest job on offer’ in coming years so it’s no surprise it was ranked 6th in the UK’s top jobs, and top of the list in IT careers. The job…
3 Pretty Big Reasons for Learning Python According to research and analysis carried out by the big developer websites, Stack Overflow, Tech Republic and IEEE Spectrum, Python is the fastest-growing and most popular programming language in the world right now. Great. So, what does this popularity content mean to your career? Is it worth learning…
You’d be hard-pressed to find an industry that isn’t going to be affected by AI and machine learning in the coming years so it’s no surprise that machine learning skills are currently in great demand – and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. In addition to the core bank of skills you…