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RSS e-skills ukWhere to make the biggest bucks working in IT
News Karen Price, CEO of e-skills UK, said salaries for IT roles across all sectors still compare favourably to those of other professions. With these pay levels remaining well above the... [01 Oct 2009]
Karen Price
AS Profile As CEO of e-skills UK, the Sector Skills Council for business and information technology, it's Karen Price's job to nurture and grow the nation's IT... [29 Sep 2009]
The right skills to boost your pay packet unveiled
News Karen Price, CEO of e-skills UK, added: "With many entry level IT activities increasingly sourced from overseas, growth in the UK's IT sector is focused on high value,... [22 Sep 2009]
Teachers get £5.6m to swot up on how to use tech
News The Open University - which launched the programme yesterday alongside IT skills sector body e-skills UK - will also make its virtual learning environment available for... [21 Jul 2009]
On a new Voyager, tackling fraud and the intellectual challenge
Comment This flexibility allows the IT team to make systems changes that have helped Nationwide to launch products such as e-Savings Plus, an online-only high-interest savings account. The financial sector is facing one of the... [06 Jul 2009]
IT security training now the 'substantial' task of GCHQ
News CESG will develop the content for information assurance education and training, and will approve service providers for its delivery, in consultation with the CSIA," GCHQ told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK in an email... [01 Jul 2009]
Britain to get official cyber attack dogs
News The UK government has announced that it is to form a cyber security agency, one of whose functions will be to develop a cyber attack capability. Other government agencies involved include the Department for Business,... [25 Jun 2009]
Neil Cameron
CIO Profile and a board member of IT industry skills body e-skills UK and The Research Board. At Unilever Neil Cameron is responsible for a 2,700-strong global IT department, 85,000... [03 Jun 2009]
Paul Coby
CIO Profile Coby is also chairman of UK CIO board for IT skills body e-skills UK and has a keen interest in Roman military history and world music, which includes... [03 Jun 2009]
Ben Wishart
CIO Profile A keen cyclist with a busy family life, Wishart is also an active member of the CIO Board of e-skills UK, the government-licensed skills council for the IT and... [01 Jun 2009]
IT suppliers forced to invest in staff training
News Sector skills organisation e-skills UK has predicted around 140,000 IT graduates will be needed each year until 2018 to keep up with demand - demand that can't be filled... [22 May 2009]
Techies urged to "bed down" in jobs
News An e-skills spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK that IT professionals were finding jobs by means other than recruiters. IT professionals should "bed down" in their jobs... [27 Apr 2009]
Budget: £750m cash injection for UK tech
News On e-skills the budget mentioned a £3m scheme to provide training for science teachers, a pilot programme to encourage science take-up in 20 local authorities and an additional £2m to be invested in... [22 Apr 2009]
IT job seekers going nowhere
News During the third quarter of last year, overall demand for staff in the UK fell by five per cent quarter-on-quarter, a report by IT skills body e-skills... [16 Mar 2009]
Looking for a new job? Here's what you need to know
News Karen Price, CEO e-skills UK The fact of the matter is UK IT workers stand at a watershed, which means specific, in-demand skills have never been more... [13 Jan 2009]
