pay gap
RSS pay gapIs open source software finding a home in Whitehall?
News There is still a gap between policy and practice… whenever there is a policy change it takes time to work through," he said. But the process of making the jump to open source can be a painful experience, he said, as... [29 Sep 2009]
CIOs, consultants, IT pros: How much are you worth?
News In related news, the government's Women and Work Commission has found progress on closing the UK's gender pay gap has stalled. And does the pay of a tech consultant in Scotland compare... [31 Jul 2009]
Pay gap: UK female execs better off in IT
News Writing in the report, Baroness Prosser of Battersea, chair of the Commission, said: "Not only do we need to see more action being taken to kick start the slow movement of the gender pay gap but also to... [30 Jul 2009]
Take the silicon.com 2009 Skills Survey
News Highlights of last year's survey include the revelation that the gender pay gap is still alive and kicking in IT, with a third of women in the lowest wage bracket. How is the UK's IT workforce faring in... [25 Jun 2009]
Mind the mobile broadband cash gap
News Or to pay: access to these services can then be offered as a premium rate add-on to generate new revenue streams. According to analyst Strand Consult, many operators are selling mobile broadband for around 50 per cent... [11 Feb 2009]
Coordinating Database and Programming Language Research
White Paper This paper examines the gap between database and programming language research and practice. While the database community works hard to improve and extend database capabilities, it does not seem to pay... [01 Jan 2009]
Skills Survey 2008 in pictures
Photo See the full story on the IT gender pay gap. Results from the 10th annual silicon.com Skills Survey show a decline in the number of unfilled IT vacancies for the first time in years, suggesting the... [16 Dec 2008]
Inbox: Women still getting a rough deal on pay
Comment Gap getting wider The gap appears to be widening, not narrowing. I agree with the previous comments, not only is the gap widening but the chances of promotion are diminishing. For those... [07 Nov 2008]
Women in IT 'a fifth worse off than men'
News Meanwhile the gender pay gap in IT remains worse than the national average. Female techies face a pay gap of more than a fifth (around 21 per cent), according to... [30 Oct 2008]
Offshoring sends techies' wages up
News According to employment information company Incomes Data Services (IDS), mid-level technical and support staff are seeing their salaries rocket, while their more senior colleagues' pay packets are stagnating. [26 Aug 2008]
Brits spending record time online
News The report also reveals a generation gap, with over-65s very keen on landline phones - with take-up of 99 per cent in the first quarter of 2008, some 10 per cent higher than the UK average. Ofcom cites various reasons... [14 Aug 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News David Harrington, the CMA's director of regulatory affairs, said: "The gap between government rhetoric and formulation of policy appears to be as wide as ever. Richards said: "Ofcom favours a regulatory environment for... [07 Jul 2008]
Dear silicon.com: Games skills gap, student outsourcing, ID card fears
Comment The games industry is the latest to suffer the dreaded skills gap - but who's to blame? Gaming skills gap You want decent coders, pay more money! They have all expressed the opinion that... [27 Jun 2008]
Revealed: What students think of tech work
News If IT is to plug its skills gap by attracting graduates from other disciplines the industry needs to convince students the work can be as exciting as its potentially wallet-fattening pay packets.... [23 Jun 2008]
BT pay industrial action suspended - for now
News The union added there are also major concerns about the pay gap between male and female employees. The threat of industrial action by BT managers over pay conditions has been averted -... [23 May 2008]
