IT workers
RSS IT workersSkills Survey 2006: IT workers lured into contracting
News Lucrative fees have tempted an increasing proportion of UK IT workers into becoming contractors, according to silicon.com's exclusive 2006 Skills Survey. Rising pay is one of the factors that has lured... [01 Jun 2006]
IT workers want to be their own boss
News A third of UK workers would like to go it alone and choose their own gigs, according to a recent survey from recruitment and HR consultancy Hudson. The survey from Hudson consisted of interviews with... [14 Jan 2005]
IT workers chuffed with job market progress
News Information technology workers' confidence in the job market - and in their ability to hold on to their jobs - rose again in August, a study found. IT workers revealed less anxiety about... [02 Sep 2004]
Leader: IT workers - don't get greedy
Leader After the bleak and fallow years of the downturn it seems demand for skilled IT workers is once again outstripping supply, according to a host of IT staffing market... [16 Feb 2005]
IT workers always on the prowl
News UK IT workers are a fickle lot who are often on the lookout for a better job. Money is not what drives IT workers to seek out new jobs, though. Companies can make... [23 Nov 2006]
IT workers suffering from lowest morale ever
News Morale among IT workers has dipped to an all-time low, even though demand for certain skills is rising, according to a new study from Meta Group. The survey did find that IT... [10 Jun 2004]
IT workers' confidence plummets
News Technology sector workers in the US are feeling less bullish about the job market, according to a new study. Staffing firm Hudson said that its index of information technology workers' confidence in the... [07 Oct 2004]
IT workers chained to their desks
News Increasingly workers are taking fewer breaks during the day. A third of IT staff spend more than eight hours per day at their desks, supporting fears that a largely sedentary workforce in the technology... [19 May 2006]
IT workers to get free ISP
News MSF is setting up the service to create closer ties with its members, which include workers in the IT industry. MSF, the UK trade union for skilled and professional people, is to offer free Web access to... [14 Mar 1999]
'Open borders to IT workers' says SAS chief
News Jim Goodnight, the outspoken CEO of software giant SAS, has said the UK and US governments must open their borders to skilled overseas IT workers in order to remain competitive and foster a culture of... [30 Jun 2006]
Striking IT workers accused of holding council to ransom
News Swansea Council has accused striking IT workers and their trade union of holding the authority to ransom and using the city's residents as pawns in a wider fight to block improvements to public services. [10 Sep 2004]
Leader: Are IT workers so badly off?
Leader IT workers are no more disgruntled than any other profession, on average. Do IT workers have it hard? In the midst of the August 'silly season', a... [16 Aug 2006]
US IT workers more optimistic
News Information technology workers in the US are lifting their chins. At least that's the conclusion of a recent study by staffing company Hudson, which found that IT workers had greater... [16 Aug 2004]
Devil's Advocate: What makes IT workers happy?
Comment While everyone loves a raise, Martin Brampton says a pay increase is not enough to satisfy workers. What people really want is economic security, a hard thing to come by in the tech industry - and in many countries. [07 Sep 2004]
Techies shunned as workers fix own IT problems
News Two-thirds of UK office workers take a 'handy Andy' approach to PC problems and attempt to sort it out themselves, rather than contacting the IT helpdesk. More than half of... [10 May 2007]
