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News Vendor "bullshit", skills shortages and proving the value and credibility of IT to the business are the key challenges for IT chiefs this year, according to silicon.com's exclusive, third annual CIO Agenda survey. [17 Jan 2007]
Skills Survey 2007: Staffing crisis deepens
News The IT skills crisis is deepening, according to exclusive silicon.com research. The ninth annual Skills Survey reveals employers are finding it increasingly difficult to fill IT positions in their... [07 Aug 2007]
Skills crisis is toughest IT challenge say CIOs
News The skills crisis is the toughest challenge facing IT directors in the 21st century, and training inhouse staff is the only way to cope, according to the latest survey from Xephon. In its annual industry survey, the... [01 Aug 2000]
Skills Survey 2002: You're in IT - should you do an MBA?
Comment Check out our Skills Survey 2002 for what other IT pros around UK think about their future prospects http://www.silicon.com/skillssurvey2002 To run an IT department you need to see beyond technical capabilities and... [25 Mar 2002]
Skills Survey 2006: Does the board respect IT?
News In silicon.com's exclusive 2006 Skills Survey, just over half (58 per cent) of board directors and CEOs, COOs and CFOs said they value the ideas of IT directors and IT managers. Read more Skills Survey... [30 May 2006]
Skills Survey 2008 in pictures
Photo Has the IT skills crisis turned a corner? 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]
Skills Survey 2006: IT salaries dip
News According to silicon.com's exclusive 2006 Skills Survey, the percentage of IT workers earning 'below £25,000' has increased by a sizable eight percentage points. The Skills Survey reveals,... [18 May 2006]
Skills gap "damaging" for UK businesses
News UK businesses continue to face difficulties recruiting qualified IT staff, with one in five companies experiencing problems finding applicants with the right skills. However, a wider problem relates to applicants'... [02 Aug 2006]
Skills Survey 2007: Banks hardest hit by staff crisis
News The IT skills shortage is hitting the financial services industry hardest. According to results from the exclusive 2007 silicon.com Skills Survey, FS companies are finding it most difficult to fill IT... [28 Aug 2007]
Skills crisis: Falling wages and crestfallen workers
Comment Now, recruiter TheSkillsMarket has revealed that rewards even for the most in-demand skills have dropped dramatically. It would seem there is no longer a skills crisis. But more than this, the... [24 May 2002]
Skills Survey 2003: Where are all the leaders?
Comment For more information on e-skills, please visit www.e-skills.com. So why, asks e-skills UK COO Terry Watts, is UK Plc still not getting the message? Project management and roles requiring... [02 Apr 2003]
Skills Survey 2007: CIOs getting less cash?
News IT chiefs are rolling in slightly less filthy lucre than last year, according to the 2007 exclusive silicon.com Skills Survey. For software/web developers there has been a small jump in average earnings - perhaps... [14 Aug 2007]
Skills Survey 2007: Big earners trending upwards
News The 2007 silicon.com Skills Survey reveals the number of tech workers taking home up to £40k per year is unchanged on last year - at 44 per cent. The trend for larger IT salaries over the past few years tallies with... [13 Aug 2007]
Dear silicon.com... wi-fi CCTV, BBC iPlayer, skills shortage, robots...
Comment Les Blunden, Winchester sigh* here we go again, more arguements for offshoring on the way stop looking for exact matches and be prepared to train your staff be prepared to hire university leavers and teach them the interpersonal... [13 Sep 2007]
Skills Survey 2007: Techies don't fear offshoring
News Fears of tech jobs being offshored appear to be over-hyped, according to preliminary results from the exclusive silicon.com 2007 Skills Survey. The survey also sheds light on a perennial debate - whether it's business or... [20 Jul 2007]
