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Women in IT - Accenture Technology MD Part 2

Accenture's Liv Sandbaek
Liv Sandbaek, managing director, Technolgy at Accenture discusses what it's like being a woman in the IT industry
17 Oct 2011

Olympics will deepen London's pool of IT talent, says 2012 CIO

London 2012 CIO Gerry Pennell
In addition to skilled IT staff, 2012 Games will give capital a vast fibre-optic network, says Gerry Pennell, CIO for the games' organising committee
10 Oct 2011

UK startups launch recruitment drive for IT talent

graduates
Jobs fair promises to offer IT graduates more exciting career options than a job in banking
27 Sep 2011

NPfIT was beyond agile’s power to heal


22 Sep 2011

Crash Podcast - IT in schools and the role of the CSO

This week we discuss the government's failure to mention IT in its response to the James Review, and the role of the CSO in the wake of recent high profile security breaches
16 Sep 2011

Women in IT - Accenture Technology MD

Liv Sandbaek, managing director, Technology, Accenture, discusses her experiences in IT
05 Sep 2011

Why sixth-formers shun IT


01 Sep 2011

Skills shortage top concern for tech SMEs

Research from Zurich Insurance reveals small and medium IT firms feel retention of good staff is their top priority
31 Aug 2011

FDM Group urges IT industry to take on more females

In the wake of impressive GCSE results in IT, FDM Group says industry should aim to attract more young women into IT
30 Aug 2011

IT pros feel their lack of "soft skills" is holding them back

People management, followed by business and financial awareness, are the skills that IT professionals feel they are lacking the most
26 Aug 2011

Mums home in on contract IT jobs

Boom in freelance consultants benefits women with children
26 Aug 2011

Digital and social media specialists see 70 per cent pay rise

Average pay has hit £75,000 a year
22 Aug 2011

A-Levels show kids don't like computing

Schools need to make ICT and computing courses more exciting, say experts
18 Aug 2011

IT’s not all doom and gloom


18 Aug 2011

One in 25 British workers employed in IT

New figures show highest ever number of people working in IT
16 Aug 2011

IT Skills & Recruitment at Net a Porter

Online retailer's head of IT discusses the challenges of recruiting and retaining the skills he needs in his team
12 Aug 2011

Oracle data obtained in social engineering attack

Poorly trained staff blamed for ease of attack in Defcon contest
09 Aug 2011

IT job market sees gradual improvement

Badenoch & Clark's latest Talent Spotlight report highlights opportunities for IT professionals
09 Aug 2011

Select few see IT salary boost

Two-tier jobs market sees significant rewards for experienced and talented staff, but lack of job security for others
05 Aug 2011

The IT Skills Debate - Outsourcing

Computing speaks to Martyn Hart, chairman of the National Outsourcing Association
03 Aug 2011

Java skills now most in demand

Research from IntaPeople shows that Java has overtaken C# as the most sought-after language skill in UK businesses
27 Jul 2011

Firms appoint social media managers

Some 69 per cent of UK businesses have or will appoint social media community managers in 2011
26 Jul 2011

The IT Skills Debate - Business Intelligence

In this podcast, Computing talks to Jaspersoft about the skills needed for a career in Business Intelligence
25 Jul 2011

Salaries in IT and telecoms rise 7.5 per cent

Average salaries for IT professionals increase from £43,000 last year to £46,000 in 2011
24 Jul 2011