Careers and Skills
Disrupt or be disrupted: firms need to quantify their IT skills gap says Pluralsight
It's hard to plan for the future if you don't know what talent you have
DevOps Live: Humans have the attention span of a goldfish, and that's affecting how we learn
New technology is the best way to counter the skills gap
Impact of automation on jobs has been overstated, claims Bank of England's Mark Carney
The head of the Bank of England rejected earlier research on automation, some done by the BoE's own economists
People in developed and developing nations think that automation will make them worse off
Populations disagreed on whether it is up to government, schools or individuals to ensure that people have the skills to work in an automated world
University of South Wales is closing the skills gap, say IT professionals
The Cyber Academy prepares graduates for work through industry partnerships
Computer says no - is the Tier 2 visa scheme a threat to your business?
Immigration lobbyists say that the Tier 2 Intra Company Transfer visa is a loophole that companies use to move staff to the UK from outside the EU
The UK needs more data engineers and analysts to fuel the data-driven economy post Brexit
Nesta's skills taxonomy shows the UK needs to do more to grow data wrangling and analytics talent
The turbulence of employment status in the gig economy
Charlotte Allery, employment solicitor in the tech sector at law firm Coffin Mew runs through the impact of recent cases on employment status in the age of the gig economy
What should tech companies do to promote diversity?
BrightHR Head of Digital Experience Anneka Burrett argues for change in the technology industry to promote diversity
Javascript skills in demand as employers increasingly look for coding experience
Data from job search platform Joblift shows rapid increase in job vacancies requiring programming experience, with Javascript topping recruiters needs
Hiscox broadens staff skills to combat AI-driven career disruption
Insurance firm sets up rotation programme and facilitates internal moves to diversify staff skillset, to offset career disruption from cloud, AI and machine learning technologies
The women who changed the world through technology
Computing celebrates some of the female pioneers who found huge success despite male dominated environments
Shortlist announced for Women in IT Excellence Awards
Computing is proud to announce the shortlist for the 2018 Women in IT Excellence Awards
CIO Interview: Ian Penny, Group CIO, Hiscox
Hiscox insurance CIO discusses skills, automation and DevOps at his organisation
Data scientists are in-demand and well paid - so why is there a skills gap?
Meeting demand for the sexiest job of the 21st century
Gatwick Airport refreshes IT talent by hiring own recruitment team
Gatwick Airport CIO Cathal Corcoran explains how he found success by in-sourcing recruitment away from external agencies
Keep hold of your engineers by listening to their career goals
Dave Marsland, engineering manager at Paddle, describes how to build a career path for development teams
Women in IT: What can you do to help?
There are far fewer women than men working in IT, and those that have chosen the career are likely to be paid less than their male counterparts. Computing is providing a platform to debate and begin to counter these issues
Sinclair Spectrum designer Rick Dickinson dies
The designer of the ZX80, ZX81 and Spectrum loses his battle against cancer in the US
To see more girls in STEM we must boost their confidence, not interest
Anne Sheehan, Enterprise Director, Vodafone UK, explains how to support more girls pursuing an education and a career in STEM subjects
Females now make up less than one tenth of computer science students in the UK
Some schools report no female computer science students at all
HMRC seeks commercial contract expert in £95k job to oversee post-Aspire IT deals
New hire at HMRC expected to help in shift from single biggest IT outsourcing deal in Europe to a portfolio of 200+ suppliers
Financial Conduct Authority seeking three IT leaders to support IT transformation and manage supplier relations
FCA is seeking a head of regulatory systems and two divisional service leads
CIO Interview: Albert Hitchcock, COO & CTO, Pearson
Hitchcock discusses the digital transformation underway at Pearson
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