British police have arrested several men, believed to be IT professionals, accused of distributing copyrighted items on the internet. US members of the group are said to include corporate executives, computer professionals and students from the...
It underscores the need for better IT skills for both those working as IT professionals - and everyone else, the IT user. There are two quite different categories of workers alluded to in the plan: IT users and IT professionals.
Yet IT professionals are still more likely to get promotions than their non-tech colleagues, with 23 per cent of IT staff moving up the corporate ladder in the last six months compared with just 11 per cent of non-IT staff.
The report added to mixed signals about the employment scene for US programmers and other tech professionals. In addition, computer professionals face the threat of increased automation and the prospect of their jobs being shifted offshore.
He told the audience of tech chiefs that for the first time since 2001 BA has recruited 25 new IT professionals this year. He said technology is "fundamental to the functioning of this country's economy and society" but warned of a skills crisis...
But the average yearly wage for IT professionals in the North is now £33,333, compared to £44,200 for a Londoner - meaning tech workers in the North earn 69 per cent of the average salary pocketed by their counterparts in the capital.