Demand for ICT labour and skills in the UK outstripped supply for the first time since the end of 2008, as the volume of advertised positions on offer marginally exceeded the number of 'ready candidates' in the labour market in the third quarter of 2010.
Key findings also include:
The number of advertised vacancies for ICT staff rose for the fifth consecutive quarter to 101,000 positions, while the count of 'ready candidates' (in/out of work ICT staff that were seeking new/additional jobs) declined to just over 100,000. The unemployment rate for ICT staff fell to 3.1%, with a comparison figure of 8.3% for the workforce as a whole. The number of Job Seekers Allowance claimants seeking ICT positions fell for the fourth consecutive quarter to 29,000. Though advertised rates for ICT professionals remained unchanged overall, large short term increases were noted for: Contract Web Designer and Operations Analyst positions Permanent posts for Senior Systems Administrators and MIS/IT Managers. Longer term upward trends in rates were also noted for:
Contract Project Managers, Network Support Engineers and Network/ Communications Analysts/Engineers Permanent Business Analysts, Software Engineers, Systems Programmers and Communications/Network Managers.
Key findings also include:
The number of advertised vacancies for ICT staff rose for the fifth consecutive quarter to 101,000 positions, while the count of 'ready candidates' (in/out of work ICT staff that were seeking new/additional jobs) declined to just over 100,000.
The unemployment rate for ICT staff fell to 3.1%, with a comparison figure of 8.3% for the workforce as a whole.
The number of Job Seekers Allowance claimants seeking ICT positions fell for the fourth consecutive quarter to 29,000.
Though advertised rates for ICT professionals remained unchanged overall, large short term increases were noted for:
Contract Web Designer and Operations Analyst positions
Permanent posts for Senior Systems Administrators and MIS/IT Managers.
Longer term upward trends in rates were also noted for:
Contract Project Managers, Network Support Engineers and Network/ Communications Analysts/Engineers
Permanent Business Analysts, Software Engineers, Systems Programmers and Communications/Network Managers.