UK's IT Job Market Remains Steady

    LONDON, July 28, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --

    - The IT Job Board's Latest Skills in Demand Report Indicates the Sector
      Continues to Thrive

    - Number of Positions Advertised on the UK's Largest IT Jobs Site Remains
      Consistent

    - IT Manager and IT Support Roles Represent the Largest Proportion of
      Jobs

    - Contract Work Still on the Increase; but Permanent Jobs Remain the
      Majority

Since the beginning of 2010, the number of roles advertised on The IT Job Board, http://www.theitjobboard.co.uk, has remained consistent. The site, which is the UK's largest IT jobs website, currently advertises more than 15,500 positions, from IT manager, to web developer roles.

As per the first half of the year, IT manager and IT support roles represent the highest proportion of jobs on the site.

Other core skills in demand include: software developers, SQL and project managers.

Contract positions continue to rise, currently accounting for approximately 30 percent of jobs advertised.

Throughout 2010, the highest proportion of people working as contractors has been in IT manager positions, accounting for 38 percent in the month of June. The largest number of permanent IT roles advertised have - again - been for IT managers and IT support staff.

Demand for IT security roles continues to witness an increase, representing growth in non-core areas, and an indication of the skills that IT pros should be seeking to master from a training perspective.

Commenting on the latest Skills in Demand report, Alex Farrell, managing director of The IT Job Board said: "As the UK's largest IT jobs site, our Skills in Demand figures provide a strong indication of the state of the market. It's positive to see that the IT recruitment sector has remained steady since the beginning of the year (particularly during the current economic climate). We now hope to begin advertising an even greater number of roles over the coming months, towards the end of 2010.

"Our aim is to be as candidate-focused as possible, and we believe we achieve this not only through the volume of jobs advertised, but also through the quality of our client base, and the roles they are looking to fill."

Notes to editors

About The IT Job Board:

The IT Job Board group of companies was set up in April 2002 in recognition that recruitment in the IT sector was increasingly dominated by the internet.

Today, The IT Job Board (http://www.theitjobboard.co.uk) is the UK's biggest IT specialist recruitment website with over 15,535 (as at July 2010).

Online technology enables sophisticated targeting - for example by skill, region or experience - of The IT Job Board's database of 800,000 IT professionals. The company always tries to get closer to candidates either via planned content campaigns, or through the use of social networks.

The site also offers employers services such as branded job postings, a featured employer zone, targeted email campaigns and guidance on advertising copy. The managed campaign service filters responses to provide companies with a shortlist of applicants most suitable for the advertised position.

http://www.theitjobboard.co.uk's clients include ASOS, Aviva, Tesco.com and Accenture.

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SOURCE The IT Job Board