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10 REASONS WHY A CAREER IN IT IS A WISE CHOICE
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96% of CIOs and CTOs are challenged in finding skilled IT professionals
89% of CIOs and CTOs are concerned about losing their best employees to the competition
1. TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS ARE IN HIGH DEMAND
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Businesses adopting anytime, anywhere access is creating an increase in digital transformation projects across all sectors
The result: Innovative IT professionals who understand the potential of mobile connectivity are in growing demand
2. DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OPENING DOORS
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UK technology salaries are set to increase by 4% on average
The Robert Half 2016 Salary Guide shares the trends and starting salaries across the IT industry
3. IT SALARIES ON THE RISE
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For 37% of UK CIOs and CTOs it is most challenging to find skilled software development professionals
4. WANTED: SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS
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The way companies conduct business is changing
UK CIOs and CTOs see IT having the biggest impact on the company in cloud technology (39%) and IT security (37%)
5. KEY BUSINESS CHANGES REQUIRE TECHNOLOGY
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Skilled tech professionals are needed for these projects:
1. cloud adoption (34%)
2. business intelligence and analytics (30%)
3. virtualisation (29%)
6. FUTURE TECH PROJECTS
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CIOs and CTOs expect the following areas to have the greatest impact on the growth of the UK tech industry:
1. IT services (41%)
2. e-Commerce (22%)
3. Data storage (17%)
4. FinTech (8%)
7. THE TECH INDUSTRY IS GROWING
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94% of CIOs and CTO see technology playing an important role in their company‘s growth plans
The key to achieving this is through improving customer transactional experiences (45%)
8. IT CONTRIBUTES TO BUSINESS STRATEGY
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Half of UK companies have seen the number of female IT professionals increase over the last five years
9. MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN IT
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British companies score themselves, on average, 3.36 on a scale of one to five where one is ‘not innovative’ and five is ‘highly innovative’
CIOs and CTOs agree there is a strong link between having a culture of innovation and attracting talented IT professionals
10. INNOVATION WELCOMED
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