IT Professionals Positive About UK Job Market

    LONDON, ENGLAND, March 18, 2011 /24-7PressRelease/ -- IT professionals are optimistic about their prospects in the job market, according to new research by leading job site, reed.co.uk.

Three quarters of IT workers believe they'll be offered the jobs that they want within the next six months, with the same proportion predicting that a growth in technology will give the UK's job market a boost this year.

High application levels and competition for new jobs were seen by the 500 respondents as the biggest challenges for landing a new role, whilst more than three quarters said that holding the right professional qualifications would help in their quest for new jobs.

Mark Rhodes, Head of Marketing at reed.co.uk, commented by saying: "We've seen signs of a slow and steady recovery in almost all areas of the private sector since the start of the year and it seems IT professionals are especially positive."

Rhodes went on to say "With companies gearing up for a return to growth, demand for IT staff is on the rise and with it, a return to skills shortages across the sector."

The survey, carried out in March 2011, identified a number of areas where jobseekers are looking to gain qualifications. PRINCE2, Cisco networking certifications and Microsoft SQL were amongst the most sought after areas for personal development.

reeds jobs opportunities are in excess of 110,000, including 8,000 in IT, and offers more than 80 IT courses and learning opportunities.

About reed.co.uk:

reed.co.uk is the UK's leading online recruitment service. Owned by Reed Executive PLC, reed.co.uk enables jobseekers to search over 110,000 jobs from more than 8,000 recruiters across 42 industry sectors.

Registered jobseekers can receive email job alerts, save searches and make their details available to a range of recruiters, including Reed's network of trained recruitment consultants.

Recruiters of all types benefit from reed.co.uk's range of innovative online recruitment solutions, including: online job posting and applicant management; job posting with Guaranteed Response; CV Search; targeted branding and email services.

ABCe audited traffic figures for reed.co.uk (January 2011):
Unique Users/Browsers: 3,702,372
Page Impressions: 68,132,104
Online Job Applications: 2,229,410

For press enquiries, please contact Lynn Cahillane or Mark Rhodes on 020 7067 4582.

Website: http://www.reed.co.uk

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