Who are e-skills?

e-skills are the Sector Skills Council for Business & IT in the U.K.

e-skills UK work on behalf of employers to ensure the UK has the technology skills it needs to succeed in a global digital economy. Their work covers IT services, internet & web.

News in Brief

Latest e-skills Bulletin shows continued growth in demand for ICT staff

e-skills UK has published the latest issue of the e-skills bulletin, the definitive source of information about changes in the demand and supply of ICT labour and skills in the UK.

A recent bulletin, shows a decline in the number of ‘ready candidates’ for ICT positions. The resulting increase in the number of available jobs meant recruiters faced more competition in trying to find appropriate candidates for positions during the first quarter of the year.

As a result, advertised pay rates were seen to rise for both permanent and contract positions with increases of up to 9% occurring for a number of ICT roles.

Key findings include:

The number of advertised vacancies for ICT staff rose for the third consecutive quarter to 86,000 positions, even as recruitment activity declined across the economy as a whole.

Source: e-skills UK

NITLC Offer

In response to the e-skills bulletin NITLC have created new job specific courses with greater flexibility for the skills and qualifications that employers in the UK require.

The courses on offer are designed to maximise employability in the IT sector and give students multiple career options from Entry Level to Master IT Professional, with no previous IT experience required.