Despite the IT sector showing positive growth in recent months, particularly for IT contractors in financial services, a growing number of IT workers are looking abroad for positions according to one IT recruitment specialist.
The IT Job Board have found that over two-thirds of IT workers are considering working outside of the UK, citing the quality of jobs on offer, the lure of a higher earning potential and experiencing a new culture as the main reasons behind moving.
Managing director of the IT Job Board, Alex Farrell, said; “I was very alarmed to read these statistics – clearly large numbers of UK IT professionals have either made the move overseas at some stage in their career or this is something they are planning.”
“If this boils down to quality of the jobs on offer in the UK or low salaries, then companies need to work hard to improve their offering to attract and retain staff. At a time when we are suffering an IT skills shortage, we cannot afford to lose key talent.”
Some groups have warned the government over legislation that could affect IT workers in the UK, and they have insisted that more must be done to support the UK jobs market. However, as well as government support Mr Farrell continued by saying;
“The onus lies with business managers to develop and nurture their employees and to make the UK’s IT job market an attractive one to work in.”
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