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Contractors “Perfect Solution” To Businesses

Leading contracting group the PCG have spoken about how freelancing continues to thrive following the recession, despite many other sectors struggling. This comes following a number of reports which have shown that contractors are heavily in demand. The PCG said … Continue reading

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IT Investment Boosting Financial Services Jobs

Following a government review into IT spending, which was branded “a waste of an “obscene amount of public money”, there have been calls to improve operations and the handling of contracts. The need to open up government IT contracts to … Continue reading

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IT Contractor Services Heavily In Demand

IT jobs within the UK have risen by over a quarter in the last year according to data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). The 90,416 jobs advertised to the end of May this year represent a 28% rise compared … Continue reading

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Rising Value Of Flexible Workforce

The REC’s Report on Jobs has found that during July the temporary jobs market grew slightly quicker than the previous month, but growth is still some way off the long run trend. The REC described the rise in jobs as … Continue reading

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Government Committee Criticise IT Contract Spending

A government committee have criticised the approach to IT operations, calling the over reliance of a “cartel” of suppliers as a waste of an “obscene amount of public money”. The Public Administration Committee published their findings in a hard hitting … Continue reading

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IT Services Part Of HMRC Spending Cuts

The National Audit Office (NAO) have carried out a report into HMRC, examining various areas of spending and the way they will operate moving forwards. Despite HMRC establishing cuts in last autumns spending review, the NAO have found that they … Continue reading

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Employers Should Value Skilled IT Contractors

Figures from an IT recruiter have revealed some interesting findings into the IT sector. Despite the IT market being one of the fastest growing areas of the jobs market, the survey from The IT Job Board found that 40% of … Continue reading

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Contractors Can Expect More IT Market Spending

The growth of the IT sector is expected to continue, putting it at the levels seen pre-recession, according to technology analysts Ovum. Their figures predict that by 2015 spending in the market will hit £463bn, with growth of around 4.4% … Continue reading

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Female Contractors Lead Growth In IT Sector

IT contractors are continuing to experience from a boost in demand according to reports from a number of groups. The growing IT market has been experiencing positive growth month after month so far in 2011, which is good news for IT … Continue reading

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IT Contractors Should Prepare For AWR

Following a report highlighting the importance of AWR Awareness, the REC have raised IT Recruiters as one group that may still be unprepared for the Agency Workers Regulations. With the IT market continuing to grow, there could be an increasing … Continue reading

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