Job sector information

Information Technology

You will find the following information on this page. Click on the links below to go directly to a section:

• General Resources
• Where to look for Jobs and Work Placements
• Useful weblinks
• Professional organisations in IT
• Events and Careers Fairs
• Further Training and Development

For information and resources linked to your subject of study, see the Degree Subject resource pages of our website.

General Resources

The AGCAS Sector Briefing booklet, Information Technology Sector gives an overview of this employment sector and includes key roles for graduates, case studies and further links and resources.Free copies of these are available from Careers or you can view or download them from the Prospects website.

Look at the Technology and Engineering community section also on the prospects website

Prospects has an explore types of jobs section which includes job profiles of over 800 occupations. Information for each job covers salary and conditions, entry requirements, training and careerdevelopment, typicalemployers/vacancysources, related jobs and case studies, and contacts and resources.

 

Where to look for Jobs and Work Placements

 

VNU Net computing portal with jobs

Blitz Games  games company website with jobs and careers information advice

Charity people - features IT opportunities within the charity sector

Computer Weekly online magazine with searchable jobs

Computing online magazine with searchable jobs

Datascope games internet and new media recruitment site with jobs and advice

Freelancers Net jobs and information portal

JobStats computing job market statistics and jobs

The Media Partnership recruitment agency with graduate section

New Media agency with jobs

Silicon.com industry portal with jobs newsletter available

Techno Jobs jobs in UK, America and Australia

Women in Technology information portal for women in technology, including job search facility

Independent, Monday

Times, Wednesday

Guardian, Thursday

 

Check our GO> database for the latest jobs and placement opportunities, plus lists of employers by sector and location

www.gradsouthwest.com has graduate level jobs in the south west. Register to search for jobs and job alerts matching your criteria

 

For further information on the job seeking and application process, and resources available, search the Looking for Jobs and Applying for Jobs pages of this website.

 

For further information on Work Placements and to download our information sheet, please see our
Work Placement pages.

 

Useful weblinks

Microsoft

Oracle

Online Directory of Recruitment Consultancies

International Game Developers Association

Develop Magazine international games industry information and news

Computer Arts 0nline magazine with links, industry information and downloads

New Media Info searchable online database of companies

Whatis?com IT encyclopaedia

 

Professional organisations in Information Technology

British Computer Society (BCS)
1 Sanford Street, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 1HJ
Tel: 0845 300 4417
www.bcs.org.uk

Institute for the Management of Information Systems (IMIS)
5 Kingfisher House, New Mill Road, Orpington, Kent BR5 3QG
Tel: 0700 00 23456
www.imis.org.uk

Institute of IT Training (IITT)
Institute House, University of Warwick Science Park, Coventry CV4 7EZ
Tel: 024 7641 8128
www.iitt.org.uk

Momentum - The Northern Ireland ICT Federation
NiSoft House, Ravenhill Business Park, Ravenhill Road, Belfast BT6 8AW
Tel: 028 9045 0101
www.momentumni.org

Institution of Analysts and Programmers (IAP)
Charles House, 36 Culmington Road, London W13 9NH
Tel: 020 8567 2118
www.iap.org.uk

Intellect UK
20 Red Lion St WC1R 4QN
Tel: 020 7395 6700
www.intellectuk.org

British Interactive Media Association (BIMA)
Briarlea House, Southend Road, South Green, Billericay, Essex CM11 2PR
Tel: 01277 658107
www.bima.co.uk

British Web Design & Marketing Association (BWDMA)
PO Box 3227, London NW9 9LX
Tel: 020 8204 2474
www.bwdma.co.uk/

 

 

Events and Careers Fairs

Look at the What’s On section of this website for events and fairs.

Prospects website has a general careers fair section, searchable by type of event and location.

 

Further Training and Development

Most of the professional organisations run courses to support continuing professional development. Check their websites from the list above.

Prospects has a searchable database of postgraduate work-related courses and IT conversion degree courses

e-skills the sector skills council for IT, Telecoms and Call Centres

SFIA website of skills framework for the information age

IT Training online magazine

IT Skills Research information resources for IT training