Site Logo

CompTIA report shows turnaround in demand for IT professionals

Demand for technology professionals across the UK experienced a bounce-back in Q3, with more than 166,000 job postings from employers, according to an analysis by CompTIA.

Job postings for core technology occupations totalled 166,603 for the quarter, CompTIA's examination of data from Burning Glass Technologies Labour Insights shows. The Q3 total was 33 per cent higher than Q2 when the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting staffing changes implemented by many firms led to a sharp decline in technology job postings. 

Though not immune from the effects of the pandemic, demand for technology workers in the UK has held up for much of 2020. The number of Q3 job postings was just 1 per cent lower than the total for Q3 2019, compared to a 19-per cent decrease in all job ads. IT positions accounted for 11 per cent of all job postings in Q3.

Graham Hunter, Vice President, Skills Certification, CompTIA said, "even with the difficult decisions organisations were forced to make over the spring and summer, many did all they could to maintain the tech teams that support remote workers, secure data and e-commerce sites and maintain the digital links to customers and partners."

The new data shows that interest in hiring technology workers is present in several industries, including information and communication, professional, scientific and technical, manufacturing, finance and insurance and human health and social work.

Amy Carrado, Senior Director, Research and Market Intelligence, CompTIA added, "while each of these industries may use technology in different ways, there are commonalities in the type of workers they are looking for."

Programmers and software developers were the most sought-after positions employers sought to hire last quarter, with 67,161 job postings. Other in-demand positions included:

  • IT business analysts, architects and systems designers (25,092)
  • IT user support technicians (16,032)
  • Web design and development professionals (15,836)
  • IT and telecommunications professionals (15,077)
  • IT operations technicians (12,948)

Amy added, "the number of open positions that offer remote work or work from home options continues to trend upward, with more than 42,000 in Q3, or one in four postings."

Job posting data should not be viewed as a forecast of future hiring since every posting does not result in a new hire. Rather, it is an indicator of where companies are headed with their technology investments and deployments.

The CompTIA UK IT Employment Snapshot for Q3 is available at https://www.comptia.org/content/comptia-uk-it-employment-snapshot-2020-q3.

More News
1 month ago
How to build trust in the workplace
Business specialists at TelephoneSystems.Cloud have named five ways to build a trusting relationship among employees and senior staff members.
1 month ago
Telehouse powers up Transatel’s connected car services with partnership
Telehouse has partnered with global cellular connectivity solutions provider, Transatel (a subsidiary of NTT DATA) to strengthen the digital infrastructure for Transatel’s expanding connected car business.
1 month ago
New checklist to help small businesses avoid cyber-attacks
Compliance experts, Skillcast is warning small businesses of significant fines and risks that would be devastating if they don’t protect themselves from cyber-attacks.
1 month ago
Sophos expands with new Partner Care offering
Sophos, experts in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, is expanding its commitment to the channel with the addition of Partner Care, a new offering in its partner program that features a team of Sophos experts who handle non-sales related questions and operational support.
1 month ago
SailPoint launches MSP programme for Identity Security Cloud
SailPoint Technologies, experts in unified identity security for enterprises, has launched a Managed Service Provider (MSP) offering that gives select partners the ability to deliver and manage SailPoint Identity Security Cloud for customers around the world.
1 month ago
Guardpack invest in market expansion with new appointment
Wet wipe and sachet manufacturer, Guardpack, has appointed James Tucker as General Manager. James will be responsible for leading market expansion and new R&D initiatives.
1 month ago
TD SYNNEX extends OpenMPS support to Epson Workforce A3 series
TD SYNNEX has integrated the Epson Workforce Enterprise series of A3 copiers and printers into its OpenMPS-managed print service.
1 month ago
Over 2/3 IT security decision-makers to increase cybersecurity budgets
Infosecurity Europe has announced findings from research into the cybersecurity budgets of organisations, with 69 per cent of surveyed IT decision-makers citing that they have seen, or will see, their cybersecurity budgets increase between 10-100 per cent in 2024.
1 month ago
Evolve IP welcomes new reseller partner
Unified communications service provider, Evolve IP, has added a new name to its reseller recruitment drive.
1 month ago
Vectra AI and Gigamon announce new OEM partnership
Vectra AI, experts in hybrid attack detection, investigation, and response, and Gigamon, a deep observability company, have announced a new OEM partnership to deliver intelligent extended detection and response (XDR) across hybrid cloud environments.

Login / Sign up

xxx