81 percent of techies would relocate overseas for work

-The IT Job Board’s latest research looks at relocation aspirations-

According to the latest research conducted by The IT Job Board (www.theitjobboard.co.uk), 81 percent of IT professionals would happily relocate to a foreign country if a job or work opportunity arose.

28 percent of those surveyed advised that they would make the move abroad for career development reasons. Only 16 percent cited that it would be due to the current economic situation. In spite of the credit crunch, more than one third of techies believed that the UK would continue to see the biggest growth in demand for IT professionals.

Other key survey findings included:

- Nearly two thirds (62.5 percent) advised that they search for IT jobs both nationally and internationally.

- 36 percent of those interviewed saw language barriers as being the main challenge when moving to a foreign country.

- 71 percent stated that they would also relocate to a different UK city for work.

Alex Farrell, managing director of The IT Job Board, commented: “It is encouraging to see UK techies willing to expand their horizons and ready to look for overseas work.

“It is also good to see that IT professionals believe the UK will have the biggest demand for IT jobs, and that large numbers would relocate to other national cities for employment. I firmly believe that UK employers need to continue providing the right environment for staff, particularly during this difficult economic period.”

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Notes to editors

About The IT Job Board:

The IT Job Board (www.theitjobboard.co.uk) is the biggest IT jobs site in the UK with over 25,000 vacancies advertised.

The IT Job Board group of companies was set up in April 2002 in recognition that recruitment in the IT sector was increasingly dominated by the internet. It is now the largest IT specific job boards in the UK and Europe, with over 25,000 vacancies posted.

Online technology enables sophisticated targeting – for example by skill, region or experience – of www.theitjobboard.co.uk’s database of 800,000 IT professionals. The IT Job Board always tries to get closer to candidates either via planned content campaigns, or through the use of social networks.

The site also offers employers services such as branded job postings, a featured employer zone, targeted email campaigns and guidance on advertising copy. The managed campaign service filters responses to provide companies with a shortlist of applicants most suitable for the advertised position.

www.theitjobboard.co.uk’s clients include Accenture, Bloomberg, the British Council, Cap Gemini, Cisco Systems, Dell, IBM, Imperial College, LogicaCMG, Norwich Union, Notting Hill Housing Group, the Peabody Trust, Roche, Sage, T-Mobile and the University of Manchester.

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