The future of IT & AI

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 In the not-so-distant future, the world of IT will have undergone a seismic shift. Gone were the days of traditional employment, where companies hires full-time employees to fill specific roles. Instead, the gig economy had taken over, and IT professionals will be embracing the freedom and flexibility that cames with freelancing. Companies had caught on to the benefits of project-based hiring, where they could tap into a global talent pool and scale up or down as needed. Job postings  floated online, and skilled freelancers would bid on projects that matches their expertise. Seasoned IT professionals, making the transition to freelancing in these  years, builds reputations on these  platforms like Toptal and Upwork, and their calendars will always be filled with exciting projects. Skilled  IT engineers helps big compernies to launch their new products. Their projects, some  complex, with tight deadlines, and the clients willing to pay top dollar for the ri...

The UK is desperate for these types of job skills right now

 

The war for talent in the UK shows little sign of abating, with employers adding almost 200,000 job adverts in the last week of August.

That’s according to a survey by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, which found there were almost 1.7 million “active” vacancies registered online.

Dispensing opticians, driving instructors and vehicle mechanics were in increasing demand.

Acute staff shortages are forcing many firms to raise wages and disrupting supply chains.

That’s fueling concerns about both inflation and the sustainability of the economic recovery.

The number of vacancies advertised in the last five weeks rose to the highest since December last year, according to the REC report.

“Demand for workers remains very high across the economy and shows no signs of weakening,” said REC Chief Executive Neil Carberry.

“With businesses in the particularly squeezed food, logistics and hospitality sectors starting to gear up for Christmas, the months ahead could be difficult – even with a large number of people coming off furlough in August and September.”

Six out of the top 10 locations for new job postings were in Scotland as the country opened up further.

Sunderland in northeast England and many parts of Northern Ireland saw a decline.


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