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In the UK many software jobs have been outsourced and offshored. The roles of many people onshore have been reduced to "project manager", "analyst" or "consult
by planetjones 12y ago
In the UK many software jobs have been outsourced and offshored. The roles of many people onshore have been reduced to "project manager", "analyst" or "consultant".
Of course this isn't true of everyone, but it is of many "mass employers". I just see a disconnect between the reality of the "mass market" software development in the UK and the "mass market" appeal of education programmes like these.
Is that fair ?
- johneth 12y agoI'd argue against your point that many software jobs have been outsources/offshored - at least not any more than other major western economies. The UK has a relatively large software industry - game development, european headquarters of various large technology multinationals, a thriving tech scene in Silicon Roundabout / Cambridge / starting in the north of England, and a fairly large hobbyist arena. If anything, this push will bring the jobs that have been offshored back to the UK as the talent pool grows.
- gaius 12y agoThe dirty little secret of Tech City, which is what we are calling silicon roundabout this week, is there is very very little tech there. Lots of "creatives", lots of "social media brand strategy", a few hairdressers and bakers with Twitter accounts. But no actual tech is developed there.
- Vulkum 12y agoIs Tech City the geeky version of Sin City?
- chippy 12y agoI would say most mass market software people here are working for peanuts in a digital marketing firm. Not sure how that relates to these programmes... but
- k-mcgrady 12y agoI disagree. There have a been a large number of companies requiring software developers opening up new offices in Northern Ireland over the last few years and existing ones have been expanding.
- celticninja 12y agoI think it is changing, I work for the civil service in the UK and there is a drive toward more in house staff than contractors.