technology market in scotland
The Scottish IT sector it is one of our major growth industries. The sector directly employs in excess of 20,000 people and, including indirect employment in IT departments, this figure exceeds 40,000. Currently, the demand for highly talented IT individuals out strips demand, thus allowing a healthy candidate focused market in most skill areas.
The skills in greatest demand in 2007 were cited as: bespoke software development, systems integration, project management and sales and marketing. With 58% of companies citing access to suitably qualified staff as a restriction to growth; but over half citing no restriction through access to finance, the Technology market in Scotland has great potential to expand given the right candidates.