IT and Telecoms Insights 2008

In-depth reports

Reports 2, 4 and 8 are now available below. Click on the title links to download the PDFs. You will need to be registered and logged in to access these files (see instructions to the right).

Please note these reports are only available in soft copy format. The headline report 'Technology Counts: IT and Telecoms Insights 2008' is available in hard and soft copy.

The other reports will be available within the next few weeks.

1. IT and Telecoms Insights 2008: Profiles of the Industry and Workforce (e-skills UK)
Based on current and time series data from national and international sources, this report provides key metrics for business, workforce, key demographic issues and relevant international comparisons.

2. IT and Telecoms Insights 2008: Trends and UK Skills Implications (e-skills UK/Gartner Executive Programs) (PDF - 5.2MB)
This report provides a vision of the future based on the predictions of leading global industry analysts.

3. IT & Telecoms Insights 2008: Trends and Skills in the UK Telecoms Industry (e-skills UK/Auridian)
This report, which includes input from leading Telecoms employers, provides insights into future trends specific to the Telecoms sector and identifies the potential impacts and likely skills implications for the workforce.

4. IT and Telecoms Insights 2008: Employment Forecasts (e-skills UK/Experian) (PDF - 6.5MB)
e-skills UK commissioned Experian to undertake detailed econometric forecasts for future employment in the IT and Telecoms industry and in IT and Telecoms occupations to 2016. Replacement demand is combined with growth data to provide estimates of entrants for IT and Telecoms professionals to 2012. The report also provides a detailed analysis of the demand for IT & Telecoms skills in the shorter term (2007-2010), by bringing together employment forecasts with the results of the Employer Skills Needs Survey (see below).

5. IT and Telecoms Insights 2008: Competitiveness of the UK IT & Telecoms Sector (e-skills UK)
This report provides an evaluation of the competitiveness and performance of the IT & Telecoms sector regionally, nationally and internationally. It provides key comparative data including information on productivity, growth and the competitive environment and includes an investigation into the links between competitiveness and IT strategic management and leadership skills.

6. IT and Telecoms Insights 2008 : The Impact of ICT on UK Productivity (e-skills UK/Adroit Economics and Regeneris Consulting) (PDF - 1.5MB)
This report considers the extent to which Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) impact the UK’s national and regional economies, and the implications for increasing productivity and GVA both for the UK as whole and within each nation / region. It also identifies possible interventions to optimise future productivity through ICT adoption.

7. IT and Telecoms Insights 2008: Employer Skills Needs Survey (e-skills UK) (PDF - 5.6MB)
This report is based on a survey of 3,026 employers. Considering both IT & Telecoms professionals (within IT & Telecoms companies and across all other sectors) and IT users, the survey assesses current and future skills needs; recruitment, vacancies and skills shortages; and the proficiency and skills gaps of the existing workforce.

8. IT and Telecoms Insights 2008: Staff Training in the UK (e-skills UK) (PDF - 4.7MB)
This report is based on a further survey of 1,000 representatives from UK businesses identified as holding responsibility for the training and development of IT and Telecoms staff at their place of work. It investigates the incidence and nature of training and development amongst the IT & Telecoms workforce.

9. IT and Telecoms Insights 2008: Assessment of Current Provision (e-skills UK)
This report provides an overview of IT & Telecoms-related education and training at Higher, Further and Secondary Education levels, which is either publicly funded and / or leads to nationally recognised qualifications.

Last modified: 17 Jun 2008