Growth predicted in the IT sector

The number of IT specialists moving into self-employment has increased from 143,000 in 2009 to 211,000 in 2014, according to research by professional services consultancy Procorre, who said the rising demand is being driven by rapidly growing business investment in IT, which is underpinned by several factors, including:

• The explosion of the ‘app economy’, estimated to be worth £4 billion to the UK economy this year but expected by some to rise to £31billion by 2025.
• The growth of mobile commerce (transactions via mobile devices) means that businesses are investing in their web presence and e-commerce system to make them compatible with mobile devices.
• Businesses are investing in cloud computing for data storage and software to offer their employees greater flexibility and boost the productivity of a business.

[ source: GTAssociates ]