Future bright for IT pros

A survey from a government agency paints a positive picture of the prospects of IT and telecoms professionals over the next five years

PHP Jobs

PHP is a scripting language that was designed for web development and can be embedded into HTML. It’s free software and is currently used on over 20 million domains for both front-end and back-end web development.

Java / J2EE jobs

Java technology is popular with virtually every business sector, making Java and J2EE among the most popular skills within the IT industry.

Open source continues to drive innovation

Everything you ever wanted to know about the open-source revolution, from Linux to Apache.

Life at the cutting edge of research and development

More generous tax credits for product research and the government's creation of Enterprise Zones stand to encourage IT research and development activity. We spoke to some IT pros working at the bleeding edge to find out what a career in R&D is like from the inside.

Software tester

Questions and answers for the mobile developer

Developing and testing apps for mobile devices is vastly more complicated than for PCs. Part 2 of the mobile special checks the must-have skills and know-how.

Network analyst

Gaming and VFX a treasure trove for junior tech jobs

Fancy a funky job with creative as well as technical challenge? Look no further than the UK’s interactive entertainment industry. It’s bigger than its film or music counterparts, while the visual effects sector is growing the fastest of all. Get the lowdown.