IT outsourcing 'has cut UK wages' [View All]

[OhioChick]

Source: The Press Association

4 hours ago

The outsourcing of computer contracts to other countries has cut the wages of workers in the UK, according to a new report.

The wages of new information technology (IT) support staff have remained stuck at £18,000 over the past five years, while longer serving employees have only seen their pay increase by 0.8% a year, said the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSC).

But salaries for managers have increased by 20% over the last five years to an average of £45,000, the research found.

Low skilled jobs leaving the UK acted as a disincentive for people in the UK to study IT, which could worsen skill shortages in the industry, the report warned.

Ann Swain, chief executive of ATSC, said: "The outsourcing of entry-level IT jobs has meant fewer graduate-level jobs are available in the UK. It's like removing the bottom rung from the career ladder."

"The shortage now is of candidates with a few years experience looking for second and third jobs. But how do you get that experience if entry level jobs are being sent offshore?

"Concerns over quality of service and data security in outsourced operations are constantly being voiced. However, these concerns haven't yet prompted organisations to bring their IT support roles back onshore en masse."



Read more: http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hHTUkheW1iehNK7--QshcJKTu49A

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Looks like UK citizens in the IT field are being screwed just as US citizens are...