Is UK IT doomed

[juststarting]

I've read the book "Free" by Anderson...and its clear that the advances in the internet have led to the decline of IT jobs in North America and Europe - in favour of cheaper areas. The majority of large (Steria et al) IT shops in the UK are nothing more than shop fronts with perhaps a bit of onsite techies to replace motherboards etc.. - the real work is all done off shore.

Have we caused our own demise?

No , businesses and government , being the same thing , have caused this.

Capitalism = Socialism.

[Churchill]

Just wondering what the thoughts of the readership on this were.

Are we facing an end to UK contracting, and if so how long do we have.

Also what are the plans of the readers in changing career?

What do you mean by "IT"?

I develop software but I wouldn't say I worked in "IT", not by my definition anyway.

[chef]

Where I'm working they're all German except for me

here too

[the_duderama]

What do you mean by "IT"?

I develop software but I wouldn't say I worked in "IT", not by my definition anyway.

Yeah, I've decided i now work in telecoms, har har!

[MrMark]

I reckon IT contracting as we know it will be dead within 5 years. The next few years will see a steady decrease in the number of available contracts and the rates available

I fear you're a bit behind the times old bean. We've seen a DRAMATIC decrease in the number of available contracts and the rates available, all within in a matter of months.

[SorenLorensen]

I fear you're a bit behind the times old bean. We've seen a DRAMATIC decrease in the number of available contracts and the rates available, all within in a matter of months.

True, the thought did cross my mind when I wrote it. However, this is partly due to the downturn, which we know happens every few years. Just this time it's not going to come back like it did...

[swamp]

True, the thought did cross my mind when I wrote it. However, this is partly due to the downturn, which we know happens every few years. Just this time it's not going to come back like it did...

People said that last time, and look what happened. We got about 5 years of good contracting done in the UK.