Reply to: IT in Cumbria

[Mr Crosby]

Is that anything like train spotting?

No RC, all the pubs in town refused to serve us. It was about 8:30 on a Wednesday night we had left work early about 2 and been on it since then. They all phone each other so it's impossible to get served.

[Sailaway]

Thank you to all who have posted on this thread.
Hopefully it has also helped some one else as well.

At the moment I'm based in Yorshire but wanting to move to Cumbria which was what prompted the original question.

Thanks everyone.

[RichardCranium]

I was once pub watched in Penrith.

Is that anything like train spotting?

[Mr Crosby]

I was once pub watched in Penrith.

[jim2406]

Nhs trusts and local councils have demand everywhere, though you'd have more luck as a PM / BA / Developer / SQL bod. Basically anything but testing )

[mace]

Mint Cake on your Blackberry

Looking on various it job boards, I never seem to find any perm/contract roles in the Cumbria region (software testing).

Is anybody aware of any companies in this area recruiting for this type of work. If so, which agencies are their preferred suppliers?

Contract

Software Developer

My client is currently looking for a Software Developer for 6 months to be based in the Cumbria area.

You will be involved in cutting-edge smartphone software development, working with the latest technologies and current mobile devices, and with some of the most forward-thinking companies in the world.

The ideal person will have experience in C++, C#, Java and BlackBerry; although we would consider developers strong in any language.

We pay good salaries and offer flexible working arrangements to successful candidates.
Location Kendal, Cumbria
Country UK
Start Date ASAP
Duration 6 months
Employment Business Atlan Limited
Contact Gemma Pearson
Telephone 0161 282 1770
Email Gemma.Pearson.95B4E.08582@mail.jobserve.com
Reference JS/SRNK/012501
Posted Date 25/08/2009 11:06:10

[mace]

Yeh move to the Isle of Wight, Man, Mull, Mid Wales and other well known IT hotspots.

[NetwkSupport]

i worked up in barrow for a year on the gas processing plant, there is NO work there apart from BAE, Centrica, Glaxo Smith Kline (?), Expro Tronic and er... Morrisons.

Was considering staying up there and commuting to Manchester daily for work bit far though. Id move house mate.

[Bod]

or the sausage factory in Shap. HTH

[Archangel]

There is the Furness Building Society in Barrow

[BolshieBastard]

Looking on various it job boards, I never seem to find any perm/contract roles in the Cumbria region (software testing).

Is anybody aware of any companies in this area recruiting for this type of work. If so, which agencies are their preferred suppliers?

Cumbria is a wasteland with very little in the way of large scale IT projects. Its like the north east atm, not much going on.

Need to look further afield or, move to another location Im afraid.

[portseven]

Indeed, precious little apart from those two.

Well when I was a lad it was Vickers

portseven - expat Barovian

[TykeMerc]

If anything there would be stuff at either BAES (Barrow) or BNFL (Selafield)

Not much else

Indeed, precious little apart from those two.

[portseven]

If anything there would be stuff at either Vickers (Barrow) or BNFL (Selafield)

Not much else

[TykeMerc]

Looking on various it job boards, I never seem to find any perm/contract roles in the Cumbria region (software testing).

Is anybody aware of any companies in this area recruiting for this type of work. If so, which agencies are their preferred suppliers?

Considering how little industry there is in Cumbria compared with much of the country it's hardly a surprise that there's next to no work.