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Welcome to the world of computersThere are over 70 different types of jobs in the Computer and IT sector. Helen Boddy, explores the various options.One million people are estimated to work in IT in the UK. Seventy-eight different types of IT jobs have been defined in the government-backed Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). These are divided into six categories: strategy and planning, development, business change, service provision, procurement and management support, and ancillary skills. To complicate career choices further, IT professionals are found in almost all industries due to the all-pervasive nature of computers. They are used for tasks as diverse as positioning cargo on ships, measuring patients' heartbeats at hospitals, controlling lifts, and ordering stock in supermarkets. Examples of jobs include:- |
