ccording to
EITO, the IT budget for Western Europe this year is $363.4 billion. This is expected to
increase to $584.1 billion by 2004. The cog in the wheel of high growth rate is the lack of qualified professionals. For instance, this year in UK in the e-business area itself, there is an estimated deficit of 126,000 qualified employees," the EITO report says. The shortfall is expected to rise to 270,000 in the next two years.
To remain competitive, Britain responded quickly by ushering reforms in the work permit scheme to lure Indian tech talent. Skills sets in the areas of Electronic and
Opto-Electronic engineering and Information and Technology have been placed on the shortage of skilled occupations list. This, in effect,
guarantees a visa to any qualified IT pro in these areas. Assure Consulting.com’s research team brings you the complete list:
Electronic &
Opto-Electronic Engineering:
Cellular phone systems development
Design and development of electronic systems with embedded software
Integrated Circuit Design
Opto-electronics
Photonics
Radio Frequency and Microwave System and Component Design
Information and Technology Communication & Electronics:
Analyst Programmer: Normally having experience of both technical analysis and programming functions and playing a role in the technical phpects of delivering complete systems and having skills in one or more current technologies.
Business Analyst: Normally combining both technical and commercial
knowledge to define the commercial requirements and objectives for a significant part of a business system or application.
Database Specialist: Normally responsible for the design, support and maintenance of corporate databases and usually entailing knowledge and experience on the utilisation of database software within various hard ware configurations.
IT Manager: Normally someone with a senior role in an organization, and having specific responsibility for planning,
organising, co-ordinating and controlling IT projects, and for the development, operation and support of IT applications, systems and networks.
Network Specialist: Normally involved in high level design and installation of communication networks including the provision of hardware and software and the provision of advice on overall security of corporate networks and associated operating and recovery procedures.
Software Engineer: Normally entailing in depth knowledge of operating systems, application software and software development tools and including responsibility for design and development of systems including communications systems and networks.
ccording to
EITO, the IT budget for Western Europe this year is $363.4 billion. This is expected to
increase to $584.1 billion by 2004. The cog in the wheel of high growth rate is the lack of qualified professionals. For instance, this year in UK in the e-business area itself, there is an estimated deficit of 126,000 qualified employees," the EITO report says. The shortfall is expected to rise to 270,000 in the next two years. 
Electronic &
Opto-Electronic Engineering: 
Information and Technology Communication & Electronics: 
Business Analyst: Normally combining both technical and commercial
Database Specialist: Normally responsible for the design, support and maintenance of corporate databases and usually entailing knowledge and experience on the utilisation of database software within various hard ware configurations. 
IT Manager: Normally someone with a senior role in an organization, and having specific responsibility for planning,
organising, co-ordinating and controlling IT projects, and for the development, operation and support of IT applications, systems and networks. 
Network Specialist: Normally involved in high level design and installation of communication networks including the provision of hardware and software and the provision of advice on overall security of corporate networks and associated operating and recovery procedures. 
Software Engineer: Normally entailing in depth knowledge of operating systems, application software and software development tools and including responsibility for design and development of systems including communications systems and networks.