South West
- 92,000 IT & Telecoms professionals are working in the region
- 54% of IT & Telecoms professionals have a Level 4 or higher qualification
- 20% of the workforce are female
- 25% of the workforce are aged 16-29 years, 28% 30-39 years, 31% 40-49 years and 16% are 50 plus
- highest annual growth rates are predicted for IT strategy & planning and Software professionals
- decreases are expected for Database assistants/clerks and Telecoms engineers/line repairers & cable jointers/computer engineer
- the highest number of gross job opportunities to 2012 are for Software professionals
Source: Technology Counts England: IT & Telecoms Insights 2008