The Big Impacts of IT

THE BIG IMPACTS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Information Technology impacts the day-to-day life of over 7 billion people across the globe. From the first home computers In the 1970s through to Sir Timothy Berners-Lee and his now ubiquitous Internet, IT and the many feeder industries it has helped to create have changed our world. 2014 billion 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 The Connected World Nearly 2.5 billion people have Internet access; 70% of them use the web every day. In 2010, the internet was said to be worth £100billion to the UK economy £100 billion to the UK economy 70% use the web everyday DIEU I By the end of 2013, spending on IT and related industries is expected to surpass $3.7trillion; and recruiters can expect to Boom Times see plenty of action For Global Tech! £500million More than 40 European technology firms are now worth more than £500million, cementing the continent's reputation as an IT hotbed Europe Ahead Of The Game A Job Market That Keeps On Growing Market forecasters have estimated that the UK will create 180,000 new jobs in IT&technology industries in 2014 alone The UK Technology Sector Has Expanded Consistently Over The Last 10 Years; Globally, 84% of Technology CEOS expect their revenue growth to continue to accelerate in the year ahead The average age of IT workers is representative of a constantly evolvingworld; large tech players such as Facebook and Google boast staff with a median age of just 28 and 29 respectively facebook. Google This infographic was brought to you by G2V Careers. If you've got what it takes to be a recruiter for engineering let us know www.g2vcareers.com G2V CAREERS Sources http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/ceo-survey/2013/industry/technology.jhtml http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/515600/20131021/kpmg-london-thames-valley-technology-workers-employees.htm http://www.kpmg.com/US/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Documents/technology-outlook-survey-2013.pdf http://www.ons.gov.uk http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07 /05/technology-workers-are-young-really-young/?_r=1 http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/26/europes-tech-sector-should-hold-its-nerve-the-rewards-are-out-there http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/sites/digital-agenda/files/scoreboard_life_online.pdf http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm 2013 2014