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Architects - the people who design and help create buildings of all kinds - used to be renowned for the fees they could command. But then came "network architects" who, together with many other kinds of IT professionals, make even more money. Six-figure salaries are not uncommon over in Silicon Valley, where applications architects and designers are riding the wave of smart phone app creation. And the best way of preparing for a well paid position within the industry is an IT apprenticeship.
Back here in the UK, and currently worth a staggering 81 billion, the IT market will continue to expand while transforming our social and working lives. But even as technology marches relentlessly forward, we'll still need the systems already in place to keep working smoothly - and that's somewhere else where IT professionals come in.
And with very few businesses and organisations not depending entirely upon their computer systems, this means that there are a lot of job opportunities for people who can keep those systems well-maintained and efficient. And positions like that aren't exactly poorly paid, either: last year people with IT management roles earned an average salary of 47,000pa.
But there's more to working in IT than just managing existing systems: for example, there's the question of how on earth to keep all those terabytes of personal information that comes flooding in via those fill-in website forms - and keep it safely. Organisations in both the private and public sector need more and more data storage, and since security comes at a premium, data security management managers are very much sought after... and paid handsomely.
Is it any wonder, then, that one of the most popular - even oversubscribed - university degree subjects is information technology? If you're lucky enough to get accepted on a course, that's good news. But what isn't good news is the size of the student loan hanging over your head afterwards. A much better alternative would be to gain the qualifications and work experience employers are looking for by undertaking an IT apprenticeship. You'd have the time to create a network of contacts to approach once your training has finished... you'd be paid throughout your apprenticeship... and you'd have no student loan to worry about.
Back here in the UK, and currently worth a staggering 81 billion, the IT market will continue to expand while transforming our social and working lives. But even as technology marches relentlessly forward, we'll still need the systems already in place to keep working smoothly - and that's somewhere else where IT professionals come in.
And with very few businesses and organisations not depending entirely upon their computer systems, this means that there are a lot of job opportunities for people who can keep those systems well-maintained and efficient. And positions like that aren't exactly poorly paid, either: last year people with IT management roles earned an average salary of 47,000pa.
But there's more to working in IT than just managing existing systems: for example, there's the question of how on earth to keep all those terabytes of personal information that comes flooding in via those fill-in website forms - and keep it safely. Organisations in both the private and public sector need more and more data storage, and since security comes at a premium, data security management managers are very much sought after... and paid handsomely.
Is it any wonder, then, that one of the most popular - even oversubscribed - university degree subjects is information technology? If you're lucky enough to get accepted on a course, that's good news. But what isn't good news is the size of the student loan hanging over your head afterwards. A much better alternative would be to gain the qualifications and work experience employers are looking for by undertaking an IT apprenticeship. You'd have the time to create a network of contacts to approach once your training has finished... you'd be paid throughout your apprenticeship... and you'd have no student loan to worry about.
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