After facing criticism that worker knowledge has dropped off in the manufacturing and related sectors, the business secretary has unveiled new skill building plans.
Recruitment agency Adecco recently said that the number of job vacancies was on the increase last month, news that will no doubt delight IT umbrella company contractors.
According to a recent manifesto published by the IT trade association Intellect, a fundamental overhaul of the UK tax incentive system could create as many as 250,000 jobs for IT contractors.