IT Jobs Bristol

Bristol is a thriving centre of Information Technology due to its location in the M4 corridor. IT has blossomed in this area and Bristol is now a major employer of IT professionals. Most of Bristol’s IT employers are also committed to balancing out the divide in jobs between men and women in IT, as only 30% of IT jobs are filled by women across the country.

There are many different roles within IT which present totally different working lifestyles and tasks for the people who work in them. You could be dealing with databases, applying network solutions to businesses, developing software or selling IT equipment.

The typical starting salaries for IT jobs can vary. New graduates in software development may be looking at a starting salary of £15,000 whereas a new graduate going into database administration could start on £26,000. More experience brings with it good returns, with 10-15 years experience in IT seeing salaries rise to anything between £40,000 and £100,000. These are just average salary figures and they can vary depending on the actual role you enter, where you are working and the type/size/success of the company you are working for.

Before you start applying for every job in IT you can find, it is a good idea to research the various roles to see which you are best suited for and which you think you would enjoy the most. Some of the most advertised jobs will be discussed below, although there are more that you might also want to look into:

• Computer Systems Sales and Services is pretty self explanatory and within this sector is the role of IT Sales Professional. You would be responsible for advertising your customers and clients the best packages, systems and computers to buy. This can be for private individuals or for companies.
• Most companies, schools, hospitals, small businesses and every other kind of company you can think of will use some kind of database. A Database Administrator (DBA) is responsible for setting up and managing the performance of their client’s database. This will include making sure that the data is consistent throughout the various levels of the database and you might also be required to train staff on how to use the database.
• IT Business Strategy is where you can earn the big bucks if you land yourself a job in a national corporation or large company. You could be hired as an IT consultant, a systems analyst or a project manager. Your roles will include analysing your employer’s IT systems and implementing changes to make it the most efficient and up to date it can be. Because you might also be in charge of any problems hat go wrong, you might find yourself working on call or on a rota system at the weekends and evenings.
• Network Development is how companies stay in control of their internal communications. Be it an intranet, a computer network or a mail server, most companies have a system that allows easy communication between all of its employees, so that they can share data, documents and messages. Network engineers and information systems manager are just two of the job titles that come under the network development sector.
• Software development is growing more popular on an annual basis. Under this heading includes the jobs of web developer, games developer, geographical information systems officer/manager and multimedia specialists. Computer games, teaching programmes and maps are all developed through software development.

To get into IT jobs it is more common than not that employers will ask applicants to be of degree status, however there are opportunities for people without a degree to get into IT so long as they have great technical skills, computer literacy and an up to date knowledge of IT. Some of the degrees which can help you get into IT jobs include computer engineering, electronics, software engineering, computer science and software development.