Tag: Business analyst

The potentially lucrative packages on offer to gaming techies who move to UK hedge funds

Ireland is positioning itself as a global hub for games development, to the point where – according to a recent government report – it’s expected to employ 4,500 people by 2014 and grow to $82.4bn over the next five years. Central to this, rather obviously, is the technical expertise available locally. However, should developers in [...]

By Paul Clarke, 10 November 2011 • 0 comments

Oddly enough, now may now be an ideal time to try to move jobs

Strange as it may seem, in the wake of widespread redundancies in the domestic banking sector, but more financial services jobs are being created as we go into the second quarter and candidates are slowly seeking new opportunities. While it’s not been an overly slow start to the year in terms of job creation, the [...]

By Paul Clarke, 28 April 2011 • 0 comments

Bye-bye London, hello Belfast, Dublin and Glasgow

Because it’s traditionally been where the jobs (and the money) are, technologists working within investment banks have obviously gravitated towards the City. But, with more development work being ‘nearshored’, is there an argument for moving to a more provincial location? Examples of relatively highly-skilled development work being carried out beyond the confines of the square [...]

By Paul Clarke, 20 August 2010 • 5 comments

Financial services firms in Ireland want techies too

While IDA Ireland has been encouraging a raft of technology companies to either set up shop here or expand their presence, the financial sector has largely been excluded from this recruitment frenzy. Now, however, a number of firms are kick-starting new projects which is creating job opportunities. The likes of IBM, LinkedIn, Citrix, Lumension, RiotGames, [...]

By Paul Clarke, 27 July 2010 • 0 comments

Ireland attracting top IT jobs

High-end IT roles within financial services in Ireland are holding up in the face of deteriorating economic conditions – if only there were enough talent available. Ireland seems to be the beneficiary of Citigroup’s new centralised IT function, and the bank has just announced the creation of 30 new high-end technology positions in its research [...]

By Paul Clarke, 24 July 2008 • 0 comments