Information technology

The IT industry is host to a whole raft of job titles. To help you, we've deciphered ten of the top IT job titles you might encounter when searching for graduate jobs.

All degrees are welcome for graduate IT and technology jobs. Here's how non-technology and non-STEM graduates can make their degrees compatible with IT careers.

You don’t need to start your career through a large graduate scheme. Graduates can get extra responsibility early on and enjoy a tight-knit environment by working in a tech start-up or another type of tech SME (small- or medium-sized enterprise). Find out more about this valuable route into careers in this field.

What do software engineers do? We spoke to a principal software engineer to find out about life as an engineer, how projects works and what aspiring software engineers need to know.

Find out what starting salary you could earn on technology graduate schemes and what typical earnings are like for IT professionals at different stages.

Many students with computer science degrees think that's enough to have recruiters falling at their feet. They're wrong. Computer science, computing and IT graduate jobs require more than just a graduate with a related degree.

Read on for a range of employers offering graduate IT jobs available to 2.2 degree holders and essential considerations to make when IT job hunting with a 2.2 university qualification.

Software developers build and maintain programs, applications and websites.

IT support analysts (also known as helpdesk analysts or technical support analysts) provide technical support and advice to IT users.

Web designers plan, create and code internet sites and web pages, many of which combine text with sounds, pictures, graphics and video clips.

Data scientists use modelling techniques to identify trends in data and solve business problems.

Cyber security specialists protect organisations’ IT systems from hacks, malware and other attacks by cyber criminals.

Business analysts assess how organisations are performing and help them improve their processes and systems. They conduct research and analysis in order to come up with solutions to business problems and help to introduce these solutions to businesses and their clients.

Network administrators connect different devices together to form fast and efficient networks.

Quality assurance (QA) analysts are responsible for the final quality checks on games, websites and software before they are released to customers.

DevOps engineers build, test and maintain infrastructure and tools so that software can be developed and released.

Several IT graduate employers request a covering letter as part of the application process. Read our tips on using yours to highlight your most relevant skills and experience.

Know which exercises and tests different tech graduate employers use at their assessment days and what they are looking for.

Putting together a good graduate technical CV is no mean feat. Take a look at our template CV and our breakdown of how you could structure yours.

Do these seven things before clicking 'submit' on your application form for an IT graduate job or internship. Rushing your application is unlikely to get you the desired result.

What should you expect at a technical interview for a graduate technology job? A graduate software engineer and analyst programmer share their advice.

Find out about work experience schemes with major IT recruiters, including summer internships, industrial placement years and insights programmes.

No luck with your technology summer internship applications? There’s plenty you can still do with your university holiday to develop vital skills in other ways.

Get an IT sandwich placement or industrial placement to boost your chances of getting a graduate job in the tech sector. Anyone studying computer science or a technology-related degree needs to follow this advice in their placement applications.

Getting skilled in a way that IT employers like doesn’t have to be a chore. Here's how to make tech your hobby at university and gain valuable experience in the process.

The great thing about networking as a student is that there are multiple ways to go about it. Here we outline five of the best if you want to work in IT and technology when you graduate.