Comment Re:How would I describe the market? (Score 1) 631
North of England is probably bleak for CS jobs because a large section of the industry settled a little further north in Central Scotland to form what has been nicknamed as "Silicon Glen". Lucky for me as I live here.
But jobs in IT such as System Administrators and Software Engineering are more or less like any other form of work. You start at the bottom and you gradually work your way up through the career ladder.
So if you want to become a programmer then a CS degree is a requirement. But my advise would be to do a shared subject degree between CS and something else. Most usually a scientific or engineering based subject that you can use along with your CS knowledge to build your career from.
But jobs in IT such as System Administrators and Software Engineering are more or less like any other form of work. You start at the bottom and you gradually work your way up through the career ladder.
So if you want to become a programmer then a CS degree is a requirement. But my advise would be to do a shared subject degree between CS and something else. Most usually a scientific or engineering based subject that you can use along with your CS knowledge to build your career from.
