Three quarters of IT pros have considered going solo

More than half (52 percent), of IT pros believe that now would be an ideal time to set up their own business, and a further 82 percent have thought about ‘going it alone’ at some stage in their career, according to a survey from The IT Job Board.

But, when it came to finding out if they would ever take the plunge, 52 percent of those surveyed admitted they wouldn’t establish their own business, citing financing as a barrier to entry (40 percent), and because there are too many risks attached (37 percent).

Commenting on the survey findings, Jamie Bowler, head of marketing at The IT Job Board, says: “I was amazed to hear that more than three quarters of those interviewed have – at some stage – considered setting up their own IT business. This is probably down to the job uncertainty that still exists in the sector.

“Already large numbers of IT specialists have established their own companies, and the survey indicated that many of them had been led to doing this through redundancy. It is positive to see that, in spite of this, they are continuing to focus on growing and continuing to establish the UK IT sector.”