Festival of Careers
Digital, IT and Telecommunications, including Computer Science
Careers in the sector
Jobs where degree in Information Systems would be useful include:
Typical employers
Examples of employers in the not-for-profit and public sectors include:
- local and central government
- secondary, further and higher education
- the NHS
- charities
- the media
Recruiters in the private sector include:
- IT consultancy firms
- software houses
- IT service providers
- telecom companies
Postgraduate study
PhD Opportunities
Job and information sources
Leading graduate employers in the technology sector
Additional resources and advice
Professional bodies
Careers in Computer Science
Careers in the sector
- Applications Developer
- Games Developer
- Information Systems Manager
- IT Consultant
- IT Technical Support Officer
- Multimedia Programmer
- Network Engineer
- Researcher
- Secondary School Teacher
- Software Engineer
- Systems Analyst
- Web Developer
Careers where a computer science degree would be useful
- Business Analyst
- Freelancing
- IT sales consultant
- IT trainer
- Project Manager
- Self-employment
- Technical Author
Postgraduate study
Job and information sources
Websites
- The Science Council -
- - Search for internships, placements and graduate opportunities.
- - Browse opportunities, career sectors, internships and careers advice.
- - Search for STEM specific graduate jobs.
Professional bodies
Where to find upcoming events and activities at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ
Make sure to check all our events running on regularly to book onto any workshops and employer led sessions.
Our Festival of Careers runs three times per year and we welcome a whole host of employers from all sectors to speak to students about the opportunities they have.
If you have any questions about the Festival of Careers or want to find out when the next one is taking place, please contact us at graduatetalent@leicester.ac.uk.