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16:10 30th November 2009
New figures published by the government have demonstrated the importance of the IT industry in the UK and its growing impact on the economy.
According to the survey, 9.8 per cent of the value of all sales of UK non-financial sector businesses came from ecommerce in 2008, with the UK IT industry comprising around ten per cent of GDP.
Furthermore, the research discovered that the sector employed around one million people in 2008, with sales from ecommerce up by 2.1 per cent compared to 2007.
The results demonstrate the growing importance of the UK IT industry and highlight the fact that the sector is continuing to grow, with experts also predicting the industry will be even more important after the recession.
Andy Cordial, managing director at storage solutions provider Origin Storage, explained: "The amount of electronic data that is within any corporate today is ten times the amount that was there even five or six years ago."
A recent report has pointed to a bright future for those considering embarking on an IT career, with the sector anticipated to lead the world out of the recession and generate thousands of new jobs as it drives the recovery.
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