Kiwis hoping to combine OE with IT in the UK could soon be out of luck - the Home Office is considering removing information technology from Britain's skills shortage list.
With the collapse of the dotcom boom, the Association of Technology Staffing Companies estimates that 30 per cent of British IT contractors are out of work.
For the past couple of years, high demand in Britain has accelerated New Zealand's "brain drain" as young Kiwis headed for well-paid IT jobs in London.
Britian considering closing door on IT specialists
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