A brand new information service launched by Certes enables IT professionals to easily keep their IT career on track. Compass is a quarterly publication packed full of the latest salary and rate benchmark data, plus guidance on the latest tax and employment legislation changes, and topical news affecting the IT contracting and careers market.

Lucy Cheatham, Marketing Manager, Certes explains "Certes always strive to support our candidates with the kind of information that helps them to make the right career move or contract choice, and as part of this we have developed Compass – a regular email bulletin which provides IT professionals with analysis and information on the state of the IT recruitment industry and the issues affecting it, in particular legislation changes, skill demand changes, salary and rate trends and changes in client's resourcing practise."

As a leading supplier of staffing services and recruitment solutions Certes has been able to develop the content of Compass based on a thorough understanding of the needs of IT professionals, in order to provide subscribers with a reliable and accurate aid their career planning and job hunting. Compass includes a detailed analysis of the market rates associated with a range of contract and permanent roles, along with an analysis of the associated levels of supply and demand in the market for key skills.

Issued and updated quarterly, Compass is a free service that is available to candidates who register via the Certes website – www.certes.co.uk.