How much do IT employers care about GCSE grades?

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Obviously this is in general, but I'm wondering if they really care as I was thinking about retaking mine as I got a D in Maths and a C grade in English Language, but a D in literature. I can't say its ever caused me any problems as on my CV "I just put achieved gades A-C in the following GCSEs:" but I'm wondering whether IT employers will want to see hard copies etc.

 

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Entirely context dependant.

If you're 16-18 probably quite a bit.

I took my GCSE's and A-levels off my CV, not because I had bad grades, its simply wasted space on CV after 20 years in the industry.

I'd go take a higher Maths or English qualification if you're worried about it.

GCSE's are pretty basic, anyone above the age 20 should be able pass 8-10 GCSE's in about two months of study. Makes me wonder what I did all day at school.

Nobody has ever cared one jot about my GCSE's apart for sixth form entrance.

 

Never had them considered for any job I've applied for.

On the flip side when i now interview people, i'm not particularly interested in GCSE's - but more technical experience.

That said, i do give candidates a test paper of 20 questions which requires sentence replies for some, i can gauge their spelling and grammar from the replies on that.

 

The older you get, the less important it becomes.

I don't have any scholastic qualifications on my CV these days, just professional ones.

I have seen an ex girlfriend of mine lie about her degree and get called out on it, she actually had to leave the company (this was 6 years after she had finished Uni, she thought telling them that she had a 2.1 when in fact she had a 2.2, once discovered that she had lied she couldn't go back to work.

 

Echo the comments around as you get older they get less relevant. I work for a company where I wouldn't even get on the grad scheme with my degree grade, but as an experienced hire it didn't matter what I had, or even if I had one. By that time it was more the professional qualifications and experience that mattered.