Where is the logic in this?

So I got roped into some cheeky English exam to prove my superior English skills for a German. Thing is, it's for a specific branch of jobs - mine being focused on IT - however the test itself is in British English, which doesn't seem logical to me since most everything IT related is in American English.
Why they do dis?

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GlassDog · 41-45, M

True enough. In terms of programming languages and mark-up languages and most applications, British English isn't considered, It's hard enough for us Brits, but it's particularly cruel to give you the wrong version of English for IT.

Although I suspect your English is good enough to be able to differentiate. Still unfair, though.

SW-User

@GlassDog: I wouldn't mind if they'd accept the answers in American English. That is what I learned from day one and that's the kind of English I speak. But the answers have to be written in British English. Bunch o' shit I say!

GlassDog · 41-45, M

@GermanAf: I really don't see it's so important to spell a word a certain way when there are two accepted ways. Although I work in academia and understand how educators work. There's little room for compromise.