The UK technology sector has a talent shortage which could "stifle growth", an industry body has warned.There were more than two million UK job vacancies in tech last year, more than any other labour area, but an industry coalition says nearly 12 million workers lack essential digital skills.However, schemes like boot camps, apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships do not seem to be enough to address the gap.
Data cited in the latest UK jobs report from professional services network KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation showed candidate numbers for job vacancies has been falling.concerns over job securityCoding at the National College for Digital Skills "The college was initially founded to address the skills gap, but unfortunately over time, it is just getting greater. The pipeline of students coming through is also shrinking."
It's a sentiment with which Ben Francis, founder of online clothing apparel company Gymshark, agrees.
Training people interest in IT include refugees. UK is wealthy country with advanced tech sector
If tech businesses gave more than a 2% payrise I'm sure a lot wouldn't be facing this issue. At least that's the case with the company I work for
Why not train up the unemployed?
It’s not just tech talent with a shortage. I know a company in Lincolnshire with 90 live vacancies. Earlier in week, working in Birmingham, I drove into industrial estate where at least 3 in 5 companies have sign up showing ‘staff wanted’. It’s a massive problem for UK economy.
This is a result of not thinking it thru. To get local talent you train people (free of student loans). See nursing for an example
It’s simple, just hire talent from Africa... Nigeria to be precise, there’s a lot of tech talent in NIGERIA and I’m a living testimony