Skills Gap
Discover expert analysis on the skills gap with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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Firms still slacking on gender diversity
News Male IT leaders remain complacent about gender diversity despite widespread skills shortages
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Cost of living crisis driving salary concerns for C-suites
News IT leaders have indicated that strategy changes for hiring and training will be necessary to beat the talent shortage while remaining on budget
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Civil servants blame legacy technology for sluggish government digital transformation progress
News UK government also lagging on training with fewer than a fifth of civil servants receiving any in the past two years
By Zach Marzouk Published
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MoD's digital projects undermined by severe lack of tech skills, report finds
News The Ministry of Defence says it plans to spend £11.7 billion over the next 10 years updating or replacing legacy systems
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Tech skills in the UK lag behind most of Europe
News Although the UK is the third largest market for technology, the country is behind when it comes to workforce development
By Zach Marzouk Published
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How the tech industry can retain talent
In-depth As demand for IT skills skyrockets, many tech professionals plan to quit their roles in the near future. How can business leaders solve this problem?
By Nicholas Fearn Published
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Humanities versus STEM: The forced dichotomy where no one wins
In-depth Can philosophy and literature ever have a place in the tech sector?
By Sabina Weston Published
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The IT Pro Podcast: Soft skills vs STEM skills
IT Pro Podcast The UK’s level of ‘soft skills’ is dropping - so what can we do about it?
By IT Pro Published
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How to reverse falling GCSE IT numbers
In-depth With GCSE IT participation rapidly decreasing, business and technology leaders suggest ways the issue can be tackled
By Nicholas Fearn Published
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The IT Pro Podcast: Why the tech skills gap doesn’t exist
IT Pro Podcast It’s a perennial problem, but the issue may not lie in a lack of talent
By IT Pro Published
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What are your tech skills worth?
In-depth Whether your business is struggling to find the talent it needs or you’re looking to make a career change, having the right tech skills is critical
By David Howell Published
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Taking the road less travelled to a career in IT
In-depth With 4 million jobs sitting unfilled, the industry is becoming more open to recruiting people from a non-tech background
By Connor Jones Published
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