Data from users’ Linkedin accounts is tracked shows the North of England has seen a 15% increase in technology jobs last year, this outpaced cities in the south of England who seen a 9% growth.
Scotland has seen a 5% growth while Wales saw a 9% increase.
The largest growth was seen in Manchester at 25% – mostly due to the demand for cyber security professionals in the area which grew by 93%.
London seen an overall 2% increase in technology talent over a 12 month period which resulted in a 6% reduction over the last 6 months of the year.
Accenture’s Technology Lead in the U.K. & Ireland, Shaheen Sayed, said, “The technology sector has a vital role to play in rebalancing the British economy and it’s extremely encouraging to see the spread of technology skills as the job market bounces back from the pandemic. With more robotics and AI fuelling our industries, new technology and software engineering skills are required in every corner of the country. London’s dominance as a centre of technology talent remains, but with growth in skills no longer being so concentrated in the South, it does indicate we are edging closer to closing the technology skills gap that has been historically prevalent in the U.K.”
Accenture has accounced 3000 new technology jobs over the next three years with half of the roles based outside of London.
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