ICT sector has major shortage of skilled workers

Posted on 17 Dec 2018 by The Manufacturer

People from overseas looking for digital jobs outnumber Britons by as much as fifteen to one, according to the employment website Indeed.

42% of respondents in a survey for The Manufacturer’s Annual Manufacturing Report 2017 said that a major barrier to investing in ICT within their firm was a lack of skills. The Office for National Statistics says the number of unfilled positions in the ICT sector rose by almost 25% last quarter compared with the…

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