The second of Edge’s bulletins on the UK’s skills shortages shines a spotlight on the tech industry and the devastating economic impact of the government’s failure to encourage young people to study relevant subjects and upskill existing workers. An estimated 600,000 vacancies in digital technology are costing the country £63 billion a year.
Download PDF (4 MB)This publication aims to help employers, educators and students develop a more common understanding of the language of digital jobs and degrees and share ideas for practical steps to improve the flow of talent. It was produced as part of a Tech Partnership-run project commissioned by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Download PDF (4.9 MB)A group of businesses from across the UK have come together to lead a review for government of Industrial Digitalisation - also described as the 4th Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0. The interim report comes halfway through the review and summarises the group’s work to date.
Download PDF (1.4 MB)This report sets out the key learning from the Tech Partnership’s Tech City Talent project, generously supported by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, which aimed to improve access by local computer science and IT degree students to internships with London tech SMEs. It also explores the wider challenges associated with computer science graduate employability.
Download PDF (650 KB)This report presents the findings of the independent evaluation of Digital Skills Scotland, the Tech Partnership’s tech skills and employability training programme, generously supported by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, that aimed to make entry-level tech jobs in Glasgow and Edinburgh more accessible to local people looking for work.
Download PDF (1.3 MB)Advice for young people taking their first steps towards a tech career. Includes information on apprenticeships, degrees, degree apprenticeship and more.
Download PDF (452 KB)This fact sheet provides an overview of demand/workforce trends for cyber security specialists in the UK using bespoke data from IT Jobs Watch together with supporting information from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS).
Download PDF (602KB)This joint report by the Tech Partnership and BCS continues to paint a startling picture: in a sector where there is a real skills gap, and where there are high value, creative and purposeful jobs to be done, only 17% of specialists are women.
Download PDF (1.5MB)Lloyds Banking Group's UK Business Digital Index looks into the digital maturity of small and medium-sized enterprises and charities in the UK, and the impact that their digital capability has upon their success.
Download PDF (2.9 MB)All employers need to know about the upcoming apprenticeship levy and how it will affect organisations.
Download PDF (269 KB)The digital industries’ contribution to the Apprenticeship levy is likely to be between £120m and £150m, even after taking the rebate into account, says the Tech Partnership’s latest analysis of ONS data.
Download PDF (159 KB)This fact sheet provides an analysis of demand/supply trends for digital specialists in the UK using bespoke data from ITJobswatch, with supporting information from the ONS Annual Population Survey (APS) and the Eurostat ICT usage and e-commerce in enterprises survey.
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