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Diversity in IT

• September 16, 2022 16 Sep'22

  How an architecture graduate became a coder

  Back-end engineer Yang Lyu couldn’t find a job as an architect after graduation and ended up as a software developer after discovering her flair for coding

• September 15, 2022 15 Sep'22

  Nominations closing soon for annual cyber awards

  Nominations for the annual Security Serious Unsung Heroes Awards closes 16 September

• September 12, 2022 12 Sep'22

  Supporting roles make up 40% of Tech Nation visa endorsees

  A large number of the people endorsed to work in the UK with a Tech Nation Global Talent visa work in non-technical roles as part of the tech ecosystem

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  Tech Nation Libra programme selects 35 scaleups for second cohort

  The Libra 2.0 programme is designed to help underrepresented founders in the UK who are growing and seeking specific support for scaling up their business

• September 07, 2022 07 Sep'22

  Prince’s Trust teams with threat management specialist in skills push

  Prince’s Trust hopes to address shortfall in cyber professionals and improve diversity in the industry

• September 02, 2022 02 Sep'22

  BBVA to add 2,000 software engineers to workforce this year

  Spanish bank BBVA is boosting its IT department while its traditional workforce reduces amid digital transformation

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  Vote now: Who should be the 2022 Most Influential Woman in UK Tech?

  Each year, we ask our audience who should be named the most influential woman in UK technology. Tell us what you think - the deadline for voting is 21 September...

• September 01, 2022 01 Sep'22

  New (ISC)² cyber careers schemes go live

  (ISC)² has opened up two new global cyber careers schemes to applicants to try to help organisations fill 2.7 million vacant roles worldwide

• August 30, 2022 30 Aug'22

  Confronting the unique challenges of hiring IT professionals in Saudi Arabia

  As Saudi Arabia undergoes an economic transformation, new mandates are being implemented to help Saudi nationals keep up with global talent requirements

• August 26, 2022 26 Aug'22

  Making her mark in financial technology

  Archana Manjunatha’s career in financial technology took her to the trading floors in India, where she learned the ropes of futures and options trading and the back offices of some of the world’s largest banks

• August 25, 2022 25 Aug'22

  Security pros fret about stress and promotion over cyber attacks

  CIISec’s annual report on the state of the security profession reveals some home truths for security leaders

• August 24, 2022 24 Aug'22

  Most Influential Women in UK Tech 2022: Entrants to the Hall of Fame

  Each year, Computer Weekly announces the women who will be added to its Hall of Fame, a list of women recognised for their lifetime achievements in the technology sector

• August 22, 2022 22 Aug'22

  How a female coder rose through the ranks in tech

  Padmaja Kota started her career as a software engineer before picking up product development and rising through the ranks to become an engineering leader at a cloud-based software company

• August 18, 2022 18 Aug'22

  Fourth year rise in students sitting A-level computing

  This year marks the fourth year there has been an increase in the number of students choosing to take A-level computing, but grade attainments have dropped year-on-year

• August 18, 2022 18 Aug'22

  A-level computing results: Progress made in gender diversity

  The UK is facing a vacancies crisis and there is no short-term fix, but this year’s A-level results point to an increasingly gender-diverse future workforce

• August 16, 2022 16 Aug'22

  Most influential women in UK tech: The 2022 longlist

  Each year, Computer Weekly publishes the longlist of all of the women put forward to be considered for its list of the top 50 Most Influential Women in UK Tech. Here are 2022’s nominees

• August 15, 2022 15 Aug'22

  How a young developer cut her teeth in coding

  Xenia Kim’s knack for solving problems and fixing software bugs eventually landed her a career in software development

• August 08, 2022 08 Aug'22

  Around 750 new software developer jobs advertised every day

  Tech job adverts in the UK are still on the rise, with recruiters saying finding the talent they need for roles could be the biggest challenge of 2022

• July 28, 2022 28 Jul'22

  Ex-youth footballers kick-start cyber careers

  New programme aims to find fresh careers for former youth footballers in cyber security

• July 22, 2022 22 Jul'22

  UK could see almost 15,000 tech jobs created this year

  The UK’s tech sector has been steadily growing over the past five years, and research by CompTIA suggests this year could see another tech job surge

• July 20, 2022 20 Jul'22

  (ISC)² expands entry-level cyber programme after UK success

  Flush with success from a UK certification programme, reaching 100k in the UK, (ISC)² now wants to provide free security certification to a million people worldwide

• July 20, 2022 20 Jul'22

  Estonia calls on tech experts to develop its Siri-like civil servant

  Estonian government opens up applications to tech experts across the world, offering them the chance to work on a world first for digital government services

• July 18, 2022 18 Jul'22

  Putting automation into motion will put the wheels on UK economic growth

  Automation technologies and artificial intelligence will change the workplace for the better, giving people time to focus on high-value creative work

• July 13, 2022 13 Jul'22

  Nominate: Most Influential Women in UK Technology 2022

  Who do you think should be considered for Computer Weekly’s 2022 list of the 50 most influential women in UK technology?

• July 06, 2022 06 Jul'22

  60% of tech workers say more needs to be done on diversity

  A large number of technology employees think their organisations could be doing more to promote diversity and inclusion in their workplaces, says ThoughtWorks

• July 06, 2022 06 Jul'22

  Plexal seeks new scaleups for next phase of Cyber Runway

  Established security startups looking to grow and scale their operations are being invited to join the next phase of Plexal’s Cyber Runway programme

• July 05, 2022 05 Jul'22

  NCSC CEO: Why we should run towards crises to elevate cyber security

  National Cyber Security Centre CEO Lindy Cameron, the 2022 Computer Weekly UKtech50 Most Influential Person in UK IT, reflects on a career immersed in crisis management, and how she is using this to elevate cyber security standards across the country

• July 05, 2022 05 Jul'22

  UKtech50 2022: The most influential people in UK technology

  Computer Weekly has announced the 12th annual UKtech50 – our definitive list of the movers and shakers in the UK tech sector

• June 28, 2022 28 Jun'22

  Mayor launches digital inclusion pilot for offline Londoners

  Mayor of London to launch pilot programme aimed at helping 75,000 of the city’s residents online through recycled devices and free mobile connectivity

• June 28, 2022 28 Jun'22

  Digital Poverty Alliance unveils evidence review

  Evidence review into the state of digital poverty in the UK sets out policy principles and recommendations, which will be used as the basis for a national action plan to eliminate the issue

• June 24, 2022 24 Jun'22

  UK tech has 2.8% gender ‘wage gap’, says Hired

  The wage offered to women for tech jobs in the UK is 2.8% less than offered to male counterparts – a larger gap than in the US and Canada, says Hired

• June 23, 2022 23 Jun'22

  FCA seeks more tech expertise in fight against fraud

  UK financial services regulator wants technology professionals to join its team fighting online fraud

• June 21, 2022 21 Jun'22

  Government won’t regulate on professional cyber standards

  The government has elected not to proceed with regulatory intervention to embed standards and pathways across the cyber profession

• June 21, 2022 21 Jun'22

  Norwegian recruiters struggle to keep up with demand for IT specialists

  The growing importance of IT in all industries, along with a shortage in skills, make for an excellent high-tech job market for candidates in Norway

• June 17, 2022 17 Jun'22

  British businesses to recognise Google skills certificates

  Google training programmes are being made available to more people in the UK as part of an initiative from the supplier and major UK businesses

• June 17, 2022 17 Jun'22

  Finnish recruiter says cultural fit is the key ingredient for executive positions

  Job skills are important, but a good match of personality traits is a better predictor of long-term success in a company

• June 14, 2022 14 Jun'22

  Swedish recruiters prepare for a tsunami of AI projects

  Several programmes are underway in Sweden to attract and retain AI talent to meet a swelling demand in the job market

• June 14, 2022 14 Jun'22

  Deutsche Bank relocates Russia-based tech staff to Berlin

  German bank offers employees in Russian technology centres the opportunity to move to the German capital

• June 10, 2022 10 Jun'22

  Investment firm takes Salesforce to task for lack of racial diversity

  Retail investment platform Tulipshare is campaigning to hold Salesforce to account for its lack of racial diversity

• June 09, 2022 09 Jun'22

  STC meeting highlights the importance of role models in encouraging STEM diversity

  Though there has been progress increasing the number of girls choosing to take STEM subjects later in education, there is still work to do, and role models could be part of the answer

• June 08, 2022 08 Jun'22

  Danish recruiter provides advice on a crazy market for tech jobs

  Global trends make it difficult for Danish companies to hire people with IT skills, and a Danish recruiter is providing both companies and developers with some much-needed advice

• June 07, 2022 07 Jun'22

  Russia looks towards import substitution in its IT sector

  The exodus of Western IT companies from Russia and sanctions imposed on the country amid its military invasion of Ukraine are leading to shortages of IT and professionals in the sector

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  Over a third of cyber security professionals plan career change

  Frustrations over a lack of support and recognition is fuelling a cyber security exodus, with just over one in three of those in the sector planning to change professions

• June 01, 2022 01 Jun'22

  Millions of UK workers lack digital workplace skills, says FutureDotNow

  As the UK’s digital skills crisis looms larger, business coalition FutureDotNow says businesses must provide the essential workplace skills that people need

• May 30, 2022 30 May'22

  Majority of organisations are hiring more IT staff to work remotely

  IT leaders are increasingly recruiting staff to work remotely as changing working methods brought by the Covid-19 pandemic look set to stay

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Digdata and BT inspire future data scientists

  Educational initiative Digdata partners with BT on a programme that seeks to encourage young people to consider careers in data science

• May 26, 2022 26 May'22

  Dutch companies struggle to fill tech jobs

  There are plenty of IT job vacancies in the Netherlands, but a shortage of IT professionals

• May 23, 2022 23 May'22

  Winners of 2022 Makers Women in Software Power List announced

  Software engineering bootcamp Makers has announced its fourth annual list of up-and-coming women in the software sector

• May 20, 2022 20 May'22

  Third of organisations to outsource more IT amid talent shortage

  Cutting costs is not the main reason for outsourcing IT in the UK, according to a major study

• May 16, 2022 16 May'22

  Keeping Singapore’s critical systems secure

  Tracy Thng offers a glimpse into her work in strengthening the cyber resilience of 11 essential service sectors in Singapore